PPT-ASSISTED DECISION-MAKING (CAPACITY) BILL 2013

GALWAY SOLICITORS BAR ASSOCIATION CPD SINEAD MC DONAGH BL THURSDAY 2 ND April 2015 OVERVIEW Proposed changes Legislative history Capacity and guiding principles Types of decision maker Wards. Sarah Lennon. Inclusion Ireland. Overview. The current situation in Ireland. Context for Change. Typical Case Studies. The Future. Currently in Ireland. Status Approach to Capacity. Decision that someone ‘lacks capacity’. A Bill currently before Parliament. The aim of the Bill. to . enable competent adults who are terminally ill to be . provided, . at their . request,.  with specified assistance to end their own life. What does holistic mean to you?. What is an holistic assessment?. Definition of ‘holistic’. . . An holistic assessment is one which not only looks at the physical aspects of a person, but looks also at the psychological, social and spiritual aspects. DECISION - WITH IMPAIRED CAPACITY Testamentary Capacity and Curatorship Emeritus Professor Tuviah Zabow Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health . Legal decisions affecting the person property Legislation. Patricia . T . Rickard-Clarke Chair: National Advisory Committee. Promotion of Human Rights . of . Older People. “It . is all about Human . Rights” . Baroness . Hale, UK Supreme . Paula Scully. Solicitor . ex Public Guardian (Australia) and ex Chairperson Guardianship Board Hong Kong). paula.scully@derbyshire.gov.uk. Overview. Examine and make recommendations for ROI Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Bill (ADMCB) and Northern Ireland Mental Capacity Bill (NIMCB). What does holistic mean to you?. What is an holistic assessment?. Definition of ‘holistic’. . . An holistic assessment is one which not only looks at the physical aspects of a person, but looks also at the psychological, social and spiritual aspects. A Bill currently before Parliament. The aim of the Bill. to . enable competent adults who are terminally ill to be . provided, . at their . request,.  with specified assistance to end their own life. APS Training 2015. Peter A. Lichtenberg, . Ph.D. , ABPP. Director IOG and Professor of Psychology . Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology. p.lichtenberg@wayne.edu. Acknowledgements. Research team at WSU APS. . Douglas Olsen, PhD, RN and Nan Hunt, LMSW, CMAC, CMFSW . WHAT IS ETHICS?. WHAT OUGHT TO BE CONE IN A GIVEN SITUATION, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED?. “. Ought. ” (should vs. can). “. Done. ” (actions vs. ideas, opinions, thoughts). Áine Flynn, . Director of the Decision Support Service. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015:. the Criminal Justice Context . “. An Act to provide for the reform of the law relating to persons who require or may require assistance in exercising their decision-making, whether immediately . Project Manager, HSE Assisted Decision-Making and Consent Office. @. jacqgrogan. What the presentation will cover?. About the Act. Key aspects about the Act. Guiding principles of the Act. Who are the legally recognised persons?. Power of Attorney. end of life issues for . gp’s. Dr Cathryn Bogan. Consultant in Palliative Medicine. POA. Assisted decision making act (capacity) act 2015. Advanced healthcare directives. Resuscitation. Steve Traubert. Rebecca Herbig. Capacity. What is Capacity?. The ability to:. Take in and effectively process information;. Make an informed decision; and. Communicate your decision. CAPACITY IS PRESUMED!.