Making Informed Decisions

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their lives to help them make informed decisions by explaining the negatives, positives, any risks involved in any decisions they make. Without just making it our opinion, trying to remain unbiased and making sure that they are aware of their rights, listening to what they want, and explaining the pros and cons. then if what they want is what they need help them to achieve it. If is not what they need or will cause them problems, then again, we need to explain what this will mean to them as well and help them to understand why then discuss an alternative that is what they

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