Do I need to use a specific informed consent form?

• Legal disclaimer: The information contained on this page is not intended as legal advice. All practitioners are encouraged to seek their own legal counsel if they have concerns regarding the requirements for informed consent.

The outcome questionnaires are designed to be used as part of routine clinical care and do not constitute experimentation on human subjects. The questionnaires are also designed so as not to contain personally identifying information that might compromise your clients' privacy.

Following is sample language that you may choose to incorporate into any Informed Consent for Treatment form that you employ at your clinic. You are free to modify this language as you see fit.

Sample informed consent language

A growing body of research suggests that routine and frequent use of outcome questionnaires is associated with better treatment outcomes. Information from the questionnaires helps the clinician and client monitor improvement and make adjustments in the treatment plan as necessary.

For this reason, you may be asked to complete a brief questionnaire as part of your treatment. Please respond as honestly as possible because this will help your doctor or therapist evaluate if the treatment is effective for you.

Your therapist subscribes to an outcomes measurement service that provides automated scoring and interpretation of the outcome questionnaires. Please be assured that your personal information is kept strictly confidential. An ID number that is assigned by your therapists identifies your questionnaires. The outcomes measurement service does not have access to any information that could be used to personally identify you as an individual receiving treatment.

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Frequently asked questions

• What is outcomes informed care?
• What is an outcomes informed clinician?
• Which questionnaires should I use?
• How do I administer the questionnaires?
• How often do I administer the questionnaires?
• Which clients should I use the questionnaires with?
• How do I know the Client ID number?
• How do I submit the completed forms?
• How can I view my outcome data?
• Do I need to use a specific informed consent form?
• How do I benchmark my own outcomes?