
Mental Health Treatment Consent Form
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The Mental Health Treatment Consent Form provides a thorough framework for obtaining informed consent before initiating psychotherapy, counseling, or psychiatric services. It addresses the unique considerations of behavioral health treatment, including therapeutic approaches, session structure, confidentiality boundaries, and the limits of the therapeutic relationship.
This template includes sections explaining the nature of mental health treatment, expected duration and frequency of sessions, potential risks such as emotional discomfort during therapy, and the specific circumstances under which confidentiality may be broken (e.g., mandatory reporting of abuse, imminent danger to self or others). It also covers billing practices, cancellation policies, and emergency contact procedures.
Suitable for private therapy practices, community mental health centers, behavioral health clinics, and hospital-based psychiatric programs, this form helps clinicians establish clear expectations with patients while fulfilling ethical and legal informed consent obligations mandated by professional licensing boards.
What's included
- Patient identification and contact information
- Treatment type and therapeutic approach description
- Confidentiality and its limits disclosure
- Emergency contact information fields
- Cancellation and billing policy acknowledgment
- Patient signature and authorization
- Consent agreement with e-signature
Who uses this template
- Onboarding new therapy or counseling patients with informed consent
- Documenting confidentiality limits and mandatory reporting obligations
- Establishing session expectations and cancellation policies
- Meeting licensing board requirements for mental health informed consent
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