This project aims to better understand and record the wishes of individuals with an appointed guardian and enhance their decision-making autonomy while ensuring their safety.
Effective decision support can enhance a person's decision-making capacity by helping them understand information and evaluate options and consequences.
The SA Office of the Public Advocate (OPA), the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI - Resilience and Wellbeing Centre) and the SA Department of Health and Wellbeing worked together on this project.
Key activities included:
Using the My Life My Wishes form to capture the will and preferences of those with the SA Public Advocate as their guardian.
Developing a user guide and forms in standard and Easy Read formats for families, supporters and organisations.
The project also delivered videos on supported decision-making.
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