The La Trobe Support for Decision Making Practice Framework Learning Resource
  • ABOUT
    • Full Credits
  • Module 1
  • Module 2
  • Module 3
    • Step 1: Knowing the person
    • Step 2: Identifying & describing the decision
    • Step 3: Understanding the person's will & preferences for the decision
    • Step 4: Refining the decision & taking account of constraints
    • Step 5: Consider if a formal process is needed
    • Step 6: Reaching the decision & associated decisions
    • Step 7: Implementing the decision & seeking advocates if necessary
  • Module 4
  • Module 5
    • Attention to communication
    • Education about consequences and practicalities
    • Listening and engaging to ensure all options are considered
    • Creating opportunities
    • Breaking things down
    • Enabling risk
  • Module 6
  • Resources
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Additional Selected References
These references were accessed in the development of this resource. You might find them of interest to further your understanding of support for decision making. Files are provided for your access.
Bigby, C., Douglas, J., Carney, T., Then, S.-N., Wiesel, I., & Smith, E. (2017). Delivering decision making support to people with cognitive disability - What has been learned from pilot programs in Australia from 2010 to 2015. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 52, 222-240.
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Bigby, C., Douglas, J., & Vassallo, S. (2018). Enabling risk: Putting positives first. An online learning resource for disability support workers.   Retrieved from http://www.enablingriskresource.com.au/
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Bigby, C., Whiteside, M., & Douglas, J. (2017). Providing support for decision making to adults with intellectual disability: Perspectives of family members and workers in disability support services. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 1 - 14.
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Browning, M., Bigby, C., & Douglas, J. (2014). Supported decision making: Understanding how its conceptual link to legal capacity is influencing the development of practice. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Development Disabilities, 1(1), 34-45.
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Carney, T. (2014). Clarifying, operationalising, and evaluating supported decision making models. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Development Disabilities, 1(1), 46-50.
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Carney, T., Then, S.-N., Bigby, C., Wiesel, I., Douglas, J., & Smith, E. (in press). Realising 'will, preferences and rights': Reconciling differences on best practice support for decision-making? Griffith Law Review
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Douglas, J., Bigby, C., Knox, L., & Browning, M. (2015). Factors that underpin the delivery of effective decision-making support for people with cognitive disability. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Development Disabilities, 2(1), 37-44.
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Greystanes Disability Services, & La Trobe University. (2015). Every moment has potential - An introduction to person-centred active support. Retrieved from http://www.activesupportresource.net.au/
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Johnson, H., Douglas, J., Bigby, C., & Iacono, T. (2012). A model of processes that underpin positive relationships for adults with severe intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 37(4), 324-336. 
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Knox, L. (2016). The experience of being supported to participate in decision making after severe traumatic brain injury. (Doctor of Philosophy), La Trobe University Australia.   ​​
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Knox, L., Douglas, J. M., & Bigby, C. (2013). Whose decision is it anyway? How clinicians support decision-making participation after acquired brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation, 35(22), 1926-1932. 
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Knox, L., Douglas, J. M., & Bigby, C. (2015). 'The biggest thing is trying to live for two people': Spousal experiences of supporting decision-making participation for partners with TBI. Brain Injury, 29(6), 745-757.
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Knox, L., Douglas, J. M., & Bigby, C. (2016a). Becoming a decision-making supporter for someone with acquired cognitive disability following traumatic brain injury. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 3(1), 12-21.
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Knox, L., Douglas, J. M., & Bigby, C. (2016b). "I won't be around forever": Understanding the decision-making experiences of adults with severe TBI and their parents. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 26(2), 236-260. 
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Knox, L., Douglas, J. M., & Bigby, C. (2017). "I've never been a yes person": Decision-making participation and self-conceptualization after severe traumatic brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(22), 2250-2260. 
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Tracy, J. (2015). Supporting Nick to Make Decisions: An Exploration of Ways to Promote Choice and Control. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2(1), 29-36. 
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Watson, J. (2016). The right to supported decision-making for people rarely heard. (PhD Thesis), Deakin University, Australia.
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​The La Trobe Support for Decision Making Practice Framework has been developed by La Trobe University Living with Disability Research Centre and supported with funding from the NSW Department of Family and Community Services (FACS). 

The purpose of this website is to provide an evidence-based source of reference for those supporting people with developmental or acquired disabilities to make decisions.
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A suggested way to cite this resource:
Bigby, C., Douglas, J., & Vassallo, S. (2019). The La Trobe Support for Decision Making Practice Framework. An online learning resource. Retrieved from: www.supportfordecisionmakingresource.com.au
  • ABOUT
    • Full Credits
  • Module 1
  • Module 2
  • Module 3
    • Step 1: Knowing the person
    • Step 2: Identifying & describing the decision
    • Step 3: Understanding the person's will & preferences for the decision
    • Step 4: Refining the decision & taking account of constraints
    • Step 5: Consider if a formal process is needed
    • Step 6: Reaching the decision & associated decisions
    • Step 7: Implementing the decision & seeking advocates if necessary
  • Module 4
  • Module 5
    • Attention to communication
    • Education about consequences and practicalities
    • Listening and engaging to ensure all options are considered
    • Creating opportunities
    • Breaking things down
    • Enabling risk
  • Module 6
  • Resources
  • Contact