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Subject:Psychotropic Medication - Children in Foster Care - Informed Consent
What does "informed consent" mean in the context of psychotropic
medication for children in foster care?
Is the person who provides consent always the foster child's assigned
social worker?
In practice, is it possible for social workers to withhold consent?
Do you know of instances when consent was withheld?
Edward Opton, Ph.D.
National Center for Youth Law
405 14th Street, 15th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 899-6583
Fax: (510) 835-8099
What does "informed consent" mean in the context of psychotropic
medication for children in foster care?
Is the person who provides consent always the foster child's assigned
social worker?
In practice, is it possible for social workers to withhold consent?
Do you know of instances when consent was withheld?
Edward Opton, Ph.D.
National Center for Youth Law
405 14th Street, 15th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 899-6583
Fax: (510) 835-8099
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