Finding the Right Fit: Decision-Making Supports and Guardianship
Finding the Right Fit: Decision-Making Supports and Guardianship
Finding the Right Fit: Decision-Making Supports and Guardianship
Resource Description
Introduction: This is a free online training course for people who help those with disabilities make decisions. Whether you are a family member, guardian, or caregiver, this course can help you learn how to support someone with a disability. The training takes about 3 hours to finish and comes with downloadable lesson materials.
Resource Summary
Content Summary: This course teaches you how to help people with disabilities make choices about their lives. It offers three different paths based on how much support someone needs. The first path shows how to help people make their own choices. The second path covers legal ways to help with decisions. The third path explains what it means to be a guardian or conservator. The training has five main parts. First, you'll learn the basics about the course. Then you'll discover ways to support decision-making. Next, you'll learn about legal options like power of attorney. After that, you'll find out what guardians do and how to become one. Finally, you'll work through real-life examples. You'll learn how to help someone make choices about their health, money, and daily life. The course shows how to protect people's rights to make their own choices when possible. It also teaches how to prevent harm and abuse. If you need to make decisions for someone else, you'll learn the legal rules to follow. The course works for people anywhere in the United States since it doesn't focus on specific state laws. Each lesson ends with a quiz to help you remember what you learned. You can go at your own pace and download the lessons to read later. The training helps you decide if being a guardian or support person is right for you. It shows both simple and complex ways to help someone with disabilities. Whatever role you choose, this course will help you do it well.