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Alternatives to Guardianship and Supported Decision-Making
April 7, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
FREEOur April First Fridays Futures Planning Session:
Alternatives to Guardianship and Supported Decision-Making, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Alternatives to guardianship can help preserve an individual with disabilities’ dignity and promote their self-determination. In this presentation, learn about what alternatives to guardianship exist including, supported decision making, advance health care directives and powers of attorney and when, ultimately, guardianship may be appropriate.
SPEAKERS: Dana Traynham, Senior Staff Attorney, disAbility Law Center of Virginia
Megan Rusciano, Beneficiary Advocate, The Arc of Northern Virginia