Review the main ideas about assent and working with guardians and parents of children. Be sure to ask any questions you have about the main ideas.
If someone does not have consent capacity, they need a legally authorized representative, or LAR, to decide if they can be in a research study.
Assent is someone with a legally authorized presentative (LAR) saying or showing with their body that they want to be in a research study.
Practice using these ideas with the discussion questions.
How can you help someone with an LAR make their own decision?
What signs might tell you that someone might not be able to make their own decision about being in a research study?
Your team can choose to do add-on activities related to assent and working with guardians.