We often bring in different perspectives as a support worker, because we spend
a lot of time with their loved one. It's a very collaborative process, and together,
we usually come to an agreement and feel really confident that a person's choices and preferences
have been honoured. Sometimes families don't realize that once their child with a
disability turns 18, they are no longer the legal decision maker
unless they go to court and have legal guardianship.
It often falls to the service providers to inform the families of this, and discuss
ways they can work together when decisions need to be made.