Identify the concept of informed consent in the use of human subjects in research and explain why you believe this principle would or would not be among the principles most likely to be difficult to enforce in studies by social workers.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Social workers are not very likely to have difficulty obtaining informed consent from their clients to participate in a research study if they report the nature of the study to the client and reveal the fact that their names will not be included in any report from the study. This will be even more easy if the information is collected from clients on an anonymous basis.
Learning Objective: 3-3: Explain several ethical principles that support the expectations related to the issues in the use of human subjects in research.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Major Principles About Protection of Human Subjects in Research
Difficulty Level: Medium
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