LIVE: Evidence for Forensic Mental Health Professionals
September 25, 2025 - September 26, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM Pacific
September 25, 2025 - September 26, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Pacific
7 Hours | 7 CEs
$375 Registration | $350 Early Registration (through September 18th) | Live Virtual Training via Zoom
David DeMatteo, JD, PhD, ABPP, presents a live virtual professional training program on Evidence for Forensic Mental Health Professionals.
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This training focuses on legal concepts for forensic mental health professionals. After providing a primer on the structure of the United States court system, this training will address legal concepts commonly encountered by forensic mental health professionals in both criminal and civil legal contexts, including admissibility standards for expert evidence, the legal foundation of expert testimony, discovery, expert reliance on inadmissible evidence (e.g., hearsay), responding to subpoenas, protecting test security (e.g., protective orders), ethics and professionalism, best-practice standards related to cross-examination, expert immunity, and diversity-related considerations.
The program will include discussion of governing case law (e.g., Daubert, Frye), various rules of evidence (e.g., Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure), and applicable ethical/practice guidance (e.g., Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology).
This training is intended for forensic mental health clinicians (psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers) at all stages of their careers. The training is most useful for mental health professionals who conduct forensic mental health assessments in criminal and/or civil areas, and it is relevant to forensic mental health professionals in a variety of settings (e.g., private practice, correctional facility).
Training Outline:
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
David DeMatteo, JD, PhD, ABPP (Forensic)
David DeMatteo, JD, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), is a Professor of Psychology and Professor of Law at Drexel University, and Director of Drexel’s JD/PhD Program in Law & Psychology. He has published 14 books, more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, and more than 50 book chapters in his areas of interest, whi...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the structure of the United States court system
Describe the admissibility standards and legal foundations for expert evidence
Describe the federal rules of evidence that are relevant to expert evidence (reports and testimony) provided by forensic mental health professionals
Describe how expert evidence is affected by the rule against hearsay
Identify several ethical, professional, and best-practices considerations associated with the provision of expert evidence by mental health professionals in legal proceedings
Identify best practices for providing testimony in depositions, hearings, and trials
Describe how to engage in forensic practice in a manner that recognizes the diversity of the examines and attorneys with whom mental health professionals work
Live Event Policy
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Event Communications
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Cancellation Policy
Have a sudden change of plans and are unable to attend live? No worries; you will be given access to the on-demand version of the program once available. Please note if you attend live, no access to the recording will be given.
Event Conduct
Professional conduct is expected during our live programs. Our goal is to make our events as interactive as possible for all participants. We reserve the right to remove any participants who are disruptive, act unprofessionally, or who we are unable to verify their purchase.
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CE Sponsorship Information
Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.