The Necessity of Professional Disclosure and Informed Consent for Rehabilitation Counselors

Within the rehabilitation counseling arena, professional disclosure and informed consent are critical concepts for the rehabilitation counselor to understand.Once understood, they become key components of a rehabilitation counselor's daily practice.Counselors need to provide sufficient prior information about their evaluation and services to respect the individual's right to make an informed choice about participating in the activities.This is one of the most important steps for the counselor to make at the outset of the relationship