Everyone needs a little support now and then. For some older adults and adults with disabilities, getting the support they need can be critical to maintaining their independence and self-determination. This training will explore strategies for identifying and implementing decisional and other supports for adults who might need assistance in particular areas, and will discuss how advocates who work with adults can, through the thoughtful implementation of well-crafted supports, maximize their client’s autonomy while minimizing the intrusion on decision-making authority. The training will look at the broad range of support mechanisms and strategies available – formal and informal, legal and nonlegal – including:
• Supported decision-making;
• Informal supports, like family, friends, neighbors, and community and religious organizations;
• Social supports, including day programs, housekeeping services, congregate or delivered meals, and transportation services;
• Financial supports, such as automated banking, restricted debit/credit cards, joint bank accounts, representative payees, powers of attorney, and trusts; and
• Healthcare supports, like virtual electronic monitoring, decision-making proxies, and powers of attorney.
Presenters will also provide clarifying examples to demonstrate how you can effectively counsel clients to guide them through selecting the appropriate supports and their trusted supporters.
Presenters:
• Allison Cohen Hall, PhD, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston
• Jim Berchtold, Esq., Justice in Aging
Closed captioning will be available on this webinar.
Presented by National Center on Law & Elder Care Rights.