If you are a parent filling out this form for your child, are they capable of assenting to therapy? Are they aware that they may be enrolled in therapy? If so, are they willing and open to participating or have they expressed reservations or resistance to it? Assent is a term used to describe an individual's willingness to participate in treatment by persons who are by definition too young to give consent but who are old enough to understand the nature of the proposed treatment, the anticipated risks and potential benefits of the treatment to be able to make an informed decision.