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
Decision-making capacity assessment – online training
Applications will be accepted until October 20, 2020.
This course is mandatory to get official designation from the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General.
Training will be online using Webex Meetings. Learners must attend by remote access for all three days and take a final exam.
This online three-day course teaches participants how to complete decision-making capacity assessments in accordance with the Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act (AGTA). The training is presented by the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT).
Who may apply
This training is only available to these 4 professions:
- Registered Nurses
- Registered Occupational Therapists
- Registered Psychiatric Nurses
- Registered Social Workers
Training dates and times
Training is presented online using Webex Meetings and runs each day from 9 am to 3 pm.
Day 1: Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Day 2: Thursday, October 29, 2020
Day 3: Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Learners must take part in the training all three days and write a final test.
How to apply
Applications will be accepted until October 20, 2020. Please download, complete and send the capacity assessment training application form (PDF, 291 KB) to:
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, 448 KB)
Co-decision-making capacity assessment form
Form 3: Capacity Assessment Report - Co-decision-making (PDF, 88 KB)
Adult guardianship and trusteeship capacity assessment form
Form 4: Capacity Assessment Report - Guardianship or Trusteeship or both (PDF, 110 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, 131 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, 327 KB)