Client Screening: Safety, Boundaries, and Consent Assessment
Client screening is the process of evaluating a potential client or participant to establish safety, compatibility, expectations, and consent-related boundaries.
Client screening is the process of evaluating a potential client or participant to establish safety, compatibility, expectations, and consent-related boundaries.
Suspension bondage is an advanced BDSM rope practice involving partial or full body suspension that requires specialized knowledge, preparation, consent, and safety awareness.
Breath play is a BDSM and kink practice involving breathing-related sensations or control and is generally considered edge play because of its potential risks.
Edge play is a BDSM and kink term for consensual activities considered unusually intense, psychologically demanding, physically risky, or close to personal limits.
An aftercare plan is an agreed approach to physical, emotional, and practical support after an intense BDSM, kink, sexual, or intimate activity.
A hard limit is a firm BDSM or sexual boundary identifying an activity, behavior, or situation that a person does not consent to and does not want negotiated or crossed.
A soft limit is a BDSM or sexual boundary that someone may consider exploring under specific conditions but that still requires clear, specific, and voluntary consent.
Personal Responsibility, Informed, Consensual Kink (PRICK) is a BDSM consent framework emphasizing informed choices, personal responsibility, communication, and voluntary participation.
Risk-aware consent means agreeing to an activity with a reasonable understanding of its important risks, limits, possible consequences, and available safety measures.