Saks Institute 2019 Spring Symposium

The Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy, and Ethics
presents
Spring Symposium 2019
In the Spotlight: Working and Living with Mental Illness

Monday, March 25, 2019
8:30AM - 2:00PM
Town and Gown Ballroom
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California 90089

Registration is FREE. Space is limited

For full program and other information please visit the conference program here.

Location
Town and Gown Ballroom
665 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Click here for a map of the USC campus.
Light Continental Breakfast available at 8:00AM - 8:30AM.

Parking
Parking will be available at the Figueroa Street Structure (formerly PS2) for $12.00. The Figueroa Street Structure is located on the northeast corner of Figueroa Street and Exposition Blvd. For detailed parking directions, please see here.

Information about additional USC parking lots and directions can be found here.

Special Needs
The Saks Institute is committed to ensuring that all individuals who wish to attend the conference may do so in a manner that is respectful of their individual needs. Please contact Christopher Schnieders by Monday, March 18, 2019 if an accommodation or assistance would be helpful to you at the conference.

CEUs
Licensed social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional clinical counselors attending in-person can earn 4.5 CEUs. Participants must attend the presentations from 8:30-2:00 p.m. to receive 4.5 CEUs.

The University of Southern California (USC) Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, an accredited school of social work as defined in Business and Professions Code section 4991.2, meets the requirements set forth in section 4996.22(d)(1). The School is recognized by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences as a continuing education provider pursuant to Section 1887.4.3

CEU Learning Objectives

1. Learn how mental health challenges can contribute to positive outcomes in the workplace, as well as strategies to incorporate managing mental health into professional work environments.

2. Engage with ethical implications of digital mental health technologies from the perspective of the developers and professionals implementing them.

3. Appreciate the complexity, specific challenges, and obstacles related to navigating the use of digital mental health technologies.

4. Identify existing opportunities under the umbrella of "digital mental health" that offer the real possibility of improved care and practical well-being for a large population of adults in the domains of living and working.

5. Understand the clubhouse approach for mental health consumers and individuals with lived experience and how clubhouses can serve as one component of comprehensive mental health treatment.

6. Explore how being public may change in any way the experience of the mental distress, or how other people treat you; or, for that matter, how you see yourself.

7. Examine the public value of having celebrities or well-known people speak up and its implications (e.g., is it always good? When so, and when not? Does it matter "how" public figures talk about their mental struggles?).

Hotel Accommodations
There are many hotels close to the USC campus/downtown Los Angeles.

Within walking distance:
USC Hotel
Telephone: 1 (833) 2-BOOK-USC
https://uschotel.usc.edu/
Please mention the Saks Institute Symposium when inquiring about availability. There are a few rooms for attendees to reserve and cover themselves.

Recommended Hotels in downtown Los Angeles (3 miles from USC):
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
Telephone: (213) 624-1011
http://www.millenniumhotels.com/usa/millenniumbiltmorelosangeles/

Westin Bonaventure Hotel
Telephone: (213) 624-1000
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1004

For additional hotel options, we suggest an online search via your preferred travel search engine.

Questions
Have a question about this event? Contact Christopher Schnieders:
Email: saksinstitute@law.usc.edu
Telephone: (213) 740-5714