Ethical dilemmas and solutions of informed consent in psychological counseling
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2025.02.12
- VernacularTitle:心理咨询中知情同意的伦理困境与解决途径
- Author:
Cheng YANG
1
;
Xiaoai ZHANG
1
;
Ni NI
1
;
Zhaoyang CHEN
1
;
Boyuan ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. School of Medical Humanities， Capital Medical University， Beijing 100069， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
psychological counseling;
informed consent;
ethical constraint;
ethical dilemma
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2025;38(2):220-226
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Informed consent in psychological counseling is the first step for clients to initiate the counseling process， and the degree and effectiveness of informed consent are important factors that determine the subsequent effectiveness and development of psychological counseling. By elaborating on the connotation and importance of informed consent in psychological counseling， the ethical dilemmas of the issue of informed consent in psychological counseling were classified and summarized. There were ethical dilemmas， such as the lack of consensus， procedural guarantee mechanisms， special clients procedures and informed consent principles， as well as non-standard informed consent procedures in online psychological counseling. The paper also proposed to clarify the explanatory obligations of counselors， strengthen procedural ethical constraints， formulate special norms for informed consent for special subjects， and enhance the ethical education and capacity building of psychological counselors.
