It will examine alternatives to guardianship, the types of guardianship available and the duties and responisbilites of the guardian. Legal guardians have the legal responsibility of making decisions critical to another person's well being and happiness. This seminar will help participants to learn ways to work with the ward and to make decisions that are sound and that take into account the individual's preferences and wishes. Each participant will receive a reference handbook upon completion of the training. The handbooks cover each of the seminar topics in detail and also include a resource guide.
Handbooks are available in alternative formats and in Spanish.
In addition, certificates of succesul completion of the seminar will be awarded to each seminar paticipant. Local consumer and parent oraganizations, self-help groups, service providers, schools or government agencies may request that a seminar be held for their members, clients, students and their parents. Seminars may be held at the co-sponsoring organization's own site, a local library or other location. Interested organizations should contact the Training Institute as soon as possible in order to qualify for full scholarships for the entire group. The Institute prefers to limit the size of each seminar to 25 individuals to enable each person to participate in the workshop exercises and to allow them to ask questions they may have.