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DECISION WITH IMPAIRED CAPACITY Testamentary Capacity and Curatorship Emeritus Professor Tuviah Zabow Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Legal decisions affecting the person property. 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’. what happens when decision making goes wrong?. Neil Harrison. University of Sussex. Formerly: Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience . & Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging. Multiple decision making systems. 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 . GALWAY SOLICITOR’S 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. and the . Mental Capacity Act. Safeguarding Adults. Local Authorities . have a duty to make, or cause to be made, enquiries in cases where they reasonably suspect that an adult with care and support needs is experiencing, or is at risk of, abuse or neglect, and, as a result of those needs, is unable to protect themselves from this actual or risk of abuse and . 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). Creating a Continuum of ChoiceContentsLetter of IntroductionWhat is Supported Decision-Making How does Supported Decision-Making Work Supported Decision-Making as LegislationConclusionResourcesCitatio 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. Neil Harrison. University of Sussex. Formerly: Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience . & Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging. Multiple decision making systems. What happens when one or other breaks down?. S. Duke Han, PhD, ABPP-CN. Director of Neuropsychology in Family Medicine. Associate Professor of Family Medicine, . Neurology, Psychology, and Gerontology. Keck School of Medicine of USC. University of Southern California. 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!.