Supported Decision Making 

Session Description:

Supported decision-making is recognized as a crucial tool for individuals to create a self-determined life, but the term can feel hard to define, and challenging to implement. In this session you’ll learn:

• Why supported-decision making is so important to persons with developmental disabilities, and to the field as a whole
• How to support people with developmental disabilities to make decisions
• What to teach DSPs so they can confidently support individuals in everyday situations

Speaker:  Sara Sherman, Sara Sherman International, LLC

Sara has been organizing people and work for decades. Her intuitive business sense is on target, and she gets to the root of agency issues quickly. Sara excels at assessing workflows, streamlining communication, defining outcomes, solving the right problems, and developing the plans needed to reach company goals.    

Sara holds a bachelor's degree in Public Relations and a master's in Public Administration. Sara has served individuals with disabilities and other vulnerable populations in the areas of residential services, community employment, case management, housing, program management, investigations, services and supports, vocational rehabilitation, state policy development, compliance audits, and more.