Deck 6: Informed Consent: Affirming the Clients Freedom of Choice

Question 1

What are the three components of consent that must be present if consent is to be informed? For each component give an example of a situation that fails to meet this standard.

Answer 1

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Question 2

What are the problems with blanket consent forms?

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Identify at least eight essential components of informed consent to counseling and psychotherapy.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

Research shows that compliance with informed consent guidelines is uneven.Describe at least two reasons scholars have given for this inconsistent compliance and identify at least two ways in which noncompliance with this standard may cause harm to clients.

Question 5

What circumstances might prohibit an adult from being able to provide informed consent to counseling? Under such circumstances, what should counselors and therapists do to meet the ethical standards of the profession?

Question 6

Discuss the implications of court mandates for counseling on informed consent.What steps should counselors who accept court referrals take to ensure that they are acting responsibly?

Question 7

Identify at least three reasons that mental health professionals give for failing to report child abuse and neglect and discuss the merits and limitations of their reasoning.

Question 8

What aspects of informed consent are appropriate to delegate to office staff (if any) and which ought to be conducted by the counselor?

Question 9

Consent forms should not include:

A) Information about how to file a grievance against a mental health professional
B) Information about fees for counseling
C) A guarantee that counseling will be helpful
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 10

A client who gives "assent" to counseling:

A) Has been informed about fees, grievance procedures, and logistics of counseling
B) Has been given all the information they appear able to understand about counseling
C) Has signed the appropriate consent papers
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 11

Clients who choose to enter counseling to avoid legal penalties lose the following rights:

A) The right to give informed consent to counseling
B) The right to file a grievance for incompetent care
C) The right to confidentiality
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 12

The term "notice" means:

A) Exactly the same as consent
B) Informing people about what will happen to them in counseling
C) Getting blanket consent from clients
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 13

According to professional standards, informed consent procedures can be delegated to subordinates when:

A) The subordinate is trained and supervised by a professional
B) The subordinate is a regular employee of the professional
C) The professional follows-up with clients to review consent information and answer client questions
D) All of the above

Question 14

In consent, capacity differs from comprehension insofar as:

A) Capacity is the willingness of the client to be tested, but comprehension is the ability to understand test items
B) Capacity is the general ability of the client to understand what is happening in treatment and to give consent and comprehension is the ability to understand the items on the test
C) Capacity is the ability of the client to answer the questions on the instrument honestly and comprehension is the ability to understand test items.
D) None of the above

Question 15

Research shows that informed consent has the following effects on clients:

A) They become more skeptical about the ability of the counselor or therapist to help them
B) They become more likely to pay fees and comply with treatment
C) They become more likely to view the therapist as competent and interested in them.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above