Supported Decision Making

Supported Decision Making – Monday 20th July 2026 – 6:30 pm-9:00 pm

Speaker: Nan Jensen

Join us for a seminar about Supported Decision Making designed for parents and families to learn about what Supported Decision Making is and your legal responsibilities. This seminar is suitable for those providing support to young disabled people, and adults needing support for decision making. This includes those who hold welfare guardianship.

 

Topics covered include:

• What is Supported Decision Making?
•  The law and your responsibilities
• Will & Preferences vs best interests
• Understanding respectful risk taking
• Supporter roles
• Safeguarding

Nan Jensen is a Director at Better Lives Legal and presents our regular Planning for Adulthood & Education Legal Seminars. Nan specialises in Disability Law and is an advocate for supported decision making. Nan will be sharing information about legal responsibilities and considerations for supported decision making and she will also give ideas of practical ways to use supported decision making with a disabled family member.

 

Flyer here.