Supported Decision-Making introduces participants to California’s Supported Decision-Making Act and explores how to support people as decision-makers of their own lives.
Supported Decision-Making aligns with the HCBS Final Rule, which emphasizes choice and decision-making as foundational principles. Participants will discover how to understand people’s decision-making processes, recognize effective support, share a variety of available decision-making options, and use practical tools and resources to honor what matters most to people and how they want to lead their lives. Through interactive sessions, participants will develop an action plan to bring this learning back to their own work and communities.
Supported Decision-Making training is an essential opportunity to ensure that everyone’s preferences and decisions are always respected and valued. This training is recommended for service providers, people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, family members, regional center staff, and any interested community members.
How Supported Decision-Making will help people thrive:
- Increases awareness of Supported Decision-Making as a legitimate support option, enhancing choice and control in people’s lives.
- Supports people to feel seen and respected for how they want to make decisions and what kind of support feels right to them.
- Builds trust and confidence in people’s capacity and authority to make decisions about their lives.
- Encourages people to create partnerships with others who respect and honor their choices and preferences.
- Promotes learning and exploration of different decision-making support options.
- Creates opportunities for people to discover and express what matters most to them in decision-making.
Supported Decision-Making
During this program participants will:
- Learn about California’s Supported Decision-Making Act and Conservatorship Reform.
- Understand and explore the continuum of decision-making support options available in California.
- Practice having conversations to identify the best decision-making supports based on people’s wants and needs.
- Develop practical and person-centered skills for creating Supported Decision-Making Agreements with people.
- Learn from people with lived experience about presuming competence and honoring capacity, and how supporters can help while respecting the person’s control over their decisions.
- Access a wide range of resources and tools to support people and practice using these tools with peers to build confidence and skill.
How HSA can deliver Supported Decision-Making:
This Supported Decision-Making training can be delivered remotely or in-person. It is a 12-hour program that can be delivered over two days or spread out over 4 weeks (4 x 3-hour sessions).
When participants attend all sessions, they will receive a certificate of completion.
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