title: Comments on protecting clients about whom we write (and speak).
abstract: This comment lauds Barbara Sieck's article ("Obtaining clinical writing informed consent versus using client disguise and recommendations for practice", Psychotherapy, 49, pp. 3-11.) as a solid review not only for therapists but for all clinicians and researchers. Her review also is relevant for assorted spoken presentations and for presentation of psychological assessment excerpts/reports, film clips, and qualitative research data and findings. Procedures that promote adequate disguise are listed, with an emphasis on the importance of authentically engaging the person-to-be-presented in discussion of the intended audience/readers and of what is being illustrated. The latter step serves not only the integrity of the participant but also their sense of contributing and of being respected.
authors.affiliation: Duquesne University. fischer@duq.edu
authors.forename: Constance T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000941:ethics*; D011643:Publishing / Q000941:ethics*; D014956:Writing