To me informed consent is the verbal and documented agreement of services between the therapist. researcher or other professional before services can be performed. There is many different things one can do in the field of forensic psychology one of those is acting as a case manager/mediator for the courts. This can be generated through a document and with the forensic psychologists in conjunction with what they have with their attorneys. Confidentiality relates to informed consent are related because they are both ethical conflicts. Informed consent is also the pre-cursor for confidentiality. Even with confidentiality there are some legal situations where a professional can break confidentiality. Confidentiality cab be broken under the following circumstances: professional services are needed, obtain appropriate professional consultations, protect the client, professions or others from harm, obtain payment for their services even though the disclosure is limited. …show more content…
This is an ethical dilemma because if the therapist has no intention on getting information to help get their client help the disclosure of information is a clear violation of when confidential can be