Obtaining Parental Consent
The American Psychological Association (2002) defines what as a decision made by an individual that is informed, voluntary, and rational
What is Informed Consent
Children have the right to be...
What is treated with respect and be given proper care
Assent is when...
What is the means of involving minors, typically seven years of age or older, in decisions affecting them,
When should children not be separated from their parents...
What is when the separation might pose a problem in conducting the assessment or affect the reliability of the evaluation
“Multiple sources” can include...
What is direct observations of the child, interactions between the child and a caregiver, and the family system
Parents serve as the decision-making guides for children who have not yet reached the age of majority, which is age...
What is 18
The principle of autonomy refers to...
What is the duty of professionals to protect and encourage an individual's choices
Giving children the opportunity to provide assent, to the extent that they are able, allows them ....
What is the chance to choose whether or not to participate in the assessment process.
What may happen to the results of assessments if children are separated from their parents...
What is the results may be biased
It is important to obtain...
What is background information on the child's capacities in different areas of development
The APA (2002) does not require psychologists to obtain informed consent when...
What is when informed consent is implied (because testing is conducted as a routine educational, institutional, or organizational activity)
When administering assessments professionals should be mindful of...
What is the child's needs
Are there current clear guidelines that exist as to when children of certain developmental capacities have the right to confidentiality...
What is NO
If professionals acknowledge that children behave differently depending on whether their parents are present, they may choose to allow the parent to be present during the assessment...
What is choose to allow the parent to be present during the assessment
School psychologists be knowledgeable about...
What is the validity and reliability of their instruments and techniques
One of the most frequent challenges faced by psychologists and other professionals in the school system is...
Obtaining Consent
What takes precedence over any needs of society to conduct the assessment...
What is the well being of the child
What is NO
If a child has difficulty interacting with others and is separated from his or her parents for an assessment, he or she may be...
What is may be difficult to engage
Using inappropriately normed and validated procedures, and drawing conclusions from the obtained results, which misleads parents is...
What is unethical
This is the first step in the administering process...
What is obtaining consent
Those working with others when administering assessment should behave in ways that are...
What is fair and honest
Who serves as the custodians and decision-making voices for children...
Who are the parents or the legal guardians
What age does this apply to the most?
What is zero to three
What should test administrators ask themselves prior to administering....
What is can this test answer specific questions about the child's development?