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Informed consent is when a counselor tells the patient about the treatment plan including the goals of the therapy techniques and procedures that will be used and what the client should expect from the therapy session The clients have the right to use the treatment or refuse the plan The therapist informs the client about the rules principles and techniques used in the therapy sessions Faden 1986 For instance Sarah learns about the treatment plan the therapist gives her She then she has the right to refuse the treatment plan I would tell her about how I am beginning counselor and I am going to record the interview so I can look back on it to give her feedback If she feels uncomfortable with this procedure we may turn off the videos I will tell her that we may stop at any time if she wishes Trust is important between a counselor s However if the client believed to danger himself or herself or reports child abuse then trust is broken If the client seems like he or she is going to perform dangerous behaviors then confidentiality can be broken Mayer and Jeremy Sullivan 2008 A counselor creates trust by having an ongoing partnership establishing boundaries and having confidentiality I can create confidentiality with Sarah by showing up to work on time
