CJHS430
Informed Consent Paper
CJHS/430 - COLLABORATIVE SERVICES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
This Paper focuses on the relationship between informed consent and the requirements of human service workers in the State of Washington. Informed consent is a legal procedure to ensure that a patient, client, and research participants are aware of all the potential risks and costs involved in a treatment or procedure. The elements of informed consent include informing the client of the nature of the treatment, possible alternative treatments, and the potential risks and benefits of the treatment ("Psychology About.com", 2014).
. The most important goal of informed consent is that the patient has an opportunity to be an informed participant in her health care decisions. It is generally accepted that informed consent includes a discussion of the following elements:
The nature of the decision/procedure
Reasonable alternatives to the proposed intervention
The relevant risks, benefits, and uncertainties related to each alternative
Assessment of patient understanding
The acceptance of the intervention by the patient(De Bord, 2014)
Exceptions to full informed consent are:
If the patient does not have decision-making capacity
A lack of decision-making capacity
When the patient has waived consent.
When a competent patient designates a trusted loved-one to make treatment decisions for him or her. (De Bord, 2014)
In the State of Washington informed consent is required in every step of the medical field because of Federal laws and guidelines that have been put into place. Informed consent is always required in the field of social services and in Washington State it is taken extremely seriously.
The state of Washington currently offers two different types of Social Working Licensing.
Licensed Advanced Social Worker
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker)
Licensed Advanced Social Worker Requirements in Washington
According to "Social Work Licensure.org" (2004) A candidate
CJHS/430 - COLLABORATIVE SERVICES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
This Paper focuses on the relationship between informed consent and the requirements of human service workers in the State of Washington. Informed consent is a legal procedure to ensure that a patient, client, and research participants are aware of all the potential risks and costs involved in a treatment or procedure. The elements of informed consent include informing the client of the nature of the treatment, possible alternative treatments, and the potential risks and benefits of the treatment ("Psychology About.com", 2014).
. The most important goal of informed consent is that the patient has an opportunity to be an informed participant in her health care decisions. It is generally accepted that informed consent includes a discussion of the following elements:
The nature of the decision/procedure
Reasonable alternatives to the proposed intervention
The relevant risks, benefits, and uncertainties related to each alternative
Assessment of patient understanding
The acceptance of the intervention by the patient(De Bord, 2014)
Exceptions to full informed consent are:
If the patient does not have decision-making capacity
A lack of decision-making capacity
When the patient has waived consent.
When a competent patient designates a trusted loved-one to make treatment decisions for him or her. (De Bord, 2014)
In the State of Washington informed consent is required in every step of the medical field because of Federal laws and guidelines that have been put into place. Informed consent is always required in the field of social services and in Washington State it is taken extremely seriously.
The state of Washington currently offers two different types of Social Working Licensing.
Licensed Advanced Social Worker
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker)
Licensed Advanced Social Worker Requirements in Washington
According to "Social Work Licensure.org" (2004) A candidate
References: Psychology about.com. (2014). Retrieved from http://psychology.about.com/od/iindex/g/def_informedcon.htm De Bord, J. (2014). ETHICS IN MEDICINE University of Washington School of Medicine. Retrieved from https://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/consent.html Social work licensure.org. (2004). Retrieved from http://www.socialworklicensure.org/state/social-work-licensure-washington.html