Listening to the language different people use to describe ethical issues, it?s sometimes hard to believe they?re even talking about the same thing. We often communicate in phrases that are comfortable, package ideas and information sometimes into a word or two. Television has popularized things like ?at all cost? and so on, becoming a knee-jerk type response to ?do you want to intervene?, with having no concept of what at-all-cost means. There?s no question that communication is one of the mainstays of good ethics. It influences the framework around how you view the question, and when communicating with parents, how they?re going to view the issue. The words that are said in an initial diagnosis or that initial crises is embedded on their minds forever. So the language that practitioners use is very important. ?Do you want everything done? and ?this is what we can offer your child.? One makes you feel guilty if you say no; the other one allows you to feel OK about the choices you make.

Listening to the language different people use to describe ethical issues, it?s sometimes hard to believe they?re even talking about the same thing. We often communicate in phrases that are comfortable, package ideas and information sometimes into a word or two. Television has popularized things like ?at all cost? and so on, becoming a knee-jerk type response to ?do you want to intervene?, with having no concept of what at-all-cost means. There?s no question that communication is one of the mainstays of good ethics. It influences the framework around how you view the question, and when communicating with parents, how they?re going to view the issue. The words that are said in an initial diagnosis or that initial crises is embedded on their minds forever. So the language that practitioners use is very important. ?Do you want everything done? and ?this is what we can offer your child.? One makes you feel guilty if you say no; the other one allows you to feel OK about the choices you make.