Patients' Rights Advocacy Training - 2019

Patients' Rights Advocacy Training - 2019

Below are the course material downloads for the 2019 California Office of Patients’ Rights Advocacy Training conference held April 3, 4, and 5, 2019.

(Please note that not all documents were produced by DRC. Therefore some of these publications may not be accessible.)

 

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Racial/Ethnic and Cultural Issues in the Mental Health System

Cultural Competence (pdf)
Cultural Competence (rtf)

Compendium of Cultural and Linguistic Competent Products (pdf)

 

Introduction to OPRABA – the Office of Payee Review and Beneficiary Assistance

Introduction to OPRABA (pdf)
Introduction to OPRABA (rtf)

Representative Payee Basics (pdf)
Representative Payee Basics (rtf)

 

Do You See What I See? Peer Culture and the Peer Perspective

Peer Culture & the Peer Perspective (pdf)
Peer Culture & the Peer Perspective (rtf)

 

Thusday, April 4, 2019

Incarcerated with Disabilities: Federal and State Protections

Constitutional Rights of Incarcerated Persons with Disabilities (pdf)
Constitutional Rights of Incarcerated Persons with Disabilities (rtf)

 

Assess Your Surroundings and Monitor For Safety

ASMS (pdf)
ASMS (rtf)

 

Advocacy in Small Counties

Advocacy in Small Counties (pdf)
Advocacy in Small Counties (rtf)

 

Conservatorship and Patients’ Rights

Conservatorship (pdf)
Conservatorship (rtf)

 

Working with the Office of Clients’ Rights Advocacy for the benefit of your Clients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Rights (pdf)
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Rights (rtf)

OCRA Clients’ Right Advocate Roster (pdf)
OCRA Clients’ Right Advocate Roster (rtf)

Request for an IPP Meeting - Template (pdf)
Request for an IPP Meeting - Template (rtf)

IPP Planning Guide (pdf)
IPP Planning Guide (pdf)

Regional Center Services (pdf)

Regional Centers Areas Served (pdf)

Community Living Options (pdf)

 

Certification Review Hearings

W&I Section 5250 and Related Codes (pdf)
W&I Section 5250 and Related Codes (rtf)

Basic LPS Law (pdf)
Basic LPS Law (rtf)

Representing Clients in Certification Review Hearings (pdf)
Representing Clients in Certification Review Hearings (rtf)

Representing Patients in Certification Review Hearings (pdf)
Representing Patients in Certification Review Hearings (rtf)

 

Getting to Know Disability Rights California’s Investigations Unit

Getting to know DRC's Investigations Unit (pdf)
Getting to know DRC's Investigations Unit (pdf)

 

Demystifying Housing Rights for People with Psychiatric Disabilities

Resource Guide (pdf)
Resource Guide (rtf)

 

SB 1152 – Discharge Planning

SB 1152 - Discharge Planning for Patients Who Are Homeless (pdf)
SB 1152 - Discharge Planning for Patients Who Are Homeless (rtf)

 

Increasing the connection of Patients’ Rights Advocates to County Behavioral Health Boards and Commissions

Connecting Patients Rights Advocates with Mental and Behavioral Health Boards (pdf)
Connecting Patients Rights Advocates with Mental and Behavioral Health Boards (rtf)

 

California Legislation Update

Overview of Legislative Process (pdf)
Overview of Legislative Process (rtf)

Mental Health & Conservatorship Bills 2019 (pdf)
Mental Health & Conservatorship Bills 2019 (rtf)

 

CalFresh for SSI Recipients

CalFresh for SSI Recipients (pdf)
CalFresh for SSI Recipients (rtf)

Food Money for SSI Recipients (pdf)
Food Money for SSI Recipients (rtf)

 

Friday, April 5, 2019

Advocacy for Transgender Children and Adolescents

Transgender Children and Adolescents: Mental Health, Legal and Ethical Issues (pdf)
Transgender Children and Adolescents: Mental Health, Legal and Ethical Issues (rt)