Assent has emerged as one of the most important ethical and clinical concepts in contemporary behavior analysis. While informed consent has long been a cornerstone of ethical practice, assent addresses the ongoing, moment-to-moment agreement of the individual receiving services to participate in those services.
Provider: Behaviorist Book Club
Take This Course →Including ethics, supervision, and topics like this one. New live CEU every Wednesday.
Join Free →This five-part training provides behavior analysts with a comprehensive framework for understanding, measuring, and integrating assent into clinical practice. Participants learn to define and distinguish between assent and informed consent, identify and measure vocal/verbal behaviors that indicate assent or assent withdrawal, design concurrent chains arrangements for client choice, and apply the concept of degrees of freedom to assess client choice in treatment plans.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB | 2 | Ethics |
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.