USC Gould’s Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics supported by California’s Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission
presents Spring Symposium 2021: Psychiatric Advance Directives and the Importance of Choice
Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 10:00 AM PST – 2:00 PM PST
FREE Register Now
Join Peers, Consumer Advocates, Mental Health Lawyers and Professionals for a discussion about autonomy and choice for people living with serious mental illness. This virtual symposium will focus on understanding Psychiatric Advance Directives as a form of Supported Decision-Making – and the State of California’s MHSA multi-county Innovations PADs Project.
Conference Schedule
SAKS INSTITUTE SPRING SYMPOSIUM / MHSOAC CONVENING
MAY 5, 2021
Psychiatric Advance Directives and the Importance of Choice
| 10am – 10:30 pm | Welcome |
| Andrew T. Guzman Dean Carl Mason Franklin Chair in LawToby Ewing Executive Director, Mental Health Service Oversight and Accountability Commission |
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| Opening Video | |
| 10:35-10:50 am | Peer Perspective: Why Choice is Important in Supports and Services |
| Elyn Saks Saks Institute Founder and Faculty DirectorTristan Scremin Community Liaison, Painted Brain Rayshell Chambers |
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| 11:00 – 11:25 am | Supported Decision Making and the Value of Self-Determination |
| Jonathan Martinis Senior Director for Law and Policy, Burton Blatt Institute |
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| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Overview of Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) |
| Laurie Hallmark Special Project Director, Mental Health Programs, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid 15 minute break to grab lunch |
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| 12:15 – 12:30 pm | Overview of PADs Nationally |
| Marvin Swartz Professor and Head, Division of Social and Community Psychiatry at the Duke University School of Medicine |
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| 12:35 – 12:50pm | CA PAD Innovation Project |
| Kiran Sahota President of Concepts Forward Consulting and Program Manager for California’s multi-county PAD Innovation project |
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| 1:00 – 1:30 pm | Peer Reflection on the Day’s Proceedings |
| Claudia Vargas Mental Health Peer Specialist, TRLA PAD ProjectPaul Eisenhauer Peer Specialist/Advocate/Voice Hearer, TRLA PAD Project Rayshell Chambers Tristan Scremin Moderator: Peter Blanck |