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The resources linked on this page have been created by organizations other than SCDD and are for informational purposes only. These resources can include trainings, research, tools, forms, videos/webinars, websites, and other materials. Inclusion on this site does not imply endorsement by the SCDD or Regional Offices, but is intended as a resource for those interested in learning about and utilizing Supported-Decision Making.
Conservatorship
- Limited Conservatorships & Alternatives | DRC
- Finding the Right Fit | Elders and Courts
- Supported Decision-Making | ABA
- Overview of Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship
- Closing the Justice Gap Part 4: You Can Make a Difference – Defending Against or Terminating Guardianship
- Options to Help Someone with an Impairment or Disability
- Bet Tzedek – Justice For All (btshcc.org)
- Supported Decision-Making and Guardianship Alternatives | Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (wi-bpdd.org)
Dementia/Elder Care
- ACL Search | ACL Administration for Community Living
- Finding the Right Fit | Elders and Courts
- Closing the Justice Gap for Older Adults Part 2: Representing Clients with a Range of Decisional Capabilities
- Advance Planning Basics: An Overview for Advocates
- Role of Decision Supports in Elder Abuse Prevention and Recovery
Family/Self-Advocates
Forms/Templates/Tools for Decision Making
- ACLU Supported Decision-Making Agreement
- ASAN Supported Decision-Making Model Legislature
- Authorizations to Share Medical and Educational Records (California-based)
- When Do I Want Support? Supported Decision-Making Self Assessment Tool
- How to Make a Supported Decision-Making Agreement
- Implementing Supported Healthcare Decision-Making for Users of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in California
- Supported Decision-Making and Guardianship Alternatives | Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (wi-bpdd.org)
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services
I/DD Services
Legal Providers/Law Enforcement
- PRACTICAL Tool (americanbar.org) Shared Decision-making: Getting a Say in Your Care
- Legal Basics—Decision-Making Support
- Sample Arguments for Brief Opposing Conservatorship in California
- AARP Litigation – Ryan Keith Tonner
- Practical Guide: Steps in Supporting Decision Making | ABA
- ABA Adopted by House of Delegates
- Health Care Transition Support Videos for People Impacted by Spina Bifida (aap.org)
- Moving to Adult Healthcare
Medical/Behavioral Health
- Partners in Health: Implementing Supported Healthcare Decision-Making for Users of Augmentative and Alternative Communication | Office of Developmental Primary Care (ucsf.edu)
- Supported Decision Making and Health Care – NDRN
- PREPARE (prepareforyourcare.org)
- Supported Decision Making in Serious Mental Illness | NIH
- Shared Decision Making: Empowering People Living With Mental Illness
- Shared Decision-making: Getting a Say in Your Care
- Health Care Transition Support Videos for People Impacted by Spina Bifida (aap.org)
- Moving to Adult Healthcare
Supported Decision-Making
- CEDD – Supported Decision Making (ucdavis.edu)
- Supported Decision-Making | Munroe-Meyer Institute | University of Nebraska Medical Center (unmc.edu)
- Supported Decision-Making – LifeCourse Nexus (lifecoursetools.com)
- ACLU.org – Supported Decision Making FAQs
- Frequently Asked Questions – Supported Decision-Making (supporteddecisions.org)
- Supported Decision-Making | National Resource Center (supporteddecisionmaking.org)
Trainings
Transition Age/Education
- Ohio Network for Innovation Healthcare Toolkit
- Supported Decision-Making 101 (undivided.io)
- Supported Decision-Making & Transition Age Youth – SDMNY
- Supported Decision Making During Transition & Beyond | ARC of Northern Virginia
- Transition Guide: Supported Decision Making
- Supported Decision-Making (centerontransition.org)
- SDM and Education – Supported Decision-Making (supporteddecisions.org)
- Supported Decision-Making and SPED
- Supported Decision-Making | DC Public Schools
- Supported Decision-Making Brochure | University of Nebraska