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Informed Consent In Social Work, Frederic Reamer

Frederic G Reamer

With increasing frequency social workers are being expected to comply with legal requirement to obtain informed consent form clients. In this article, the evolution of the concept of informed consent is traced and its implications for social work practice are discussed. Particular attention is paid to legal statutes and case law with which social workers need to be acquainted to protect client right and to avoid being held liable for malpractice or negligence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR].