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During therapeutic treatment and research in psychology and related fields, informed consent by the client or participant is required when they are over the age of 18; assent is required when a client or participant is under the age of 18 or a conserved adult.
Assent is an agreement by an individual not competent to give legally-valid informed consent (e.g., a child aged 7-17 or cognitively-impaired person) to participate in research. Please review the Research Guidance Document on Assent for more information about requirements, etc.
1 Φεβ 2023 · I identify flawed assumptions and clarify commonly confused concepts such as consent, assent, capacity, competence, autonomous decisions and decisional authority. What constitutes consent in the pediatric setting? In the health setting, consent, specifically informed consent, is important.
What is the difference between consent and assent? Consent may only be given by individuals who have reached the legal age of consent (in the U.S. this is typically 18 years old). Assent is the agreement of someone not able to give legal consent to participate in the activity.
6 Ιουλ 2021 · “Consent” is defined as “permission granted by an individual for medical or psychological treatment,” (APA, 2015). “Assent” is defined as “the expression of approval or agreement,” (dictionary.com).
A.2.d. Inability to Give Consent . When counseling minors, incapaci-tated adults, or other persons unable to give voluntary consent, counselors seek the assent of clients to services and include them in decision making as appropriate. Counselors recognize the need to balance the ethical rights of clients to make choices, their capac-
Assent is different from informed consent in that assent involves sharing information to the child so that she or he will understand the services to be provided, the nature of the process, the psychotherapist’s role and the child’s role, and other relevant information.
