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Supported Decision-Making Service for Persons with Disabilities | Service Model
The Human Rights Center for People with Disabilitis
Supported by
Paid Supporter
Volunteer
Guardianship
13
$
9
9
Family
Member
2
Private External
Guardianship
7
guardianship
corporation
4
no guardian
(one was
subsequently
appointed a
guardian)
e. Support process:
Support was provided for a year on average. The process included weekly
one to two hour meetings between the person and the supporter. On average, each participant
attended 30 support meetings throughout the year.
f. Reporting:
Each supporter filled out an online report after every meeting. The object of the
report was to document the meetings, help the supporter follow the process, and allow for
monitoring and evaluation.
g. Meetings with family members:
Beginning January 2015, pilot staff held five meetings with
the family members of the young participants (mostly parents), in the absence of the supported
persons. The object of these meetings was to introduce parents to the worldview underpinning
the pilot, and enlist their support for it.
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