Register

Use the following link to register for 1.0 CE credit for psychologists - https://app.tpn.health/education/psychiatric-advance-directives-improve-care-e85d7f07

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Describe what a PAD is and why this piece of legislation is being added in a growing number of states across the country.

• Describe at least three issues surrounding provider education, community education, and/or implementation of PADs.

• Summarize current advocacy efforts.

• Explain at least two issues facing individuals attempting to use PADs.

• Identify methods individuals use to inform providers about PAD status.

Educational Goal

Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are clinically useful and ideologically consistent with a collaborative recovery orientation. The main takeaway of this presentation is what they are, how they work, and how to implement them.

Description

Outpatient provider support is the number one determining factor for if an individual gets a psychiatric advance directive (PAD). Attendees will become acquainted with relevant laws surrounding psychiatric advance directives as well as their responsibilities for treating a patient with a PAD. This course will cover what a PAD is, when they are useful, why individuals with PADs have improved prognosis, and issues facing PAD advocacy and implementation. By the end of this course, attendees will have the tools to complete their own PAD and understand how to employ supported decision making to assist individuals in completing their own.