Client Rights and Counselor Responsibilities

By Christopher Frank, Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
(2020, January 22) Providing informed consent to clients and documenting sessions and client interactions is an essential part of practicing ethically as a helping professional. This video provides a definition of informed consent and a brief example of how one might deliver the information needed to acquire informed consent. It also covers the SOAP note format and provides a brief example of how one might document a therapy session with a client.
HUSE485 Professional Issues and Ethics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
CAPS (College of Adult and Professional Studies)
Human Services (B.A.)
Informed consent, counselor, counseling, SOAP note, medical records, documentation