Past Seminars
Seminar 13: Abuse Against People with Mental and/or Developmental Disabilities and/or Intellectual Disabilities
This Seminar addressed the potential causes, ramifications, and preventive measures related to the abuse of people with mental and/or developmental disabilities in institutional and community settings.
Segment 1 – Disability Abuse & Bullying: https://youtu.be/PHNJPIVPgtY
Segment 2 – Communicating with Patients & Risk Factors: https://youtu.be/DueujowPD6o
Segment 3 – Dependent Adults: https://youtu.be/prAX8rLvA7I
Segment 4 – Abuse Against Students https://youtu.be/UKLVeMDk1aw
This Seminar was held on August 18, 2014 at The Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California
Speakers
Dr. Bennett Leventhal, Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine
Dr. Clarissa Kripke, Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine; Director, Office of Developmental Primary Care
Dr. Sheryll Casuga (Psy.D.), Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Intake & Assessment, Regional Center of the East Bay
Steven Bruce, Esq., Legal Director, People With Disabilities Foundation; Former Senior Staff Attorney, Social Security Administration
Micha Star Liberty, Esq., Founder & Partner, Liberty Law
Anthony Chicotel, Esq., Staff Attorney, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
Paul Buchanan, Social Worker, San Mateo County Adult Protective Services
Meredith Hardesty, Lived Experience with Mental Health Issues
Mike Emory, Lived Experience
Moderated by Steven Bruce, Esq., PWDF Legal Director, and Todd Teixeira, PWDF Deputy Director
See Complete Seminar: Abuse Against People with Mental and/or Developmental Disabilities: Physical, Sexual, and Verbal Abuse in Institutional and Community Settings
Seminar Handouts and Resources: What is Child Abuse? Disability Rights CA Laws and Regulations Regarding Behavioral Restraint & Seclusion DOJ Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2012 Statistical Tables Abuse and Neglect of Adults with Developmental Disabilities DRC Reporting Abuse of an Elder or Adult with Disability Kripke PWDF Forum on Abuse UCSF Office of Developmental Primary Care