Supported Decision-Making and other Alternatives to Guardianship Training
Keeping individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults in Charge of their lives
Friday, February 28, 10-4:00
Best Western Premier Park Hotel
22 S Carroll St, Madison WI 53703
This training is FREE but registration is required (Lunch provided)
Registration is now open: http://bit.ly/SDMconf2020
Wisconsin’s Supported Decision-Making Law took effect in Spring of 2018. Supported Decision-Making is one alternative to guardianship that allows people with disabilities and older adults to retain their legal rights.
This statewide training will cover:
- What Supported Decision-Making is
- What alternatives to guardianship are available in Wisconsin
- How to use Supported Decision-Making strategies, both as an alternative to guardianship and within existing guardianships
- Legal responsibilities of Supported Decision-Making
- Stories of how Wisconsin residents have used Supported Decision-Making
This statewide training is for:
- Person with a disability/older adult
- Family member and/or guardian of a person with a disability or older adult
- Aging and Disability Resource Center Staff
- Managed Care and IRIS staff
- Department of Health Services employees
- Department of Public Instruction Employees
- Department of Workforce Development Employees
- Educators
- Children’s Long-Term Care Staff
- Health Care Providers
- Service Providers
- Other Professionals (please describe)
- Professional guardians
- Attorneys
- Judges
If you have any questions or need to cancel, please contact Fil Clissa at 608.266.5395 or email at fil.clissa@wisconsin.gov
Parking Information:
The Best Western Premier Park Hotel has limited valet parking but there are several parking garages in the area.
