Learning path
Assent-Based Practice
4 free courses · 6 CEUs (3 learning, 3 ethics) · about 5.4 hours
Matt Harrington defines assent and shows how to measure it, Danielle Virnelson shows what assent-based care looks like in a real session, and Pauli Catanese frames assent as a child's right. Four courses, six CEUs: three learning and three ethics, all free.
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The path (4 courses)
- Assent: Don't just say Yes!-
Matt Harrington · The Behaviorist Bookclub
Start here. Defines assent versus consent and gives a stepwise response to assent withdrawal.
1 CEU62 min - Analyzing Assent and Taking Data
Matt Harrington · The Behaviorist Bookclub
Builds on step one. How to track and analyze assent data across formats so it is more than a feeling.
3.5 CEUs (1.5 learning, 2 ethics)175 min - Beyond Compliance: What Assent-Based ABA Looks Like in Real Life
Danielle Virnelson, MS, BCBA, LBA · Dani Elle Mentorship and Consulting
What assent-based care looks like day to day across clinic, home, school, and community.
0.5 CEUs30 min - Article Club: A Child's Rights Approach to ABA
Pauli Catanese & Jasmine Abdel · Achieve Behavior Partners
The ethics framing. A child's rights approach and the UN Convention lens for assent as a right, not a courtesy.
1 ethics CEU58 min
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