Consent and confidentiality
Trainee: ____________________ Placement: ____________________ Date: ____________
Who you are seeing
- Name and role of the trainee
- That the trainee is supervised, and by whom
What will happen
- What the sessions involve and roughly how many
- Tests or questionnaires that may be used
What is kept
- What is written down, where it is kept, and who can see it
- That case discussions with the supervisor, and any report for the trainee's degree, leave out names and identifying details
When confidentiality has limits
- A serious risk to the client's life or safety
- A serious risk to someone else, including a child
- When a court or the law requires it
- In those cases, who would be told, and that the client would be told first where possible
Your choices
- That the client can ask questions at any time
- That they can stop at any time, and it will not affect other care at this service
Consent
- I have read or been read this sheet, and my questions were answered
- I agree to take part
Client (or parent or guardian): ______________________________ Date: ______________
Trainee: ______________________________ Date: ______________
Date: ______________________________ Date: ______________
Template from PsychologyOrbit (https://psychologyorbit.com/templates/consent-and-confidentiality). Free to print and adapt. No client names, phone numbers, CNIC or hospital numbers, or dates of birth.