Space To Breathe Therapy

Choice & Voice

Supporting meaningful participation without offering false choice

Choice can help restore a sense of control, but trauma-informed practice is not about pretending that everything is optional.

This resource explores how to offer genuine choices, communicate unavoidable limits honestly and support people to have a meaningful voice in decisions that affect them.

It includes:

Genuine choice versus false choice
Informed participation
Accessible information and communication
Processing time
Consent and decision-making
Working within unavoidable restrictions
Advocacy and supported decision-making
Practical ways to increase participation

Focused on helping people have as much meaningful influence over their care and support as circumstances genuinely allow.

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