Supported Decision Making Resources

Helpful links

Supported Decision Making

• National Resource Center for Supported Decision Making
• Preserving the right to self-determination: supported decision making
• Introduction and Guide to Supported Decision Making in Minnesota Jonathan Martinis/MN Department of Human Services videos

Guardianship/Conservatorship Considerations and Resources

• American Bar Association's Practical Tool to help determine less restrictive approaches and whether guardianship is really necessary
• MN Elder Justice Center's Guiding Principles for Guardianship and Conservatorship
• MN Elder Justice Center's Guardianship Criteria
• State Courts Guardianship Info

Health care directives:

• Fact sheet
• Form
• Instructions
• Q&A
• Sample language

Organizations of Interest

• Working Interdisciplinary Network of Guardianship Stakeholders MN
• MAGIC - MN Association for Guardianship and Conservatorship
• NGA — National Guardianship Association
• CGC - Center for Guardianship Certification

Miscellaneous

American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging:

• “Incapacitated and Alone: Healthcare Decision Making for Unbefriended Older People"