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When lance went in for counseling, his counselor provided him with information about confidentiality, how long counseling might take, where the counselor was trained, and what his specialty was. what is this process called?

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This process is called informed consent
Informed consent refers to the process of giving full knowledge on various aspects of treatment that would help the patient to make a decision.
This usually includes the mechanism of the treatment, worker's expertise, the risk of the treatment, etc.
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