Guardianship

By mpowers2018

  • Institutionalized Patients

    Public Guardianship began in the early 1900's when people with developmental disabilities were institutionalized.

  • 20th century community centers

    By the middle of the 20th century institutionalized individuals started moving into community housing.

  • DHS Commissioners

    If family wasn't an options DHS commissioners would often act as public guardians.

  • Beginning of the NGA

    200 people formed for the first National Guardianship Conference to discuss the rapidly growing profession of guardianship

  • Non-Profit

    The NGA became a Non-Profit organization

  • code of ethics

    In 1991, the NGA adopted a previously published Code of Ethics to guide guardians in their
    decision-making process. T

  • Standard Practices

    7 Standards of practices for public guardianship were established by the NGA

  • Center for Guardianship Certification

    CGC examination became a requirement to become a public guardianship

  • NGA standard practice

    The NGA Standards of Practice for Guardians were first adopted by the NGA board of directors
    and ratified by the membership in 2000.

  • American Bar Association

    Classes, web seminars, conferences and educational resources for public guardianship were established by the American Bar Association.

  • Today

    Public and Private guardianship is still widely used. The goal today is to foster as much independence as possible for Individuals in need of guardianship.