Informed Consent: A Case Study

Further, it is crucial to provide the client with information pertaining to their individual rights. Particularly, concerning their right to be treated with dignity and respect, as well as confidentiality. Additionally, a counselor should discuss the limits to confidentiality, (duty to warn/protect) and the sorts of behaviors that motivate a counselor to express their concern to the suitable agency or law enforcement. The purpose of informed consent is to provide consistent attention to the client’s treatment, by systematically recording and renewing the treatment plan. Essentially, both the counselor and client are held to specific obligations, in order to preserve the psychotherapeutic relationship, and omit any confusion.
Informed Consent
Further the ACA Code of Ethics discussed the matter of billing, saying, “counselors inform clients about fees and billing arrangements, including procedures for nonpayment of fees” (2014). The topic of payment is one that each counselor is allowed flexibility, permitting an unforeseen change in financial circumstance, the counselor is able to negotiate payment. By accepting payments, through bartering, or pro Bono work. Moreover, a client has the right to privacy, confidentiality is critical to the rapport between
Otherwise, if written authorization is not granted, or in the event of a court order, or summons a counselor will only reveal a minimal amount of information (ACA, 2014). Accordingly, a therapist must also maintain reasonable accessibility to client records, which may be beneficial to the counselor and the client in the years following. In essence, a competent professional counselor treats the client's records with dignity and handles all transcriptions, notes, and other data with