Supported Decision Making is a process of having family and friends help someone make decisions. In the past, many families were told to seek out guardianship for young adults turning 18 that could have utilized other, less restrictive options.
Resources
Supported Decision Making Toolkit from the Board for People with Developmental Disabilities: https://wi-bpdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/SDMToolkit.pdf
Family Voices Fact Sheet on Supported Decision Making: https://familyvoiceswi.org/resource-library/supported-decision-making-for-transition-age-youth/?seq_no=2
Guardianship Resource Center: https://gwaar.org/guardianship-resources
Supported Decision Making Recorded Sessions
1 ½ DHS webcast: https://livestream.com/dhswebcast/events/8538739/videos/188401362
This is 3 sessions of a statewide training in Madison: https://livestream.com/dhswebcast/events/9024696
The Wisconsin Youth Health Transition Initiative has recorded presentations from their healthcare provider learning community calls:
George Zaske- https://youtu.be/wHjoGYs5zoU
Tami Jackson- https://youtu.be/q9RNUvKVEbI