Webinar
Guardianship: Supported Decision-Making
Supported decision-making (SDM) is a unique and empowering process for helping a young adult without taking away legal rights in court. It is gradually becoming recognized worldwide so that a young adult’s SDM team can have access to information previously provided only to legal guardians. In this workshop, we answered common questions about choosing and using supported decision-making.
About the Workshop
Supported decision-making (SDM) is a unique and empowering process for helping a young adult without taking away legal rights in court. It is gradually becoming recognized worldwide so that a young adult’s SDM team can have access to information previously provided only to legal guardians.
So, how does a young adult or family decide if SDM is right for them? If a guardianship is in place, is it possible to use SDM in addition? And could successful SDM signal a need to end a legal guardianship?
In this workshop, we answered common questions about choosing and using supported decision-making.
Speaker
Heather Connors, Executive Director, The Center for Guardianship Excellence
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About the Guardianship series
The Summer Guardianship Series is a four-part series of free workshops put on by the Perkins Transition Center, designed for families and professionals to learn the many aspects of Guardianship for young adults with disabilities, including legal considerations, supported decision-making, and more.
Workshops in the series:
- Part One: Self-Determination and Legal Considerations
- Part Two: Supported Decision-Making for Independence and Growth (this workshop)
- Part Three: The Rights of Adults with Guardians
- Part Four (June 25): You Have Been Appointed Guardian, Now What?
