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Supported Decision-Making Agreements and other alternatives to guardianship

Supported Decision-Making Agreements and other alternatives to guardianship. Important to Keep in Mind…. Under the law, all adults have the capacity for decision-making. Decision-making is a learned skill.

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Supported Decision-Making Agreements and other alternatives to guardianship

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  1. Supported Decision-Making Agreements and other alternatives to guardianship

  2. Important to Keep in Mind… • Under the law, all adults have the capacity for decision-making. • Decision-making is a learned skill. • Everyone, no matter their limitations, needs opportunity, experience, and support in order to learn how to make well-informed decisions.

  3. All of us use Supported Decision-Making • Throughout our lives, all of us consult a trusted, self-selected network of friends, colleagues, family, neighbors, and professionals when making all sorts of life choices. • These choices could be about where to live, what to do during the day, how to spend money, or when to see a doctor. • We confer and consult with others, and then we decide on our own. • Everyone needs support to make decisions.

  4. Benefits of using Supported Decision-Making • Supported Decision-Making is a fundamental part of Self-Determination. • People with greater self-determination are: • Healthier • More independent • More well adjusted • Better able to recognize and resist abuse (safer) (Wehmeyer, Palmer, Rifenbark, & Little 2014; Powers et al., 2012; Khemka, Hickson & Reynolds 2005; Wehmeyer & Palmer, 2003; Shogren, Wehmeyer & Shwartz, 1997 & 1998; Wehmeyer, Kelchner, & Reynolds 1996)

  5. Current formal tools for people who need help with decisions Less Limiting More Limiting

  6. Frequently Asked Questionsabout Supported Decision-Making & Supported Decision Making Agreements • FAQ: Supported Decision-Making available at:https://wi-bpdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/SDM_FAQ_final.pdf

  7. Wisconsin experiences How are people using Supported Decision-Making agreements • George Zaske • Pam DeLap • Lisa Pugh

  8. Afternoon Breakout sessions: Supported Decision Making Agreements: The Nuts and Bolts Legal Decision-Making Options and Statutory Considerations in the Guardianship Process Conversations with Families and Caregivers How to have the conversation about decision-making options

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