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Facilitation & Integration
Touch consent
Also known as: Consent for touch
German: Einverständnis zu Berührung, Einverständnis für Berührung
Explicit, informed and revocable agreement before any physical contact in a session. Good practice is to ask in advance, offer a clear way to say no or change one's mind at any moment (for example a card or a signal), and make sure that declining never affects how a person is treated. Many sessions work entirely without touch.