Supported Decision Making & Guardianship:
Which is Right for Me?
November 16, 2022 1.5 Board of Social Work CEU eligible; will apply for 1.5 CLE
Are you or someone you know considering guardianship for a younger adult with disabilities? This session is for you! Anita Raymond (Director, Center for Excellence in Supported Decision Making) along with special guests Jean Hauff (Self-Advocate, Social Media Consultant) and Mary Hauff (Family Supporter, MN Consortium Higher Education Consortium Co-leader) will be discussing important pre-petitioning considerations such as: statutory requirements regarding less restrictive alternatives; Supported Decision Making (SDM) and who can benefit; how SDM can alleviate the need for guardianship and/or conservatorship; unintended consequences of guardianship; how to build on a person's abilities, support teams, and available systems to address vulnerabilities as alternatives to guardianship. Jean Hauff and Mary Hauff will share their experiences in using SDM and Jean's experiences as a college student and young adult living her best life.
Objectives:
Describe statutory requirements to try supported decision making and other less restrictive alternatives to guardianship prior to petitioning for the appointment of a guardian
Explain unintended consequences of guardianship and the importance of avoiding unnecessary guardianships
List at least three resources to help decide whether guardianship is necessary
Explore how supported decision making has helped people live their best lives and avoid guardianship
Jean Hauff
Mary Hauff
Anita Raymond
If you have questions regarding registration or need additional information please contactJamie Majerusor Anita Raymond Notes and FYI: We are planning to record the webinar and post it on www.wingsmn.org after the event. We expect great interest in this webinar so please do not register if you know you cannot attend. Instead, watch for future announcements regarding the recording. Additional opportunity for content-similar SDM webinar focused on older adults will be available on MN Elder Justice Center webinar series December 1, 2022.
Special thanks to the Elder Law Section of the MN State Bar Association and the Minnesota Association for Guardianship and Conservatorship (MAGiC) for their generosity in supporting WINGS MN, enabling provision of this webinar at no cost to attendees. The training is supported, in part, by grant number 90EJIG0019-01-01 Elder Justice Innovation Grants awarded in 2021 for improving guardianship from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Grantees carrying out projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Therefore, points of view or opinions do not necessarily represent official ACL or DHHS policy.
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WINGS Minnesota is a collaborative which is dedicated to supporting elders, persons with disabilities, family members and helpers, service providers, guardians and conservators through education; building a system that prioritizes supportive decision making and less restrictive alternatives to guardianship, and that maximizes autonomy for persons under guardianship; and sustaining a cooperative conversation where all guardianship stakeholders work to improve outcomes and increase self-determination for people who may need assistance making legal or medical choices.Facilitation and support of WINGS MN is provided by MN Judicial Branch and the Center for Excellence in Supported Decision Making, a program of VOA MN.
Jean Hauff 
Anita Raymond 
