Evaluation of the Supported Decision Making Phase 2 (SDM2) project: Final report

Abstract

This report presents the findings of an independent evaluation of the Supported Decision Making Phase 2 (SDM2) project. It was an 18-month pilot program funded by the NSW Government Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) and undertaken by the NSW Public Guardian (PG). The SDM2 project was based on recommendations from an earlier SDM pilot project in NSW, run by FACS with PG and the NSW Trustee & Guardian (NSWTG) as partners. The SDM2 project aimed to add to the knowledge gained in that and other pilots. In addition, it sought to explore SDM in relation to financial issues for people with disability, in particular people with cognitive impairment who were subject to financial management orders.