Manual for people with disabilities and their supporters to help understand how to use SDM. Contains useful tools such as checklists for deciding what type of support is needed in various areas.
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SDM: Principles of Supported Decision Making & Supported Decision Making Approach and Practice (March 2019)
Guide on SDM that is tailored to individuals and families that describes core principles of SDM and also includes helpful tools for weighing decisions. Guide is available in Easy Read and Plain Language formats.
Overview of SDM by Michael Kendrick (February 23, 2019)
Michael Kendrick, Director of CPR’s Supported Decision-Making Initiatives, provides an overview of SDM.
Supported Decision-Making (SDM) Bootcamp: Training Videos And Materials (February 19, 2019)
Video of workshop provided by the Arc of California on Supported Decision-Making. Covers topics including: special education, transition, Vocational Rehabilitation, Medicaid, life-planning, ABLE accounts, finances, SDM case law, implementing SDM. Materials are specific to California. Page also contains links to additional SDM resources. Funded by the WITH Foundation.
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ABA: Guardianship and Supported Decision-Making (January 15, 2019)
ABA Commission on Law and Aging resource page on supported decision-making.
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Brainstorming Guide to Supported Decision-Making (2019)
This is a worksheet and tool for self advocates and supporters to brainstorm the type of support an individual may need in various areas of his or her life.
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How to Make a Supported Decision-Making Agreement (2019)
This guide to thinking about supported decision-making provides worksheets and prompt questions to help you consider whether SDM will work for you.
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Supported Decision-Making New York (2019)
Website of the Supported Decision-Making New York pilot project. Contains resource library and information for a range of audiences.
A Practical Guide to Psychiatric Advance Directives (2019)
A nationally targeted guide to using advanced directives for psychiatric care.
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Support My Decision – Maine (2019)
Disability Rights Maine’s dedicated SDM website containing overview of SDM, links to resources, and DRM’s user guide to SDM.
