Student Informed Consent Paper

The first ethical issue that counselors have to worry about in counseling children is to be a competent counselor. It includes that the counselor must be familiar with child and adolescent development. Also, in order to be competent in counseling children, a counselor must frequently participate in trainings, specialized education, and supervised practice (Henderson & Thompson, 2011). Another ethical issue in counseling minors is privacy and confidentiality. According to the American Counseling Association (ACA) (2014) Code of Ethics, when counseling minors a counselors protect the confidentiality of information received (ACA, 2014, B.5.a). Counselors also have responsibilities with the child’s parents such as inform parents about the role of counselors and the confidential nature of the counseling relationship (ACA, 2014, B.5.b). When a counselors needs to release confidential information, he needs to seek permission from the child’s parents, legal guardians, or the appropriate third party in order to disclose the information (ACA, 2014, B.5.c). According to Henderson and Thompson (2011), children have to have their parents’ consent to see a

Informed consent is the basis for all legal and moral aspects of a patient’s autonomy. Implied consent is when you and your physician interact in which the consent is assumed, such as in a physical exam by your doctor. Written consent is a more extensive form in which it mostly applies when there is testing or experiments involved over a period of time. The long process is making sure the patient properly understands the risk and benefits that could possible happen during and after the treatment. As a physician, he must respect the patient’s autonomy. For a patient to be an autonomous agent, he must have legitimate moral values. The patient has all the rights to his medical health and conditions that arise. When considering informed

INFORMED CONSENT : Valid consent is impossible. To date, foetal tissue transplants have been handled as any other organ transplants under the UAGA, thus requiring consent of next of kin. The mother cannot give morally legitimate consent, since she initiated the termination of the pregnancy. Elimination of consent, however, would further turn the unborn child into an object; it would be inconsistent with the fact that, biologically, the developing foetus does not interpret the woman’s tissue. The UAGA and the NIH Panel both fail to discern the conflict between normal organ transplants and the function of foetal tissue. In the instance of foetal tissue, the mother is presumed to be the one who gives consent to the use of the tissue for the transplant (or for some other kind of experimentation). Granting to the normal understanding of proxy consent, her role assumes that she is working in the best interest of the unborn child. However, she is also the one who has initiated the final termination of pregnancy. Just quoting the part of the act dealing with informed consent stated in the NewZealand legislation

Explain how and why the concept of informed consent is critical to issues of euthanasia (active and passive) as well as physician-assisted suicide. Informed consent is a process for getting permission before conducting a healthcare intervention on a person, autonomy at its best. In physician assisted suicide we have the informed consent of the patient requesting the help to die. In this instance the patient is the direct cause or their own death, they just require the physician to help them get the medicine needed to end their life, they decide where and when to do it, and they are competent when making this decision. This is important when it comes to the law and the physician possibly being sued. In active euthanasia the physician gives

After reviewing the posts about NBS in the different states I was really surprised how the implementation of NBS varies across the states.

However, in order to best communicate informed consent, counselor can educate their students through school handbooks, brochures, classroom curriculum, and informing students verbally (p. 2). Confidentially looks different in terms of working with minors, when assessing a situation for serious and foreseeable harm. A counselor must consider students’ chronological and developmental age. As well as the setting, parental rights, and the nature of harm possible. Additionally, school counselors need to consider students’ ethical rights to make their own choices, and to give assent or consent, and the legal rights of the students’ parents and families to make choices for their child (p. 2).

Why should you read consent forms? No really, why? Does anybody even read those things to start with? Why can’t you just trust the doctors and just take their words when they say it that all going to be ok Mr. Insert name here. That is the thing that journalist Deborah Franklin is trying to stop people from doing. In her passage “Informed Consent” she takes a stance against the way consent forms are handled, and the fact that that doctors do not take the time to explain the forms and the risks of the procedures to their patients is wrong and should be fixed. She believes that the doctors are responsible for this problem and they should be the ones to fix it, but that is where Franklins are claim is false. It should be a joint effort by

If you wish to participate in this research study, please sign the form below. Your signature verifies that you agree to participate in the research study for Physical Therapists role in Chronic Diseases. Also, by signing below you are at least 18 years or older.

Healthcare Consent legislation applies to everyone above the age of 18 (some places 16) and has the following rights (Ref 1)

I would get background information about her and her family. Determine if she has been abused before, for how long, and if not, why she feels she will now. I would ask her about her cultural background and get an understanding of her beliefs along with her family’s beliefs. This may provide information about her thought process as well as her family’s possible reactions. I would continue to work on the therapeutic relationship and trust with Susan. I would let her know the limits of confidentiality and that I must report what she has said. I would inform the principle and school psychologist who would perform an assessment, we would discuss if she would like to talk to child protective services or if she would like me to do it. I would ask her about her goals and goals for life after high school as a way to provide value in life for her, to show her she has something to live for. I would let her know that all life is beautiful and there are people who can help her get through this. I would also let her know that there are people in the school who would be sad if she

I agree that this family is vulnerable and that their vulnerability should not exclude them from participating in a research study. Schrems (2014) discussed the importance of allowing vulnerable individuals the freedom to choose and I agree that in this case Fatima and her husband should be allowed the decision to participate in the study or not. However, I don’t agree that they should be encouraged. According to the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (2002), “Informed consent is a decision to participate in research, taken by a competent individual who has received the necessary information; who has adequately understood the information; and who, after considering the information, has arrived at a decision without having been subjected to coercion, undue influence or inducement, or intimidation” (p. 22). This definition of informed consent explicitly states that the participant not be subjected to coercion and therefore encouragement would be in violation of the patient’s rights. So while I believe the family is capable of decision making, I do not believe they should be encouraged to participate.

Consent is permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. In the context of sexual activity consent is an agreement to engage in sexual activity. When the agreement or permission does not exist, consent does not exist. Someone can give or take away consent at any time; even after a previously agreed upon sexual activity is taking place. Giving permission for one activity does not imply permission for other activities. Giving permission one time does not imply permission all the time .

“Respect for human beings involves giving due scope to peoples capacity to make their own decisions. In the research context, this normally requires that participation be the result of a choice made by the participants” (NHMR, 2007, p.3).  Freegard 2012 (p.60), states that “respecting the rights of others,” includes a responsibility for Health professionals “to let others know about their rights” and that this forms the basis of an informed consent.

The trust between Heather and me as a Counsellor is a vital part of our therapeutic relationship. I am aware that my client must feel that whatever she discloses in therapy will be treated confidentially. As a counsellor I am not to disclose information unless required by law or authorized by my client. The informed consent document Heather has signed prior to our first session does not state particularly that the Counsellor has to break confidentiality in instances of child abuse.

There will be many scenarios that can challenge a counselor. However, when there are specific cases that involve harm to the clients’ person or another a counselor must follow the processes outlined in the bylaws of the American School Counselor Association. These outlined processes serve two important purposes, the purpose of protecting the client and the purpose of protecting the counselor. This paper will answer questions in response to the scenario of Angela.