Effect of parental acceptance or rejection of a proposed aversive intervention on treatment acceptability.

Effects of parental acceptance or rejection of a proposed aversive behavioral intervention on treatment acceptability ratings were investigated. Results suggest that parental acceptance or rejection of the proposed intervention significantly affected treatment acceptability ratings. The issue of a client's right to effective treatment versus the right to be free of a restrictive or aversive intervention was the dominant issue for judges. Results were discussed in terms of the usefulness of treatment acceptability ratings in treatment decision-making.