Oct 8, 2015 - HDI Seminar - The Right to Make Choices: An Introduction to Supported Decision-Making

HDI Seminar Series Event

The Right to Make Choices: An Introduction to Supported Decision-Making

Date: October 8, 2015

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Presenters: Jonathan Martinis, Legal Director, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities and Project Director, National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making. Jonathan Martinis has over 20 years’ experience representing people with disabilities in cases under the Americans with Disabilities Act, The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Social Security Act and other civil rights laws. In 2013, he represented Margaret "Jenny" Hatch in the "Justice for Jenny" case, which held that Ms. Hatch has a right to use Supported Decision-Making instead of being subjected to a permanent, plenary guardianship.

Continuing Education Units: CEU’s pending in Rehabilitation Counseling, Effective Instructional Leadership, and Social Work

Registration Link: https://univkentucky-web.ungerboeck.com/reg/reg_p1_form.aspx?oc=10&ct=IHDITRAIN&eventid=5780

Location: UK Coldstream Research Campus Human Development Training Room 1525 Bull Lea Road, Lexington KY 40511 with live videoconferencing to sites around the state

This seminar will provide an introduction to Supported Decision-Making (SDM) and an overview of the seminally important Jenny Hatch case. The presentation will include the theory and methodology behind SDM as well as its benefits and uses. Practical implications of SDM in employment, health care, education, and community integration will be emphasized. Discussion will include how SDM can fit into the CMS Final Rule and national SDM initiatives.

Learning Objectives:

1. Be able to define Supported Decision-Making, as an alternative to guardianship and a means of increasing
   self-determination of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities;
2. Understand the clinical support for and research-documented benefits of Supported Decision-Making and
   self-determination including improved life outcomes such as increased independence, employment, and
   community-integration;
3. Identify practical uses for Supported Decision-Making across the life course, including in education, vocational
   rehabilitation, medical care and planning, and end-of-life planning;
4. Understand efforts to access and implement Supported Decision-Making across the United States and
   internationally.