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Supported Decision-Making Service for Persons with Disabilities | Service Model
The Human Rights Center for People with Disabilitis
3. Oct. 27,
2014
Decision
channels and
barriers
Many dilemmas were presented in the session,
raising questions and uncertainties: what should be
done with a goal that does not seem realistic to us;
what is the place of the parents and guardian in the
process; how should goals with which the supporter
does not feel comfortable be handled, etc.
The learning focused on decision channels:
different, diverse and creative ways of action,
stemming from the approach that there are no
correct and incorrect ways to respond and support
the participants, but rather accommodating and
non-accommodating ways.
4. Nov. 18,
2014
Inter-personal
communication
During the gathering, an interesting discussion
evolved about the supporter's place in relation to a
participant who had been involuntarily committed
to hospital and how much one should cooperate
with unrealistic desires/expectations.
The learning focused on the issue of inter-personal
learning – the Palo Alto model.
In the session, very important points were raised
regarding the obligation to report, the functional
differences between supporters and social workers,
care counselors or just assistance provided by a
person who is kind to the supported person.
5. Dec. 8, 2014 Parental
involvement in
the process
The main dilemma in this session was how much
to “teach recipients how to fish”, versus how much
to “give them fish”, for instance, writing a letter
for them. Supporters also discussed ways to bring
parents onboard and to remove barriers.
6. Jan. 19, 2014 The supporter's
role
The meeting focused on actual dilemmas and
mainly – on decision-making processes, costs and
benefits and how they should be conveyed to the
service recipients and absorbed by them. There was
also a discussion about conflict between the will of
the service recipient and the family's position.
7. Feb. 10,
2015
Goal realization The session focused on goal realization – successes
and difficulties. How active or passive the supporter
should be in the realization process. In addition,
what happens when goals may be risky for the
person, such as using public transportation; what
happens when the person has no motivation to
set goals or when goals are set with the service
recipient but they experience fluctuation in their
mental state.