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Informed Consent in a Competency to Stand Trial

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What are the rules involving informed consent in a court ordered competency to stand trial evaluation? What does the APA Code of Ethics have to say in regards to this?

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Informed Consent
1. Informed consent is part of being truthful to our clients which we are bound to do so ethically.
2. Informed consent involves the right of clients to be informed about their therapy/assessment and to make autonomous decisions.
3. Informed consent's main purpose is to increase the chances that the client will become involved, educated and a willing participant in the assessment and therapy. Resistance can yield unproductive results for both assessment and therapy.
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