NARPA 2009 Annual Conference

NARPA 2009 ANNUAL RIGHTS CONFERENCE

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RIGHTS PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY [NARPA]

 

September 9 to 12, 2009

Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Advocacy for Rights in a New Era

Conference begins Wednesday evening and ends at noon Saturday

Three Conference Tracks include:

• Guardianship/Forced Treatment
• Recovery/Alternatives to Medical Model Treatment
• Advocacy & Legal Strategies for Challenging Times

CLEs, CEUs, credit for CPRP will be offered

Further information will be posted on NARPA’s website http://www.narpa.org  for more information.

E-mail narpa@aol.com  or call 205-464-0101 for more information.

Hello,

NARPA has announced the lineup and its preliminary schedule for this year’s excellent conference.  I hope you can come.

http://www.narpa.org/2009NARPAConferenceRegistration.pdf
NARPA’s 27th Annual
Rights Conference
Advocacy for Rights in a New Era
September 9-12, 2009, Phoenix Arizona

2009 Conference Featured Speakers
Ira Burnim
Nationally Known Advocate & Legal Director
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

Lisa St. George
Survivor & Director of Award-Winning California Peer Program

Stefan Kruszewski, MD
Prominent Critic of Inaccurate Research
& Off-Label Promotion by Pharmaceutical Industry

Kim Hopper
Medical Anthropologist & Co-Director
Center to Study Recovery in Social Contexts

Special Presentations by

Linda Andre
Author of Doctors of Deception:
What They Don’t Want You To Know About Shock Treatment

Susan Stefan
Significant Developments in Mental Health Law – 2009

Conference Tracks will emphasize:

Guardianship & Forced Treatment
Recovery & Alternatives to Medical Model Treatment
Advocacy & Legal Strategies for Challenging Times

All  conference activities will be held at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort.

More information  check NARPA’s website at www.narpa.org for frequent updates!