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Mental Disability Law Certificate

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Expand your skill set, elevate your practice and distinguish yourself as a specialized professional. With applications in both criminal and civil law, the Mental Disability Law certificate is ideal for social workers, counselors, and psychologists and any behavioral health professional seeking a firmer legal foundation for their work. The certificate program spans 80 hours of CE-earning content across 4 programs.

What You Can Expect

Through the coursework you will gain expertise in the application of mental disability law in a variety of contexts such as:

  • Juvenile and Family Court Issues
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Risk Assessment
  • Civil Capacities
The Mental Disability Law Certificate includes 80 CE Hours | 4 Programs for $2,000

Presented By

Eduardo Bunge, PhD

Eduardo Bunge, PhD

Nicholas C. Jacobson, PhD

Nicholas C. Jacobson, PhD

Mental Disability Law Certificate

Certificate: 80 CE Hours | 4 Programs for $2,000

Specialized Trainings

You Will Learn To:

1

Describe the relationship between mental illness, dangerous behavior, and the police power

2

Describe the perceived and actual relationship between mental disorders and violence

3

Describe how violence is assessed clinically and actuarially (structured and unstructured)

4

Describe how experts and attorneys interact at all stages of the criminal prosecution (pretrial, at trial, and post-trial)

5

Describe aspects of the criminal incompetency status, including competency to stand trial, competency to waive counsel, competency to plead guilty, and “other” competencies (pre-trial, at trial, and post-trial)

6

Describe all issues related to the refusal of medication in cases involving forensic patients

7

Describe the treatment of trauma-related disabilities in civil and criminal courts

8

Describe the role of trauma in the legal treatment of people with mental disabilities

9

Describe the relationship between trauma and disability subordination

10

Describe issues related to juvenile commitments to psychiatric institutions

11

Describe issues related to the criminal trials of juveniles with mental disabilities

12

Describe issues related to questions of competency and waiver in juveniles with mental disabilities

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