The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is sponsoring a 90-minute webinar on Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) on Thursday, December 18, 2014, at 2 p.m. ET, 1 p.m. CT, noon MT, 11 a.m. PT.
PADs are a legal health care tool that outlines the preferences of an individual with a mental health condition in regard to treatment, and designates a trusted advocate to make decisions on their behalf if they are incapacitated. This webinar will help individuals with a mental health condition, family members, and mental health providers to understand and utilize this important recovery tool.
The webinar will feature presentations by Sue Walther, executive director of the Mental Health Association in Pennsylvania, and Adam Nester, public policy manager at the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Topics that will be covered include how to complete a PAD for yourself or with a family member or service participant, and providing greater clarity to individuals with mental health conditions and trusted advocates (often family members) as to their roles in advance mental health care planning.
Register today at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4335128420298723329