Friday September 13 2019, 11:00 AM - Friday August 9 2019, 5:00 PM
@ Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI

Supported Decision-Making and other Alternatives to Guardianship Training
Keeping individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults in Charge of their lives
Friday, September 13, 10-4:00
Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI
This training is FREE but registration is required (Lunch provided)
Registration is now open: bit.ly/SDM-Training

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
• 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,