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Decision-Making Capacity

Assessing Capacities!This page is for VA practitioners to share resources regarding the assessment of decision making capacity. We have uploaded resources and hope you too will share with us

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Definitions and Suggested questions for assessmentHealth Care Concerns: Potential Questions To Add To a Clinical InterviewHealth Values Interview PageAssessment of the Capacity to Consent

to Treatment (ACCT)Administration and Technical ManualEmpirical advances in the assessment of the capacity to consent to medical treatment: Clinical implications and research needsAssessment

of Capacity to Consent to Treatment: Challenges, the “ACCT” Approach, Future DirectionsCapacity to Consent to Medical Treatment Sexual Consent Capacity/Sexuality in Dementia

Assessment of Capacity to Consent to Treatment: Challenges, the “ACCT” Approach, Future Directions

Healthcare ProxyHandout: Capacity to Appoint a Health Care Agent Skill Based Capacities Financial Capacity, Exploitation & Abuse Incapacitated, Socially Isolated Veterans In Need of

Surrogates (“Unbefriended”)Financial Capacity, Financial Exploitation, and Undue Influence Driving Capacity

Capacity and Fitness to Drive a Motor Vehicle

Community Living Centers and Home-Based Primary CareAssessment of the Capacity to Live Independently Ethical, Legal, and Other Resources Educational Opportunities

Decision Making Capacity and Ethical Issues in Aging Webinar

Implications from a Qualitative Study for Advancing Ethical PracticeMaking End-Of-Life Care Decisions for Older Adults Subject to Guardianship General Resources Capacity Evaluation

WorksheetPreserving Rights for Individuals Facing GuardianshipUsing the CURE Mnemonic to Determine Level of Assessment in Capacity EvaluationsTheoretical Frameworks For Competency In

Cognitively Impaired Elderly AdultsCapacity 101 HandoutsAssessment of Capacity in an Aging SocietyAssessment of Decision-Making Capacity in Older Adults: An Emerging Area of Practice and

ResearchDecision Making Capacity and Ethical Issues in Aging WebinarIncapacitated, Socially Isolated Veterans In Need of Surrogates (“Unbefriended”)All Capacity Handouts, Mar. 21, 2019

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