Resources for capacity assessors
Resources for professionals who have met the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) requirements to do capacity assessments.
Contact person
Melanie Blackwell
Capacity Assessment Policy Analyst
Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
Phone: 780-638-3252
Email: Melanie.Blackwell@gov.ab.ca
Important information about forms
- we prefer you complete the forms electronically; use blue ink if you must complete them by hand
- print the forms and submit a hardcopy original; photocopies aren’t accepted
- print all forms single-sided; the court won’t accept double-sided forms
Training
Capacity assessment for psychologists
The OPGT is offering a 2-day course that covers how to complete capacity assessments under the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act and the Personal Directives Act.
June 28 - 29, 2018
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Regional Education Seminar Room (# RL 607)
Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
3942 50A Avenue
Red Deer, Alberta
The course is only open to registered psychologists. It’s designed to enhance their ability to do capacity assessments.
Register for training
This course is free to take. To take it, contact:
Melanie Blackwell
Capacity Assessment Policy Analyst
Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
Email: melanie.blackwell@gov.ab.ca
Get listed by the OPGT
For capacity assessors who want their contact information to be listed on this website.
If you’re a designated capacity assessor, but not a physician or psychologist
Fill out this form:
Capacity Assessor Roster Consent (PDF, 188 KB)
If you're a physician or psychologist
Fill out this form:
Capacity Assessor Roster Consent Form for Physicians and Psychologists Only (PDF, 30 KB)
Co-decision-making capacity assessment form
Form 3: Capacity Assessment Report - Co-decision-making (PDF, 260 KB)
Adult guardianship and trusteeship capacity assessment form
Form 4: Capacity Assessment Report - Guardianship or Trusteeship or Both (PDF, 264 KB)
Personal directive-related forms
Incapacity
Schedule 2: Declaration of Incapacity to Make Decisions About a Personal Matter (Section 9(2)(a)) (PDF, 40 KB)
Schedule 3: Declaration of Incapacity to Make Decisions About a Personal Matter (Section 9(2)(b)) (PDF, 42 KB)
Regained capacity
Schedule 4: Determination of Regained Capacity (Section 10.1(1)) (PDF, 33 KB)
Schedule 5: Determination of Regained Capacity (Section 10.1(2)) (PDF, 33 KB)
Schedule 6: Determination of Regained Capacity (Section 10.1(5)) (PDF 31 KB)
Specific decision-making capacity assessment forms
Form 6: Specific Decision-Making (PDF 30 KB)
Form 10: Capacity Assessment Report – Health Care or Temporary Admission to or Discharge from a Residential Facility (PDF, 883 KB)
Publications
Capacity Assessment: Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
Guide for Capacity Assessors: Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
Guide to Capacity Assessment Under the Personal Directives Act
Capacity Assessments Under AGTA and PDA
Publications order form (PDF, 77 KB)