Saturday 12 October 2019

An Issue of Informed Consent

An Issue of Informed Consent
Directions: Below you will find a number of scenarios involving a helper and a client for whom informed consent is an issue. As you read the scenarios, identify what, if anything, you would tell the client.
Scenario 1: Allison has been directed by her employer to go to counseling at their Employee Assistance Program (EAP) because of her “attitude at work.’’ The EAP has been directed to evaluate Allison for drug use and to make a report to the employer. What, if anything, should the EAP counselor tell the client?
Scenario 2: Timothy walks into his high school counselor’s office. Timothy says that he is thinking about running away from home. Further, he states that if he is unable to get away from his parents, he will “kill himself.” What information should the counselor convey to this client?
Scenario 3: A child psychiatrist is working with an 8-year-old child with severe attention deficit with hyperactivity. The child’s parent told him that this was an “allergy doctor” who may give him some “allergy” medicine. What do you feel the psychiatrist should tell the client?

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