NAMI Santa Cruz County's Upcoming Speaker Meeting
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Special Needs Trusts
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Presented by Ellen Cookman, J.D., L.L.M, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law This speaker meeting will be held via Zoom, an easy-to-use teleconferencing platform. Scroll down for troubleshooting tips. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87957229863 Meeting ID: 879 5722 9863 By phone: +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 879 5722 9863 |
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Special needs families have special considerations when planning for the future of their loved ones with disabilities. For example:
In this presentation, attorney Ellen Cookman will take a deep dive into these essential planning questions, provide best practices on the intersection between special needs trusts and CalABLE accounts, and more so you can feel secure in providing for your family’s future.
SPEAKER:
Ellen Cookman is the owner of Cookman Law, PC in Palo Alto, California. Ellen is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law from the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. She received her J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law, and her LL.M. in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate from Golden Gate University. Ellen lives in East Palo Alto with her husband, two sons (one with special needs), and a boxer-pit bull mix named Ulysses.
Special needs families have special considerations when planning for the future of their loved ones with disabilities. For example:
- Which public benefits might my disabled child qualify for, and how do I protect those benefits?
- How can my child take advantage of the new CalABLE account?
- How can planning for those with mental health challenges differ than for those with other special needs?
- Why might I need a stand-alone special needs trust, instead of the trust being imbedded in our revocable trust?
In this presentation, attorney Ellen Cookman will take a deep dive into these essential planning questions, provide best practices on the intersection between special needs trusts and CalABLE accounts, and more so you can feel secure in providing for your family’s future.
SPEAKER:
Ellen Cookman is the owner of Cookman Law, PC in Palo Alto, California. Ellen is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law from the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. She received her J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law, and her LL.M. in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate from Golden Gate University. Ellen lives in East Palo Alto with her husband, two sons (one with special needs), and a boxer-pit bull mix named Ulysses.
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Past Speaker Meetings
Mental Health First Aid for COVID-19
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Zoom
Presented by: Debra Sloss, LMFT and host of KSQD's State of Mind, Kara Bowman, LMFT, and Anastasia Baboulevitch, NAMI-SCC's Program Manager
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Zoom
Presented by: Debra Sloss, LMFT and host of KSQD's State of Mind, Kara Bowman, LMFT, and Anastasia Baboulevitch, NAMI-SCC's Program Manager
You can find the resources mentioned here:
https://ksqd.org/state-of-mind-state-of-mind-mental-health-first-aid-for-covid-19-17/
Find more episodes of State of Mind here:
https://ksqd.org/state-of-mind/
Check out these DBT skills handouts, recommended by Debra Sloss:
https://ksqd.org/state-of-mind-state-of-mind-mental-health-first-aid-for-covid-19-17/
Find more episodes of State of Mind here:
https://ksqd.org/state-of-mind/
Check out these DBT skills handouts, recommended by Debra Sloss:
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Ask the Pharmacist
Presented by: Azita Alipour, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP, Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Pharmacy at Marshall B. Ketchum University, College of Pharmacy
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd
Check out the Video and slides here:
Presented by: Azita Alipour, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP, Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Pharmacy at Marshall B. Ketchum University, College of Pharmacy
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd
Check out the Video and slides here:
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Talk with the Mental Health Advisor for California
Presented by: Dr. Thomas Insel, Mental Health Advisor to Governor Newsom
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Peace United Church, 900 High St
Check out the Video here:
Presented by: Dr. Thomas Insel, Mental Health Advisor to Governor Newsom
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Peace United Church, 900 High St
Check out the Video here:
Ask the Doctor: Updates on Schizophrenia
Presented by: Dr. Matthew Lilly, Lead Psychiatrist for Psynergy Programs, Inc.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd
Check out the slideshow here:
Presented by: Dr. Matthew Lilly, Lead Psychiatrist for Psynergy Programs, Inc.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Rd
Check out the slideshow here:
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The State of Suicide Prevention: Local resources and strategies to support ourselves and one another
Presented by: Carly Memoli, Program Director, Suicide Prevention Service and
Molly Touse, Program Coordinator, Suicide Prevention Service
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Simpkins Swim Center, 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz
Learn more at: https://fsa-cc.org/suicide-prevention-service/
Presented by: Carly Memoli, Program Director, Suicide Prevention Service and
Molly Touse, Program Coordinator, Suicide Prevention Service
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Simpkins Swim Center, 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz
Learn more at: https://fsa-cc.org/suicide-prevention-service/
Advances in Depression Treatment
Presented by Dr. Saad Shakir, Psychiatrist
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Simpkins Center, 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz
Learn more at: www.siliconvalleytms.com
Presented by Dr. Saad Shakir, Psychiatrist
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Simpkins Center, 979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz
Learn more at: www.siliconvalleytms.com
Ending the Silence: Youth and Mental Health
Presented by: NAMI-SCC
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Live Oak Senior Center
1777 Capitola Rd.
Learn more at: https://www.namiscc.org/school-presentations.html
Presented by: NAMI-SCC
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Live Oak Senior Center
1777 Capitola Rd.
Learn more at: https://www.namiscc.org/school-presentations.html
Special Needs Trusts
Presented by Barbara Loebner, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning
January 16th, 2019, 7:00pm
PLEASE NOTE: This video is from NAMI Santa Clara County's General Meeting in September 2018 and can also be found at
namisantaclara.org/2018/08/general-meeting-tuesday-sept11/
NAMI Santa Cruz hosted the same presentation from Barbara Loebner in January 2019, but it was not recorded.
Presented by Barbara Loebner, Certified Specialist in Estate Planning
January 16th, 2019, 7:00pm
PLEASE NOTE: This video is from NAMI Santa Clara County's General Meeting in September 2018 and can also be found at
namisantaclara.org/2018/08/general-meeting-tuesday-sept11/
NAMI Santa Cruz hosted the same presentation from Barbara Loebner in January 2019, but it was not recorded.
