Welcome to the Adjunct Clinical Faculty Association
The Adjunct Clinical Faculty Association in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine is a non-profit, non-political organization of Stanford affiliated, community based, mental health professionals who are dedicated to high quality clinical training and effective communication between its members and academic faculty, psychiatric residents, and other important segments of the Department, the School of Medicine, and the University. Membership in the Association is limited to members of the Adjunct Clinical Faculty in Psychiatry and its Emeriti.
ADA Amendment Act of 2008
The underlying act is, “HR 3195: An act to restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.” Depending on EEOC and appellate courts, this act clarifies impairment, disability and major life activities. The act will likely benefit qualified individuals with a disability and restore “the intent and protections” of the 1990 Act.
Your Advance Directive – Don’t leave home without it!
Respect for the autonomy of personal decision making is among the highest of ethical standards in medicine. The doctrine of informed consent is its shield. An advance directive is an exercise in “prospective” autonomy that continues effective after the author of the directive becomes incompetent. For a review of the legal principles involved, see the 2001 California Supreme Court case Conservatorship of Wendland.
PTSD Information Resource
The searchable PILOTS database is an electronic index to the world's literature on post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental-health consequences of trauma exposure. It is produced by the National Center for PTSD, and is electronically available to the public. There is no charge for using the database. Although it is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the PILOTS database is not limited to literature on PTSD among veterans. National Center's website is also a valuable on-line resource for PTSD information for both clinician's and the general public.
