ACLU Supported Decision-Making Agreement
ACLU Supported Decision-Making Agreement
ACLU Supported Decision-Making Agreement
RESOURCE TYPE
Guide | Tool/form
LANGUAGE
English
AUDIENCE
Caregivers | Healthcare providers | Individuals with disabilities | Educators | Lawyers | Interprofessional | Social Workers | Regional center coordinators or staff | Advocates | Family Member
Resource Description
Introduction: The resource is a Supported Decision-Making Agreement template. It says how to make a supported decision-making agreement. This agreement is a legal tool that can be long. The template was made by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The template can be viewed or downloaded for free.
Resource Summary
Content Summary: The template helps make a Supported Decision-Making Agreements. This can be done with a sample. The template is 9 pages long. It allows a person requesting support (or "decider") to choose trusted people (or "supporters") to help make choices. This ensures that choices are what they want. The decider leads choice with a guide. Supporters can help deciders to understand choices. A decider can change the agreement if they want to. They do not have to sign the agreement. Contact information is listed for the decider and up to three chosen supporters. The decider can choose specific topics of areas where they want help. Areas of help can be different for each supporter. Topics can be personal care, staying safe, and housing. Topics can be work, friends, and health choices. They could be about partners, money, or other. "Other" is for custom topics where the decider help. Deciders choose when and how they talk to supports. They can plan regular meeting with supporters if they want to. There are places to give special instructions if needed. The agreement sets a monitor. A monitor is someone who double verifies that the supporter is being honest about money. Monitors are important when supporters are helping with money. The monitor cannot be a supporter. They must be a different person who is independent. The agreement gives options to share private health or school information. This is optional. There is a section for supporters to give consent to their role. The monitor also gives consent. At the end, all people involved must sign their name. There must be two witnesses. They confirm that the agreement was done fairly.