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Saks Institute Symposium 2011

USC Gould School of Law

The USC Gould School of Law, a State Bar of California-approved provider, certifies this activity qualifies for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit in the amount of 3.75 hours.

Friday, April 22, 2011 - Morning Session

 

PROGRAM
"Ethics, Mental Illness, and Mechanical Restraints"
9:00-9:10 amOpening remarks by Dean Robert Rasmussen

Introduction by Elyn Saks
Director of the Saks Institute and USC Law professor
9:10-9:50 amRobert Schopp, Ph.D., J.D.
Professor of Law, Psychology, and Philosophy
University of Nebraska

Justifying Intrusive Interventions: Police Power or Parens Patriae

Media: Video

9:50-10:05 amQ & A with Bob Schopp
10:05-10:45 amJan Costello, J.D.
Professor of Law
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Loyola Marymount University

Children and Mechanical Restraints/Seclusion

Media: Video

10:45-11:00 amQ & A with Jan Costello
11:00-11:15 amBreak
11:15am-11:55 amPhil Fennell
Professor of Law
Cardiff University, UK

A Comparative Discussion of the Views in the UK on Use of Mechanical Restraints

Media: Video

11:55-12:10 pmQ & A with Phil Fennell
12:10-1:00 pmLunch

Friday, April 22, 2011 - Afternoon Session

 

PROGRAM
"Ethics, Mental Illness, and Mechanical Restraints"
1:00-1:40 pmKeris Jän Myrick MBA, PhDc
President and CEO
Project Return Peer Support Network

Mechanical Restraints: Unintended Consequences
1:40-1:55 pmQ & A with Keris Jän Myrick
1:55-2:35 pmRoderick Shaner, M.D.
Medical Director
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Alysa Solomon, Ph.D. Director of Social Inclusion
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Monitoring Restraint Use to Identify Best Practices
2:35-2:50 pmQ & A with Roderick Shaner and Alysa Solomon
2:50-3:05 pmBreak
3:05-3:45 pmKenneth Duckworth, M.D.
Medical Director of NAMI
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School

A Case Study: Changing Cultures and Outcomes on Restraint and Seclusion in Massachusetts

Media: Video

3:45-4:00 pmQ & A with Ken Duckworth

Saturday, April 23, 2011 - Morning Session

 

PROGRAM
"Ethics, Mental Illness, and Mechanical Restraints"
9:00-9:10 amOpening remarks by Elyn Saks
Director of the Saks Institute and USC Law professor
9:10-9:50 amCharles Curie, MA, ACSW
Principal, The Curie Group

Reducing and Eliminating Seclusion and Restraint: The Leadership Factor

Media: Video

9:50-10:05 amQ & A with Charles Curie
10:05-10:45 amLori Ashcraft, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Recovery Opportunity Center

An Organization Eliminates Seclusion and Restraint

Media: Video

10:45-11:00 amQ & A with Lori Ashcraft
11:00-11:15 amBreak
11:15am-noonStephan Haimowitz, J.D.
Burton Blatt Institute
Syracuse University

Comments on the presentations

Media: Video

12:00-1:00 pmBen Carey
New York Times Behavior Reporter

Q&A with symposium speakers

Media: Video