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Informed Consent

By: Andrew M. Pomerantz
In: Encyclopedia of Counseling
Edited by: Frederick T. L. Leong
Subject:General Counseling & Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology
Keywords:clients; consent; counseling and psychotherapy; counselors; counselors and therapists; informed consent; psychotherapists

Informed consent in counseling and psychotherapy refers to the process by which clients or prospective clients receive information about the proposed treatment and subsequently decide whether to provide consent for the counselor or therapist to proceed with the treatment. ...

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  Pomerantz, A. (2008). Informed consent. In F. T. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 646-647). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n209
  
  Pomerantz, Andrew M. "Informed Consent." In Encyclopedia of Counseling, edited by Leong, Frederick T. L., 646-47. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n209.
  
  Pomerantz, A. 2008. Informed Consent. In: Frederick T. Leong Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Counseling, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 646-647 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n209> [Accessed 11 May 2021].
  
  Pomerantz, Andrew M. "Informed Consent." Encyclopedia of Counseling. Edited by Frederick T. Leong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 646-47. SAGE Knowledge. 11 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n209.
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