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Child Psych

Category - Management

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When the person providing therapy is a trainee and the legal responsibility for the treatment being provided belongs to the trainee’s supervisor, what are the guidelines regarding disclosing this information to the client beforehand?
  1. It is advisable to inform the client that the therapist is a trainee, but not mandatory.
  2. If the client specifically asks about the therapist’s qualifications, the therapist must disclose that he or she is a trainee and also provide the supervisor’s name.
  3. The therapist must inform the client that he or she is a trainee but is under no obligation to reveal the supervisor’s name.
  4. Whether or not the client asks, the therapist must inform the client that he or she is a trainee and give the supervisor’s full name as well.
Explanation
Answer: D - When the therapist is a trainee and responsibility associated with that therapy rests with the trainee’s supervisor, as part of the Informed Consent regulations, the supervisee is required to disclose to the client prior to commencing therapy that he or she is a trainee. The client must also be given the full name of the supervisor.
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