all the needed services and assistance adequately. Informal support Not provided Persons with - Content and persons -Basis of supported - National (help provided by for in law, but mental eligible for decision making decision making is level numbers another person close service is disabilities support are not described in that persons with are not to the user - family available in law so there is no standard mental disabilities available members, relatives some forms way of producing the use their and friends - without service. and any official forms of -According to the have the right to support) description of the National receive support in Institute for Health and making decisions. Tuettu Welfare, support in decision Supported decision päätöksenteko making can be provided for making aims at (tukihenkilö) instance for understanding encourgaging and complicated issues, supporting persons to Eglish translation: searching for information, make decisions and Supported decision applying for services, choices concerning making (support finding a job or an their own lives. The person) apartment and other support person or decisions of every day life. group is not to decide -Support in decision on behalf of persons making can be provided by with disabilities or to an individual person or a take away their right group. The group might to self-determination. consist of advisors for different issues which is to ensure that no single person’s opinions guide the decision making too much. -Right to a support person is established in law only related to certain situations, for example
all the needed services and assistance adequately. Informal support (help provided by another person close to the user - family members, relatives and friends - without any official forms of support) Tuettu päätöksenteko (tukihenkilö) Eglish translation: Supported decision making (support person) Not provided for in law, but service is available in some forms Persons with mental disabilities - Content and persons eligible for decision making support are not described in law so there is no standard way of producing the service. -According to the description of the National Institute for Health and Welfare, support in decision making can be provided for instance for understanding complicated issues, searching for information, applying for services, finding a job or an apartment and other decisions of every day life. -Support in decision making can be provided by an individual person or a group. The group might consist of advisors for different issues which is to ensure that no single person’s opinions guide the decision making too much. -Right to a support person is established in law only related to certain situations, for example -Basis of supported decision making is that persons with mental disabilities use their and have the right to receive support in making decisions. Supported decision making aims at encourgaging and supporting persons to make decisions and choices concerning their own lives. The support person or group is not to decide on behalf of persons with disabilities or to take away their right to self-determination. - National level numbers are not available
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