This worksheet helps individuals using SDM think through: what decisions they want assistance with, who they want assistance from, and what type of assistance they want.
SDM Resource Library
Tag: SDM 101
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.
Beyond the Binary Competence Evaluation Tool (2019)
Tool for supporters, families, and providers to consider questions of competency, particularly to assess whether individual with a disability is a good candidate for supported decision-making.
Visit resource: Beyond the Binary Competence Evaluation Tool
What is supported decision making – video with Michael Kendrick (January 25, 2018)
Discussion of what is SDM by Michael Kendrick of CPR.
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Emerging Policy and Practice Issues in Supported Decision Making – video with Michael Kendrick (January 25, 2018)
Video with Michael Kendrick of CPR discussing SDM policy, best practices, and history of the movement toward the use of SDM.
Tips from the Arc Wisconsin: Supported Decision-Making (2018)
Short video describing SDM in Wisconsin, applicable to anyone interested in SDM.
Visit resource: Tips from the Arc Wisconsin: Supported Decision-Making
TASH Connections Supported Decision-Making (2017)
A special issue of TASH Connections on Supported Decision-Making. Articles include:
- Supported Decision Making and Deinstitutionalization: Lessons Learned from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s
Invitational Summit by Kelly Israel - Supported Decision-Making for People with Disabilities: International Origins and Influences by Robert D. Dinerstein
- Supported Decision-Making: Legal Basis and Practical Application by Robert D. Fleischner
- Reflections on Autonomy by Dohn Hoyle
- Supported Decision-Making in Tennessee by Lauren Pearson
- Supported Decision-Making and Alternatives to Guardianship by Families by Kathy Brill
Minnesota Department of Human Services Introduction and Guide to Supported Decision Making YouTube Video Series (April 2017)
This video series from the Minnesota Department of Human Services provides an overview of supported decision-making concepts, a history of guardianship and a discussion of including financial and medical issues.
Alternatives to Guardianship and the Promises of Supported Decision Making ACLU (March 9, 2017)
Four videos on Alternatives to Guardianship and the Promises of Supported Decision Making ACLU and from UC Davis MIND Institute describing SDM, positioning it as an alternative to guardianship, and offering advice regarding putting SDM into practice. (Note that playlist also links to other UC Davis MIND Institute Videos)
- Supported Decision-Making: Protecting Rights and Ensuring Choices
- 5 Reasons to Rethink Guardianship
- What Supported Decision-Making is and why it Matters?
- Using Supported Decision-Making: a Step-by-Step Guide
Visit resource: Alternatives to Guardianship and the Promises of Supported Decision Making ACLU
Open Future Learning SDM training module (2017)
Trailer for training module on Supported Decision-Making from Open Future Learning. Includes presentations from supporter Malia Carlotto who participated in CPR’s first pilot supporting her son Cory, and CPR staff Michael Kendrick and Bob Fleischner. Find Supported Decision-Making module available for purchase on this page.
