Training Materials

CARE Act Training Materials

Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) in the CARE Act

Training Date: August 28, 2023

Topics:

Behavioral Health, CARE Act Process, Case Worker / Case Manager, Counsel/Courts, Equitable & Person Centered Care, Serious Mental Illness & Evidenced-based Care

In this training, we review the background, purpose, and evidence of psychiatric advance directives (PADs). Additionally, we discuss the when, who, how, and what of PADs in the CARE Act process.

The training PDF was updated in 2025 to include some exciting updates from the PADs Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Multi-County PADs Innovations Project.

See also the resource card for Psychiatric Advance Directives & the CARE Process: Toolkit & Checklist.

Presenters:

Rachel Johnson-Yates, MA, LMHC, LAC, Senior Consultant, Health Management Associates
Dari Pogach, JD, Senior Consultant, Health Management Associates
Rayshell Chambers, Co-Executive Director and COO, Painted Brain
Kiran Sohota, President, Concepts Forward Consulting

Behavioral Health ,
CARE Act Process ,
Case Worker / Case Manager ,
Counsel/Courts ,
Equitable & Person Centered Care ,
Serious Mental Illness & Evidenced-based Care