tutorial one

• What is informed consent?

Informed Consent, is a viatl part of client, therapist relationship and helps develop a healthy, safe and close professional realtionship. The therapist is bound by legal and professional code of conduct and ethics not to disclose any personal information about the client to any other party without the prior permission written or documented from the client. this consent should not be taken lightly, as it is simply not just asking the client to sign a piece of paper allowing or authorising disclouser of information, but also the sensitivity and the saftey of the client should be taken into consideration.
Retrieved on april 29 2011 from
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/informed+consent   

In the OT practice while using IT the clinician must have prior permission and authorisition from the client before he discloses any digital material that he may have recorded in his therapeutic session. The use of digital camera or the computer to record the progress of a clinical session cannot be published or shared in public without infromed consent from the client.