Consent and Confidentiality Issues Among School-Age Children and Adolescents

Dickey, Susan B.; Kiefner, Jeanne; Beidler, Susan M.

doi:10.1622/1059-8405(2002)018[0179:cacias]2.0.co;2

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“…There have been few studies into the issue of confidentiality from the child's point of view (e.g. Messenger & McGuire, 1981), with limited research and most discourse focusing instead on the parental perception of confidentiality within the medical service, or practitioners' concerns about breaching confidentiality (Campbell & Ross, 2003;Dickey, Kiefner, & Beidler, 2002;Fader, 1987;Loughrey, 2003). For children, permutations such as parents deciding not to tell a child about his or her medical condition can arise in addition to children disclosing information they hold (van Straaten, 2000).…”

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Consent and Confidentiality in Clinical Work with Young People

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Stewart

2007

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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Consent and confidentiality are increasingly important in clinical practice. However, the dilemmas faced by mental health practitioners can be highly complex and difficult to resolve. This difficulty is compounded by the fact that consent and confidentiality are subject to several different types of legislation based on different principles, and many of the policies which are formulated for general medical practice may not fit well with the mental healthcare context. The ethical principles, evidence base, legal context, developmental considerations and clinical context relevant to each situation must all be integrated, in consultation with children and adolescents and their parents, in order to arrive at a treatment plan which is sensitive to the views of all, developmentally appropriate for the children and adolescents, and responsive to changes in the situation or attitudes. We offer some practical approaches, including clinical practice algorithms, to consider the issues of consent and confidentiality in the child and adolescent mental healthcare setting.

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Section: The Practical Importance Of Confidentialitymentioning

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Consent and Confidentiality in Clinical Work with Young People

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Stewart

2007

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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“…12,36 It is important for nurses to involve adolescents in the consent process as fully as possible to give them the message that we are supporting their developing autonomy and that we respect and value their contributions. 37 As the role of parents is unclear in law, it is recommended that they should be included in the consent process. 9 A family risks suffering harm through the responsibility of caring for any injury incurred by a young person and so should have a role in the decision making.…”

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Ethical Issues in Adolescent Consent for Research

2003

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Different opinions are expressed in the literature regarding when children and adolescents can start to make decisions to participate in research and give informed consent. Nurses are frequently involved in research, either as investigators or caregivers, and must therefore have a thorough understanding of consent and related issues. In this article the issues are explored from a Canadian perspective. The argument is put forward that adolescents may be capable of a greater involvement in the research consent process than is the norm. Increasing adolescents' involvement in research has the potential to enhance their growing autonomy and capabilities. Adolescents appreciate being treated with respect and dignity by adults. This can be achieved in an environment in which protection from harm does not also mean prevention from decision making. The use of empowering processes by nurses to enhance adolescent involvement will provide benefit to adolescents in their transition to adult levels of responsibility.

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Consent and Confidentiality Issues Among School-Age Children and Adolescents

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Consent and Confidentiality in Clinical Work with Young People

Consent and Confidentiality in Clinical Work with Young People

Ethical Issues in Adolescent Consent for Research

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