When consent is compromised.
Practise your skills to support people to make informed choices about decisions and services in your human service. Consider what the Gillick test means when working with young people, supported decision making and what informed consent means and requires on the part of workers including recordkeeping across the social services.
What You'll Learn
This PracticeLab quiz helps you revisit the essential concepts that guide safe, quality practice. Answer the questions, read the explanations, and build confidence in the knowledge you bring to your role.
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What Makes Consent Truly Informed
Explore the core elements that make consent valid — capacity, voluntariness, and sufficient information — and apply these to real-world service delivery scenarios where one or more elements may be compromised.
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The Gillick Test in Practice
Understand how to assess whether a young person under 18 has the maturity and understanding to consent to services independently, and know when this assessment changes your obligations as a worker.
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Supported Decision-Making Without Substituted Judgment
Practise the difference between supporting a person to make their own decision and making a decision on their behalf, including how to apply supported decision-making principles when someone's capacity is fluctuating or limited.
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Documenting Consent in Complex Situations
Apply best-practice recordkeeping to situations where consent is contested, partial, or supported — including what to record, how to record it, and why your documentation may need to withstand scrutiny.