NARPA 2013 - ANNUAL
RIGHTS CONFERENCE
September 26 – 28, 2013
The Hilton Hartford
Hartford, Connecticut
Course materials and handouts:
The End of Guardianship?: Supported Decisionmaking as an Alternative
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Bob Fleischner, Center for Public Representation
Mental Health and Disability Law
Update – 2013 -
Susan Stefan, J.D.
Shared Power for Social Change -
Ann Rider,
Heather McDonald,
Molly Cisco &
Darby Penney
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Keynote /
Plenary Presentations:
Ira Burnim, J.D.,
Legal Director,
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Violence and
Psychiatric Disabilities: Responding to
Fear
and Stereotypes that Drive National Policy
Hon. Kristin Booth Glen,
ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
Changing Paradigms: From Guardianship to
Supported Decisionmaking
Daniel Mackler, Former
Psychotherapist and Film Maker/Director
Presenting his new film,
Coming Off Psych Drugs
Susan Stefan, J.D., Legal
Educator and Nationally Known Advocate
Recent Developments in Mental Health and Disability Law – 2013
Sera Davidow, Advocate, Activist and Film
Maker
The Virtues of
Non-Compliance
Jim Gottstein, J.D.,
Director,
Law Project for Psychiatric Rights
Role of Litigation in a Strategic Approach to Mental Health System
Change
Workshops:
Commitment and Dangerousness in the Wake
of Sandy Hook:
A Vermont Case Study
Jack
McCullough
Bringing Trauma-Informed Practices to Peer Support
Darby Penney, National Center
for Trauma-Informed Care
Constitutional Implications of Involuntary Medication Orders
for those with Capacity to Give Informed Consent but Allegedly Dangerous
Kirk
W. Lowry, J.D.
Holding Law Enforcement Accountable:
Disability, Excessive Force and the Law
Ed Paquin,
Robert
Appel, J.D. and David
McGuire, J.D.
The End of Guardianship?: Supported Decisionmaking as an Alternative
Bob Fleischner, J.D.
Hearing Voices: A Different Conversation
Lisa Forestell,
Oryx Cohen,
Marty Hadge
Suicide and “Risk Assessment” in the Emergency Room:
Bridging the Gap Between Policymakers, Researchers, and Suicide Attempt
Survivors
to Explore What Helps and What Doesn’t
Laura Delano and
Susan Stefan, J.D.
The
Definition of Chemical Restraint -- Clinical and Legal Controversies
Kevin Ann Huckshorn,
R.N., M.S.W. and
Mark Joyce,
J.D.
The Twilight of Liberty: Fear, Retribution,
and Fundamental Unfairness in Mental Health Proceedings
Dennis Feld,
J.D. and Arthur Baer, J.D.
State Efforts to Restrict Therapies Aimed at Changing Sexual Orientation
Jan C.
Costello, J.D.,
Delphine Brody,
Susan Aranoff,
J.D.
Graduate Students' Experiences of Advocating
for Humane Treatment in a Biomedical Education System
Noel Hunter, M.A.,
Kateri Berasi, M.A., Ed.M.,
Debra Japko, M.A.,
Karolina Pekala, M.A., and
Melissa Schroeder, M.A.
Fighting the School
to Prison Pipeline:
IDEA, 504, and the ADA, and School Discipline
Ellen Saideman, J.D.
Shared Power for Social Change
Ann Rider,
Heather McDonald,
Molly Cisco &
Darby Penney
Using Social Media To Organize For Rights in Mental Health Treatment
Jim Gottstein, J.D.,
Anupa Iyer, J.D.
Liberating Persons with Disabilities from
Segregated Sheltered Workshops
Steve Schwartz, J.D.,
Bettina
Toner, J.D., and Cathy Costanzo,
J.D.
Mental Health on College Campuses
Julia Graff, J.D.
Forty
Years Later: My Evolving Beliefs
Ron Bassman, Ph.D.
Organizing/Advocating in Response to a
Tragedy
Deron Drumm,
Greg Benson
Community Wise: An
Innovative Strategy for Change
Lauren Jessell, L.S.W.,
Victoria Blom, L.S.W.,
Liliane Windsor, M.S.W., Ph.D.
What is “Treatment” to Us?
Deron Drumm,
Greg Benson, &
Cyndi Roberts
The Power of Story in the 21st Century: Looking Back, Living Forward
Scott Cooper,
Rhianon E. Gutierrez,
Chris Palamas
Disability Advocates Inc. v. Cuomo Settlement
and Next Steps
Cliff Zucker, J.D. &
Jennifer Mathis, J.D.
Why We Talk About Suicide
Sarah Mouser,
Sean Donovan,
Caroline White
Section 504
as a Mechanism to Seek Redress for Wrongful Civil Commitment
Bill Brooks, J.D.
Becoming a Video Advocate
Daniel Mackler
and
Sera Davidow
Advocate/attorney workshop presenters emphasizing
NARPA’s mission for advocacy and civil rights include:
Jennifer Mathis,
Steve
Schwartz,
Ron Bassman,
Cathy Costanzo,
Deron Drumm,
Laura Delano,
Oryx Cohen,
Bob Fleischner,
Mark Joyce,
Kirk Lowry,
Ann Rider,
Dennis Feld,
Heather McDonald,
Ellen Saideman,
Kevin Ann Huckshorn,
Bill Brooks,
Darby Penney,
Liliane Cambraia Windsor,
Arthur Baer,
Victoria Blom,
Ed Paquin,
Julia Graff,
Lisa Forestell,
Marty Hadge,
Tom Behrendt,
Molly Cisco,
Jack McCullough,
Lauren Jessell,
Marty Hadge,
Cyndi Roberts,
Noel Hunter,
Kateri Berasi,
Debra Japko,
Karolina Pekala,
Melissa Schroeder,
Anupa Iyer,
Cliff Zucker,
Bettina Toner,
Rob Appel, Sara Mouser,
Delphine Brody,
David McGuire,
Scott Cooper,
Rhianon E. Gutierrez,
Chris Palamas,
and more.
Note:
Presentations, presenters, and scheduled times are
subject to change.
Continuing Legal Education units (CLEs)
are available.
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