Informed Decision Making

Hours: 0.50
# Course Code: REL-IDD-0-PHIDDI

People everywhere want to make their own choices in life. Providing person-centered services includes supporting people to make their own decisions, even if others do not agree with the decision. In this course, you will learn what informed decision making is and why it matters to the people you support. You will learn how people can be fully informed but still reach different decisions from the same facts. You will also learn what you can do to help people make informed decisions. The goal of this course is to introduce DSPs in IDD service settings to concepts related to informed decision making.

Course Description

People everywhere want to make their own choices in life. Providing person-centered services includes supporting people to make their own decisions, even if others do not agree with the decision. In this course, you will learn what informed decision making is and why it matters to the people you support. You will learn how people can be fully informed but still reach different decisions from the same facts. You will also learn what you can do to help people make informed decisions. The goal of this course is to introduce DSPs in IDD service settings to concepts related to informed decision making.

Certificates

Certificates provided by accrediting body (1 Match)

National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

0.5 HOURS

This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours.

Course Details

Course Code: REL-IDD-0-PHIDDI

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028

Learning Objectives:
Explain the concept and importance of informed decision making.
Describe strategies DSPs can use to support informed decision making for people with IDD.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: What is Informed Decision Making?

Meet Denise

The Importance of Choice

Dignity of Risk

Making Informed Decisions

What is Capacity?

Priorities and Values

Review

Summary

Section 3: Supporting Informed Decision Making

Meet Lena

What Went Wrong?

Helping Someone Become Informed

Meet Alton

Finding Alton’s Roommate

Avoiding Influence

Supporting the Decision

Managing Risks

Review

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Subject Matter Expert: Katy Kunst, MBA, QIDP

Katy Kunst received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Master of Business Administration from Elon University. She has 15 years of experience serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their supporters, including roles as direct support professional, program director, and training facilitator. She has created and facilitated training on topics including non-violent crisis interventions, person-centered planning, cultural competence, quality service delivery, regulatory compliance, and a variety of topics related to IDD services.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Direct Support Professionals; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

Accommodations
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Informed Decision Making

$ 15.0 Paid $15.00 $15.00

National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

$ 15.0 Paid $15.00

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