Professional Guardian Certification Program

Resource Links

Certified Professional Guardian Manual (2007) ~ Update expected in 2010

courses.washington.edu/eonguard/documents/CPGManual.pdf

Washington State Court Guardianship Forms: 

Family & Volunteer Guardian's Handbook - King County Bar Association

http://www.kcba.org/CLE/family_volunteer_guardian_handbook.pdf

Snohomish County Superior Court, Manual for Guardians under Title 11, RCW (2007)

www.co.snohomish.wa.us/documents/Departments/Superior_Court/guardian_manual.pdf

Washington Law Help

www.washingtonlawhelp.org/WA/index.cfm

Columbia Legal Services Senior Pamphlets and Bulletins

www.washingtonlawhelp.org/WA/StateSubTopics.cfm/County/%20/City/%20/demoMode/%3D%201/Language/1/State/WA/TextOnly/N/ZipCode/%20/LoggedIn/0/iTopicID/867/sTopicImage/Seniors.gif/bAllState/0 

National Guardianship Association
http://www.guardianship.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=7

The ARC of the United States
http://www.thearc.org/

The ARC of Washington
http://www.arcwa.org/

Washington State Office of the Attorney General
http://www.atg.wa.gov/

American Psychological Association Office on Aging – Publications – Includes Resources on Determination of Diminished Capacity:    http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/publications.html

 COA Adult Guardianship Service Standards website:

http://www.coastandards.org/standards.php?navView=private&section_id=154

NGA Standards of Practice for Guardians, and Model Code of Ethics for Guardians:

http://www.guardianship.org/publications.htm