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Ethical Obligations about Informed Consent

(Updated 2014)

A. Ethical Obligations About Informed Consent:

CHART: Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers (referencing Ethics Codes)

Selected Ethical Standards: Counselors (from ACA Code of Ethics)

Selected Ethical Standards: Psychologists (from APA Code of Ethics)

Selected Ethical Standards: Social Workers from NASW Code of Ethics)

B. Summaries:

Informed Consent Discussions in Couple & Family & Child Therapy

Informed Consent Discussions in Group Therapy

C. Checklists:

Checklist – Informed Consent for Mutil-Client Therapy – Couple, Family or Child+Parent

Checklist – Informed Consent for Minor to Receive Counseling/Therapy in School Setting

D. SAMPLE INFORMED CONSENT FORMS & CONTRACTS

Informed Consent for Psychotherapy – Adolescent (Sherry Kraft, Ph.D.)

Informed Consent for Psychotherapy – Couple (John T. Schroll, Ph.D.)

Informed Consent for Child Therapy – Separated/Divorced Parents (Bernadette Landolf, Ph.D.)

Informed Consent for Therapy Services – Adult

Informed Consent For Clinical Consultation (Consultant-Consultee Contract) 

E. INFORMED CONSENT RIGHTS OF VIRGINIA MINORS & PARENTS

Rights of Virginia Minors Under HIPAA – (Legal Opinion re: Consent and Disclosure)

Rights of Separated/Divorced Parents to Consent to Mental Health Services for Minor Child (Legal Opinion)

F. INFORMED CONSENT ABOUT CONFIDENTIALITY AND ITS LIMITS IN VIRGINIA:

1a. Client Handout: Confidentiality and its Limits in My Practice
NOTE: Clinicians must “personalize” this to reflect policies in their own settings

1b. Clinician Resource: Virginia Statutes Protecting or Limiting Patient Confidentiality (with links to Code of Virginia for complete text of each statute or court case)

2a. Client Handout: Sample “Notice of Privacy Practices” (Pending)

2b. Clinician Resource: [Sample “Notice of Privacy Practices”] (w links to text of each statute or court case that protects or limits confidentiality) (Pending)

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Upcoming CE Workshops

  • Knowing What We Don't Know: Meeting Our Ethical Obligation to Develop and Maintain Competence
    • Wednesday, March 29, 2023
    • Zoom Interactive Workshop
  • Should I Write it Down?: Ethical and Legal Ramifications of Documentation Decisions
    • Wednesday, April 5, 2023
    • Fairfax Virginia
  • Should I Write it Down?: Ethical and Legal Ramifications of Documentation Decisions
    • Wednesday, April 26, 2023
    • Zoom Interactive Workshop

CE Courses Are Approved By:

continuing education for American Psychological Association The Center for Ethical Practice is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.


continuing education for National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) The Center for Ethical Practice has been approved by National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 6768). The Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.


continuing education Association of Social Work BoardsThe Center for Ethical Practice (provider 1287), is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 3/21/2021-3/21/2024.

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