Swanson describes "enabling" as facilitating the "other's" passage through life transitions and unfamiliar events. It involves
A. Focusing on the event.
B. Informing, explaining, supporting, allowing, and validating feelings.
C. Generating alternatives, thinking things through, and giving feedback.
D. B & C
E. All of the above
ANS: E
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