NRNP 6675 Walden Wk 4 Parents Legal Capacity to Consent to Treatment of Minor Discussion
Description
Question: Have you ever encountered a parent who refuses to leave the room for a one-on-one psychotherapy treatment session for their child? How did you address the issue?
-Answer: Parents have a full legal capacity to consent to the treatment of their minor children. In this situation, the parent is right to refuse to leave the room while I am trying to get important information from an adolescent patient. The parent is aware of his or her rights in the treatment of their child. However, there are exceptions or limitations to this right. Here is a summary of what I would no next when the parent refuses to leave the room
Step-by-step explanation
First, I would inform the parent of his or her legal right to consent to the treatment of the adolescent patient. By so doing, I would be acknowledging the parent’s right in the situation.
Second, I would inform the parent of the limitations to the right to right to consent to treatment of his or her child. I would discuss with the parent these limitations. I would remind the parent that the right to consent to the treatment of the adolescent patient can be limited when there is a need for privacy
Third, I would remind the parent that privacy and confidentiality would allow his or her child to express him or herself comfortably. I would remind the parent that the information from the adolescent patient would help improve the quality of the intervention
Fourth, I would inform the parent that his or her presence in the room is allowed but when it comes to the information seeking segment , it would be important to him or her to leave for a while for the success of the session
Fifth, if the parents insist on staying in the room I would advise the parent to listen to the adolescent’s concerns without interrupting. If he or she interrupts, the only option would be letting him or her leave the room
Sixth, I would discuss with the parent the limitations to consent to the treatment of the adolescent and write down every discussion which will be signed by the parent to avoid the occurrence of such a situation in future
Last but not least, I would request the parent to allow me to organize a private session with the adolescent patient
References
https://psychcentral.com/lib/should-parents-stay-w…
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC40083…
https://www.reliasmedia.com/articles/41260-consent…
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