Assisted Out Patient Treatment [AOT]
State wide Implementation Training
“Assisted Outpatient Treatment [AOT] for seriously mentally ill people is a civil process. It does not require the commission of a crime as the price of admission.” – Brian Stettin – Policy Director – Treatment Advocacy Center.
Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in Assisted Outpatient Treatment. In case you missed the February 23, 2018 Implementing Assisted Outpatient Treatment seminar in Baton Rouge, or want to revisit the information presented, we invite you to watch the presentations online. See Parts 1 – 4 below.
- Introductory remarks by Janet Hays, President, Healing Minds NOLA and Dr. Jan Kasofsky PhD, Executive Director of Capital Area Human Services on “Identifying Concerns”
- A word from Lisa Gardner of CommCare – a platinum sponsor.
- Treatment Advocacy Center Policy Director, Brian Stettin, then spoke on “AOT: What is it and why do we need it?”
[AOT] - Part 2
- Lisa Dailey, Treatment Advocacy Center’s Legislative and Policy Counsel, on “A Walk Through Nicola’s Law”
- Brian Stettin, Treatment Advocacy Center’s Policy Director, on “Lessons from the Research on AOT”
- Lisa Dailey, Treatment Advocacy Center’s Legislative and Policy Counsel, on “Core Elements of Effective AOT Programs”
- Brian Stettin, Treatment Advocacy Center’s Policy Director on “Observations on the Black Robe Effect”
[AOT] - Part 4
- “Mock AOT Hearing” played out by members of he East Baton Rouge team and includes subject experts Lisa Dailey, Treatment Advocacy Center’s Legislative and Policy Counsel, and Brian Stettin, Treatment Advocacy Center’s Policy Director.
If you are thinking of starting an AOT program in your area, we would be happy to help coordinate and facilitate a workgroup, or direct you to an already existing one.
[AOT] References and Resources
Handbook for Judges
Click here to see the guidelines for judicial proceedings within the Baton Rouge AOT program.
AOT Petition Template
Click here to download a blank petition for civil involuntary outpatient treatment in Orleans Parish.
Patient's Rights Handbook
Click here to review the monitoring principles for AOT participants in Orleans Parish.