Answer every heading before you fill in the committee's own form; most refusals come from a heading left vague. Print with your browser's Print command; the site's menus are left off the paper.

Ethics application checklist

Trainee: ____________________ Placement: ____________________ Date: ____________

The study in plain words

What participants will do, and for how long
Why the study is worth the burden on them

Participants

Who is included and excluded, and why
Anyone under 18, in care, in custody, or in a dependent relationship with you (students, clients, employees)

Recruitment

How people hear about it
How you avoid pressure to take part

Consent

Information sheet and consent form attached
How people can withdraw, and until when their data can be removed
Consent from parents or guardians, and assent from children, where needed

Risks and distress

Questions that may upset people
What you will do if someone becomes distressed
Support services you will give everyone (with numbers)

Disclosure

What you will do if someone discloses risk to themselves or others
Who you will tell, and what participants are told about this in advance

Confidentiality and data

What you collect and why you need each item
Where it is stored, who can see it, and when it is deleted
Anonymous, or coded with a key kept separately

Deception and debrief

Any deception and why it is unavoidable
Debrief: what participants are told afterwards

Approvals

Committee name
Permissions from the site (school, hospital, organisation)

Researcher: ______________________________ Date: ______________

Supervisor: ______________________________ Date: ______________

Template from PsychologyOrbit (https://psychologyorbit.com/templates/ethics-application). Free to print and adapt. No client names, phone numbers, CNIC or hospital numbers, or dates of birth.