TRAINING: Mental Health Advance Directives

A Mental Health Advance Directive is a document that allows you to make your choices known regarding mental health treatment in the event that your mental illness makes you unable to make decisions. In effect, you are making decisions about treatment before the time that you will need it. This allows you to make more informed decisions and to make your wishes clearly known. A law was passed in Pennsylvania, effective January 28, 2005, that makes it possible for you to use a Mental Health Advance Directive.

Learning Objectives:

• Define the different types of Mental Health Advance Directives.
• Define who is able to make a Mental Health Advance Directives.
• Recognize the terminology associated with Mental Health Advance Directives.

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