Decision-Making Capacity | VA Boston Health Care | Veterans Affairs

Decision-Making Capacity | VA Boston Health Care | Veterans Affairs


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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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Consent Related Capacities Medical Consent Capacity Assessment of Capacity to Consent to Treatment (ACCT) InterviewFour Consent Abilities,


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

Capacity to Complete an Advanced Directive Evaluation of the Capacity to Appoint a


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

Independent Living Capacity Independent Living Concerns: Potential Questions to Add to a Clinical InterviewEveryday Capacity Challenges in


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

Ethical and Related Issues Ethical Concerns and Procedural Pathways for Patients Who are Incapacitated and Alone:


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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