Get Adolescent Informed Consent- Dr. Melling

Informed consent provides an opportunity for counselors to clearly explain the treatment plan, including goals, duration, and any potential challenges or requirements. It allows clients to have a realistic understanding of what to expect from the counseling process.

Informed consent must include the patient being competent and understanding the options, risks, and benefits. For pediatric patients, parental consent, or consent from a surrogate, must be obtained for medical procedures, treatment, or research.

A process in which patients are given important information, including possible risks and benefits, about a medical procedure or treatment, genetic testing, or a clinical trial. This is to help them decide if they want to be treated, tested, or take part in the trial.

In California, we have minor consent laws which enable young people aged 12 and over to consent to some services. Minor consent laws allow young people aged 12 and over to consent to certain services without parent or guardian involvement.

Comment: WASHINGTON — Informed consent is the process by which researchers working with human participants describe their research project and obtain the subjects' consent to participate in the research based on the subjects' understanding of the project's methods and goals.

The Legal Doctrine of Informed Consent To be effective, consent must be provided knowingly and voluntarily. In other words, the patient must be at least generally informed about his or her treatment and understand that he or she has a right to decline the treatment.

Consent must be given voluntarily. The client must be competent (legally as well as cognitively/emotionally) to give consent. We must actively ensure the client's understanding of what she or he is agreeing to. The information shared and all that is agreed to must be documented.