Hi - I wonder if you can help me please ?

 

I am a freelance Disability Consultant and have been approached by a College in England about one of their students.

 

They are diagnosed as Bi-Polar and seems to  go quite regularly through highs and lows , and are due to go on a work placement. They want to go abroad but is does not sound like it is to an educational establishment. 

 

He is reluctant to divulge his diagnosis to the people he is due to go on placement to.

 

The College are worried about how they make sure they can provide the support he may need if he goes abroad and becomes unwell, especially if the host abroad does not know about his condition ??

 

Couple of questions really

 

1) has anyone come across this before - I guess someone out there will have !!

2) Can the College refuse to let him go if they are not happy that he will get the correct care out there should he need it ? especially if he will not divulge his condition.

3) Basically what should they do next ??

 

 

Thanks, appreciate any assistance you can give me, feel free to reply off list if that helps

 

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