martes, 26 de noviembre de 2013

You're Invited on Dec. 2 - Seminar on Assisted Outpatient Treatment

You're Invited on Dec. 2 - Seminar on Assisted Outpatient Treatment

SAMHSA

Upcoming Seminar: Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT)
Monday, December 2, 2013 | 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Eastern Time
Register for next week’s seminar designed to educate about and improve the understanding of Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), also called Outpatient Commitment. AOT is court-ordered treatment for people with mental illnesses. Presentations will include a welcome and overview, an in-depth discussion on research findings, and a panel discussion on the applications and implications of AOT.
This event will be offered as an in-person meeting located in the SAMHSA Sugarloaf/Seneca/Rock Creek Conference Rooms, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD, as well as a live webcast. Seating and webcast space is limited.

Speakers
  • Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., Administrator, SAMHSA
  • Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP, Chief Medical Officer, SAMHSA
  • Marvin S. Swartz, M.D., Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Division Head, Social and Community Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine
  • Jeffrey W. Swanson, Ph.D., Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine

Panelists
  • Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W., Director, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
  • Stephanie Le Melle, M.D., Co-Director of Public Psychiatry Education at Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University
  • Brian Stettin, Policy Director, Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC)
  • Chacku Mathai, CPRP, STAR Center Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

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