Purpose: To support and look after vulnerable people with a disabilities without abusing or mistreating them. This is highly important but easily gets underestimated, overlooked or ignored.
In this presentation you will learn the following in a simple and clear manner:
- the meaning and importance of “natural authority”.
- Introduction to the Public Guardian and Trustee of BC (PGT), and what they do to support vulnerable people, which is closely connected to “natural authority”.
- Introduction to 12 PGT legal decision making tools, starting with the least intrusive to the most intrusive options. These tools can get easily misunderstood and misused when people are not accurately informed.
Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not-for-profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability. FSI is unique in Canada and the only grass roots family to family organization that has a broad volunteer base.
FSI SUPPORTS AND SERVICES ARE FREE TO ANY FAMILY