Presented in partnership:
The Forensic Dual Diagnosis Specialty Service, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
The Community Network of Specialized Care – Toronto Region
Panel Objectives
- Define ethics as it relates to the role of mental health care professionals working both in hospital and in the community
- Identify ethical challenges common to mental health care, dual diagnoses, and the support of persons experiencing decision-making issues
- Identify legal issues and relevant legislation that may arise in supporting individuals with mental health issues, dual diagnoses, and persons experiencing decision-making issues
Scenerios
1 – Consent and Capacity
Discussion points
Responsibility of the team? Dignity of Risk vs Capacity? Persuasion? Rewards? (e.g. go to your appointment, and we’ll get lunch)
2 – Risk, Recovery and Rights
Discussion points
What are the options for these challenging cases? What are the legal and ethical considerations at play?
3 – Consent & Accommodation
Discussion points
What are the legal and ethical considerations at play?
4 – Substitute Decisions Makers
Discussion points
What are the options and appropriate responses for professionals if they have concerns about the action or inaction of a substitute decision maker?
5 – Family as Client?
Discussion points
What are the legal and ethical considerations at play?
Open Dialog Q+A
Facilitators
Jennifer Altosaar Coordinator, Community Network of Specialized Care – Toronto Region
Community Network of Specialized Care
Louis Busch BST, ABS (h.c.), M.Ed., BCBA Forensic Dual Diagnosis Specialty Service – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
The Forensic Dual Diagnosis Specialty Service works to reduce the number of individuals with a developmental disability entering the forensic mental health system and to safely discharge and transition individuals who are the detained under an Ontario Review Board disposition to Developmental Services sector. As well, to build, strengthen and sustain partnerships with Developmental Services Sector to foster the best care for this patient population. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Community Partners
