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Jonathan Martinis discusses how teachers can help parents learn about supported decision-making.
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Representing Clients in Guardianship Actions: Winning the Case for Supported Decision Making
Representing Clients in Guardianship Actions Presentation Supported Decision-Making is an alternative to guardianship where older adults and people with disabilities work with trusted friends, family members, and professionals to help them understand the situations they face and the choices they must make so they can make their own decision, without the ‘need’ for a guardian. …
Supported Decision-Making: Protecting Rights, Ensuring Choices, Securing Safety
Event Materials: Supported Decision-Making: Protecting Rights, Ensuring Choices, Securing Safety Presentation Description Supported decision-making (SDM), which was recently endorsed by the National Guardianship Association as both an alternative to guardianship and a preferred method within guardianship, can increase self-determination and improve both life outcomes and life satisfaction for older adults of all abilities. This presentation …
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2016 Webinar Series I: From Theory to Practice: Supported Decision-Making in Education
Webinar Materials Presentation Handout (PDF) – Laura Butler – Kentucky Presentation Handout (PDF) – Morgan Whitlach – DC Supported Decision-Making and Education unedited Transcript Supported Decision-Making in Education Recording (Blackboard, Video, and Audio) Supported Decision-Making and Education Audio Recording Supported Decision-Making and Education Video Recording Presenters Morgan K. Whitlatch, Legal Director at Quality Trust for …
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2016 Webinar Series 2: From Theory to Practice: Supported Decision-Making and Financial Decisions
Webinar Materials Supported Decision-Making and Financial Decisions Presentation Handout (PDF) Supported Decision-Making and Financial Decisions unedited Transcript (PDF) Supported Decision-Making and Financial Decisions Recording (Blackboard, Video, and Audio) Presenters Lori Smetanka, Executive Director of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care Michael Morris, Executive Director, National Disability Institute Description Financial literacy and management are …
The PRACTICAL Tool: Steps in Supporting Decision-Making
PRACTICAL Tool Download PRACTICAL Tool and Resource Guide Download the comprehensive publication with four-page Tool and 22-page Resource Guide. The PRACTICAL Tool aims to help identify and implement decision-making options for persons with disabilities that are less restrictive than guardianship. It is a joint product of four American Bar Association entities – the Commission on …
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Supported Decision-Making: Protecting Rights, Ensuring Choices
What does person centered planning mean when a person might have difficulty making choices? With statistics and individual cases, Jonathan Martinis challenges his audiences to re-think how they perceive risk, protection, and capacity for persons living with disabilities. Participants will gain an understanding of how less restrictive alternatives can be created, and make the most …
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2016 Webinar Series 3: From Theory to Practice: Supported Decision-Making and Community Based Supports
Date: Monday, August 8, 2016 Webinar Materials Supported Decision-Making Community Based Supports Presentation Handout (PDF) PRACTICAL Tool (PDF 6 pgs) PRACTICAL Tool and Resource Guide (PDF 22 pgs) Supported Decision-Making and Community Based Supports s unedited Transcript (PDF) Supported Decision-Making and Community Based Supports (Blackboard, Video, and Audio) Supported Decision-Making and Community Based Supports Audio …
Future Directions in Supported Decision-Making
Supported decision-making is at the forefront of modern disability research. This is due to Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which creates a state obligation to provide support for the exercise of legal capacity. This turned the practice of supported decision-making into a human rights imperative. Government and …
South Australian Supported Decision-Making Training: Adelaide
South Australian Supported Decision-Making Training This research brief discusses training conducted by Asset South Australia on its unique program for providing ‘supported decision-making’. Asset’s model has developed from an initial trial program developed by Cher Nicholson in partnership with the South Australian Office of the Public Advocate. The model was further developed in partnership with …
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