Working with Clients with Diminished Capacity
Source: National Center on Law and Elder Abuse
Published: 2020
Summary:
The law presumes that adults have capacity, and lawyers and advocates are responsible for helping understand their client’s ability to make decisions. This presentation will unpack the complex issues lawyers confront when working with clients with capacity issues. The presentation will review:
• Basics of capacity
• Informal assessments
• Formal Assessments
• Using decision making supports to leverage residual capacity
• Empowering individuals with dementia when capacity is fluid
Presenter:
• David Godfrey, Senior Attorney, American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
Link: Working with Clients with Diminished Capacity
Topics: Cognition/Capacity, Legal, Screening/Assessment
Access: Web-based
Intended Use: Self-directed Learning
Audience: Legal/Law Enforcement
Level: Basic, Intermediate
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