3055.0 Consumer and Family Involvement in Mental Health Treatment Decisions

Monday, November 5, 2007: 8:30 AM
Oral
Leading researchers and experts in the field will present studies related to the role of consumers and families in mental health treatment decision-making.
Session Objectives: The participant in this session will be able to identify current issues related to the role of consumers and families in mental health treatment decision-making.
Moderators:
Lisa Magged, MA and Lisa J. LeRoy, PhD, MBA

8:30 AM
Consumer directed mental health agencies and the role of advocacy
Richard T. Pulice, PhD, Dorothy Castille, PhD and Bruce Link, PhD
     
8:45 AM
There is more to life than just taking pills: Consumer perspectives on alternative pathways to recovery from severe mental illness
Jason Turi, RN,BSN,MPH, James Fatal and Jane Whiley
9:00 AM
Shared decision-making in mental health: Stakeholder information needs
Edith Kealey, MSW and Molly Finnerty, MD
     
9:15 AM
Cultural competence and consumer involvement: Practice and theory
Lisa Magged, MA and Lisa J. LeRoy, PhD, MBA
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Mental Health

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

See more of: Mental Health
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