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Saks Institute Spring Symposium 2021

USC Gould School of Law
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USC Gould's Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics supported by California's Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission

Spring Symposium 2021
Psychiatric Advance Directives and the Importance of Choice

Wednesday, May 5, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m PST
Online Event

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Conference Schedule

SAKS INSTITUTE SPRING SYMPOSIUM / MHSOAC CONVENING
MAY 5, 2021
Psychiatric Advance Directives and the Importance of Choice

10am - 10:30 pmWelcome
 

Andrew T. Guzman
Dean Carl Mason Franklin Chair in Law

Toby Ewing Executive Director, Mental Health Service Oversight and Accountability Commission

 Opening Video
10:35-10:50 amPeer Perspective: Why Choice is Important in Supports and Services
 

Elyn Saks
Saks Institute Founder and Faculty Director

Tristan Scremin
Community Liaison, Painted Brain

Rayshell Chambers
Co-founder & COO, Painted Brain

11:00 - 11:25 amSupported Decision Making and the Value of Self-Determination
 

Jonathan Martinis
Senior Director for Law and Policy, Burton Blatt Institute

11:30 am - 12:00 pmOverview of Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs)
 

Laurie Hallmark
Special Project Director, Mental Health Programs, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid

15 minute break to grab lunch

12:15 - 12:30 pmOverview of PADs Nationally
 

Marvin Swartz
Professor and Head, Division of Social and Community Psychiatry at the Duke University School of Medicine

12:35 - 12:50pmCA PAD Innovation Project
 

Kiran Sahota
President of Concepts Forward Consulting and Program Manager for California's multi-county PAD Innovation project

1:00 - 1:30 pmPeer Reflection on the Day's Proceedings
 

Claudia Vargas
Mental Health Peer Specialist, TRLA PAD Project

Paul Eisenhauer
Peer Specialist/Advocate/Voice Hearer, TRLA PAD Project

Rayshell Chambers

Tristan Scremin

Moderator: Peter Blanck
University Professor and Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University

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