Therapists' Attitudes Toward Psychotherapy Informed Consent With Adolescents

A survey was sent to a national sample of 250 training agency psychologists to investigate their attitudes and practices regarding adolescent informed consent for psychotherapy. The returned surveys, 52% of the total, indicate a clear majority of respondents (70%) attempt to obtain adolescent inform...

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Published in:Professional psychology, research and practice research and practice, 1991-06, Vol.22 (3), p.230-234
Main Authors: Beeman, David G, Scott, Norman A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Attitude
Bioethics
Confidentiality
Data Collection
Health Personnel
Human
Humans
Informed Consent
Mentally Ill Persons
Minors
Parental Consent
Professional-Patient Relations
Psychologist Attitudes
Psychology
Psychotherapy
Third-Party Consent
Treatment Refusal
United States
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Summary:A survey was sent to a national sample of 250 training agency psychologists to investigate their attitudes and practices regarding adolescent informed consent for psychotherapy. The returned surveys, 52% of the total, indicate a clear majority of respondents (70%) attempt to obtain adolescent informed consent. Psychologists ask for consent at an average client age of 12.8 years. When respondent ratings of the importance of types of information provided to both adolescents and their parents were examined and compared, information pertinent to the limits of confidentiality was considered most important for both groups. The findings suggest a trend toward the increased involvement of adolescents in psychotherapy informed consent procedures.
ISSN:0735-7028
1939-1323
DOI:10.1037/0735-7028.22.3.230