what-is-informed-consent-1
what-is-informed-consent-1
Topic: Informed Consent
Question/Prompt:
Providing your client with an informed consent document at the first
session is mandated by all state counseling boards. To complete this
thread, search for “professional counseling informed consent form.”
Download and read 1 sample of a counselor’s informed consent form from
any of the agencies listed from your search. Compare and contrast the
content of the informed consent to the recommendations of the American
Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics and your state board
rules/regulations. Then, search for “school counseling informed consent”
and look at sample informed consent forms used by school counselors in
K–12 settings. Compare and contrast the content of the informed consent
to the recommendations of the American School Counselor Association
(ASCA) Code of Ethics and Department of Education regulations.
What differences and similarities do you see with regard to the ACA and
ASCA Code of Ethics and informed consent, if any? What differences do
you see in the 2 written informed consent forms for each setting (e.g.,
content, length, dissemination)?
