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
  • Contact
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Module Resources
This section lists resources and links to support each module. Words in blue are hyperlinked to the relevant source. Select them to be taken to the information.

About this resource

Living with Disability Research Centre (LiDs)
New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services (NSW FACS)
St Vincent de Paul Society

Module 1

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC)

Module 2

Bigby, C., & Douglas, J. (2019, September). Developing an evidence-based practice framework to guide support for decision making. Presentation at the Living with Disability Research Centre 2019 Seminar Series, La Trobe University, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA. 

Live Presentation Recording

PowerPoint Slides 

The slides from the live presentation can be downloaded from this file.
bigby_october_seminar.pdf
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Module 3

As noted in Module 3, Offices of the Public Advocate or Guardian are different in each state.
​Select the state relevant to you below to be taken to their website for more information. 
​​Office of the Public Advocate, Victoria
Public Guardian, New South Wales
Office of the Public Guardian, Queensland
Office of the Public Advocate, South Australia
Office of the Public Guardian, Northern Territory
Office of the Public Advocate, Western Australia 
​Office of the Public Guardian, Tasmania

Module 4

Douglas, J., & Bigby, C. (2018). Development of an evidence-based practice framework to guide decision making support for people with cognitive impairment due to acquired brain injury or intellectual disability. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1 - 8. 
douglas_and_bigby_2018.pdf
File Size: 991 kb
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Module 5

Bigby, C., Douglas, J.M., & Vassallo, S. (2018). Enabling Risk: Putting Positives First. An online learning resource for disability support workers. Retrieved from www.enablingriskresource.com.au

Module 6

The Decision Making Checklist
sfdm-checklist-final-interactive.pdf
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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.
Creative Commons License
CC-BY-SA
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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