What is supported decision-making and how can we be doing more of it?
Author:
Craig Sinclair: Presentation to Dementia Matewareware Network Hui June 2024 
Description:
Dr Craig Sinclair explain what supported decision-making and its links with the disability rights movement and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He explores some of the national developments and research emerging in Australia.
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What is decision-making capacity and how do we assess it?
Author:
Greg Young: Presentation to Dementia Matewareware Network Hui June 2024 
Description:
Dr Greg Young explains the history behind the concept of decision-making capacity and how it is currently viewed in Aotearoa New Zealand law.
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Supported decision-making  
Author:
Ministry of Social Development (NZ)
Description:

A webpage guide to supported decision-making covering: What is supported decision-making, responsibilities as a supporter, and aspects of supported decision -making.

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A toolkit for assessing capacity
Author:
A Douglass, G Young and J McMillan, 2019 (NZ) 
Description:
The purpose of this toolkit is to guide health practitioners, including doctors, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists,  and social workers when assessing an adult’s capacity to make a decision. The toolkit provides a consistent and systematic approach to assessing capacity within the Aotearoa New Zealand healthcare setting. It covers: key practice points, how to carry out a capacity assessment, and an overview of the relevant law
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Supported Decision-Making Project
Author:
Auckland Disability Law, 2016 (NZ)
Description:

Auckland Disability Law's supported decision-making project offers a range of presentations from a 2016 hui, alongside brochures and a poster about supported decision- making .

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Your EPA attorney’s powers and duties
Author:
Community Law (NZ) 
Description:
A brief but clear overview of the responsibilities of acting as someone's enduring power of attorney.
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Supported decision-making: A guide for people living with dementia, family members and carers
Author:
Craig Sinclair and colleagues, Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre (Au)
Description:

This handbook focuses on how to support and help people living with dementia to make decisions about their lives. It is designed for people living with dementia, their family members, supporters and the broader community.

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Supported decision-making in aged care: A policy development guideline for aged care providers in Australia. (2nd Edition)
Author:
Craig Sinclair and colleagues, Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre (Au)
Description:

This Australian resource provides evidence-based, practically-focused policy guidelines for aged care providers with tools to involve aged care residents with decisions about lifestyle activities, advance care planning and consumer-directed care. It also includes a self-assessment audit tool, interactive case study for staff discussion and a guiding principles for policy development.

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Dementia + Decision making: A guide for health care providers
Author:
Canadian Centre for Elder Law, 2024 (Canada)
Description:

This Canadian set of resources offers a guide to how health care providers can help people living with dementia to participate in decisions regarding their care and well-being, alongside videos, flowcharts and other reference materials.

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The La Trobe Support for Decision Making Practice Framework Learning Resource 
Author:
La Trobe University (Au)
Description:
This 6-module online learning resource is about support for decision making.  It presents a framework to guide you through the process of supporting people with cognitive disabilities to make decisions. Using this framework can help you to enable the people you support to exercise choice and control in their own lives.   
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Supported decision making
Author:
ADA Law Community Legal Service and Queensland Advocacy for Inclusion (Au)
Description:
‘ADA Law from Australia offers a number of resources including videos and a guide. The Supported Decision Making’ guide aims to give people, and those who are seeking to support them, valuable information that will enable them to keep making decisions about their own lives wherever possible. While some of the information is specific to Australia, the great benefit of this guide is that it makes complex information simple to understand
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