Twelfth Annual Symposium on Mental Disability and the Law

Date:	Friday, June 12, 2009
Location:	Ramada Inn BWI, 7253 Parkway Drive, Hanover, MD, 21076 Phone: (410) 712-4300
Presented By:	Mental Hygiene Administration, Office of Forensic Services and the Mental Health Services Training Center, University of Maryland
Registration:	Please complete the on-line registration form (registration is CLOSED)

This statewide conference is expected to attract about 200 stakeholders from Maryland's public mental health community. Attendees include community program providers, behavioral health and criminal justice administrators (state and local), correctional personnel, consumers and family members from across the state, as well as representatives from various advocacy organizations.

Payment Options (fee $45)

Checks - If you are paying by check, please make the check payable to Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc. and mail to Peggie Butler-Watson, 3700 Koppers Street, Suite 402, Baltimore, Maryland 21227
Purchase Orders: Please mail to Peggie Butler-Watson (address listed above), you will be invoiced for the conference fee.
Electronic Payment: Agencies using electronic payment must send to Baltimore Mental Health Systems, Inc.; please reference code BMHS-TC15.

CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED, Pay NOW with credit card (registration is CLOSED)

Goals and Objectives

This Symposium will examine a variety of issues at the intersection of mental disability and the law. Participants will learn about approaches Maryland and other states have taken to promote consumer engagement in treatment and will consider the compatibility of “mandated” treatment with the Recovery Model of care. In addition, participants will learn about national, state, and local efforts to establish collaborative partnerships between behavioral health agencies and the criminal justice system. Workshops will afford opportunities for participants to learn about: advance directives for mental health care; early intervention and diversion services for consumers who encounter the criminal justice system; the role of mental health courts in service delivery; best practices for serving consumers on probation or parole; and a sampling of programs for children and adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system. Finally, participants will learn about recent developments in mental disability law, both nationally and in Maryland.

Agenda for the day

8:30 – 9:00	Registration & Buffet Breakfast
9:00 - 9:50	Welcome and Mental Health Law Update W. Lawrence Fitch, J.D., Director, Office of Forensic Services, MHA
9:50-11:10	Keynote: Mandated Community Treatment John Monahan, Ph.D., University of Virginia School of Law Director, MacArthur Research Network on Mental Health and the Law
11:25-12:15	Panel Response: Reconciling Mandated Community Treatment with Maryland’s Consumer-Driven Recovery Model of Service Linda Raines, Executive Director, Mental Health Association of MarylandLynn Albizo, J.D., Executive Director, NAMI Maryland Kenneth R. Wireman, Executive Director, Main Street Housing, Inc. Laura Cain, Esquire, Maryland Disability Law Center
12:15–1:30	Lunch
1:30–2:30	Plenary: Behavioral Health/ Criminal Justice Partnerships W. Lawrence Fitch, J.D., Director, Office of Forensic Services, MHA Linda Raines, Executive Director, Mental Health Association of Maryland Bonnie Cosgrove, Director, Integrated Programs and Re-entry Services, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Others to be confirmed
2:45 - 4:15	Workshops Sessions (various workshop leaders) Advance Directives Early Intervention and Diversion Re-Entry Probation and Parole Collaborations Juvenile Court Specialty Programs
4:15 - 4:30	Interest Survey, Evaluation, Certificates of Attendance/Continued Education

Directions

Ramada Inn BWI, 7253 Parkway Drive, Hanover, MD, 21076
Phone: (410) 712-4300
You are encouraged to visit their website, www.bwiramada.com for Google Maps door-to-door directions. You will also find resources for room reservations if needed; please be sure to mention the symposium when making your reservation.

Conference Fee

$45.00 (for all disciplines)

Individuals receiving public entitlements may attend this conference for $5.00. If fee represents a hardship, please contact Wendy Baysmore 410-646-7758.

CEU/COA

Certificate for 5.5 Continuing Education Units or 5.5 Continuing Education Credit Hours of Category I will be awarded upon completion of this training and of a completed evaluation. The Mental Health Services Training Center is authorized by the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a sponsor of Continuing Education Units, and by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners as a sponsor of Category I Continuing Education. The Center maintains responsibility for this program. A Certificate of Attendance will be made available for all other disciplines.

Register now – we expect to fill early (registration is CLOSED)