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Multidisciplinary Cross Training
MAGIC is partnering with University of Michigan geriatricians to establish the Multidisciplinary Cross Training initiative. This innovative pilot initiative will foster a shared understanding of decision-making capacity, guardianship standards, and the role of medical documentation in probate court proceedings. By bringing together judicial and medical perspectives, the initiative will support more informed, consistent decision-making and will expand training to additional legal and medical professionals and other practitioners who work with adults at risk of guardianship.
Key Objectives and Potential Stakeholders
Key Objectives
- Build shared understanding across legal and medical disciplines
- Improve the quality and clarity of medical documentation used in guardianship proceedings
- Support more informed and consistent probate court decision-making
- Collect and analyze data to measure improvements in guardianship outcomes and support future scaling
Potential Stakeholders
- Probate courts
- Physicians
- Guardians ad litem
- Medical and social service providers
Guardian Ad Litem Training
MAGIC is establishing an innovative Guardian ad Litem training initiative in partnership with Michigan courts. This initiative will support consistent, person-centered GAL practices through targeted training, curriculum development, and evaluation strategies that center autonomy and meaningful participation for older adults and people with disabilities while providing high-quality information to Probate Courts.
Key Objectives and Potential Stakeholders
Key Objectives
- Build professional capacity to serve the aging and disability communities
- Support Consistent, Person-Centered Judicial Decision-Making
- Improve Guardianship Outcomes and Protect Autonomy
- Data Collection and Scaling
Potential Stakeholders
- Probate Courts
- Guardians ad Litem
- Litigants
- Adult Protective Services
Lived Experience Workgroup
MAGIC is establishing a Lived Experience Work Group made up of individuals who have been directly impacted by the adult guardianship system, as well as individuals who have avoided guardianship through alternatives. This work group exists to ensure reforms are informed by real-world experience, grounded in dignity and autonomy, and aligned with the principle Nothing about us without us.
Key Objectives and Potential Stakeholders
Key Objectives
- Center Lived Experience
- Inform System Improvements
- Advance Alternatives to Guardianship
- Ensure Meaningful Participation
- Advance Accountability & Impact
Potential Stakeholders
- Individuals who have a guardian or conservator now
- Individuals who had a guardian or conservator in the past
- Individuals who are living with alternatives to guardianship
Contact MAGIC
For more information on MAGIC, please email magic@meji.org, or call 517-827-8010.