If informed consent is not obtained ethically, serious harm can involve the group as a whole, individual group members, and the leader . If the group leader has not properly implemented informed consent, group members are put at risk. Involvement of group members is their right to express their feelings about the group and decide if the group is the right fit. When informed consent has not been obtained properly, the consequences for group leaders are ethical and legal misconduct. Group leaders risk losing their group leadership role. Group process may be involved when informed consent is absent or ethically challenged. The privacy of the group may be compromised without proper knowledge of informed consent (Corey, Corey and Corey,