MDLPA: "Under the Radar" Key Cases for Forensic Mental Health Professionals
1.5 Hours | 1.5 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on "Under the Radar" Key Cases for Forensic Mental Health Professionals is presented by Michael Perlin, JD, in partnership with Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates (MDLPA).
This program covers cases from the US Supreme Court, lower federal courts, and state courts in all relevant areas that are important to forensic witnesses and evaluators, criminal, correctional, and civil, and explains why participants need to be aware of these cases during the evaluation, report-writing, and testimony stages.
This program is intended for forensic witnesses/evaluators who wish to be up to date on cases that were probably not part of their academic training programs.
Program Outline
- The “unknown cases”
- - Criminal
- - Correctional
- - Civil
- The impact of these cases on participants’ practice
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe cases that are not among those usually covered in forensic training courses, but are vital for forensic witnesses and evaluators to be familiar with
Describe the significance of these court decisions in their practices
Describe how courts (that are not obligated to follow these decisions) will likely decide similar cases
Presented By
Michael Perlin, JD
Michael L. Perlin is Professor of Law Emeritus at New York Law School (NYLS), founding director of NYLS’s Online Mental Disability Law Program, and founding director of NYLS’s International Mental Disability Law Reform Project in its Justice Action Center. He is also the co-founder of Mental Disabil...
Curriculum
1. Death Penalty Cases
2. Insanity Defense Cases
3. Expert Testimony Cases
4. Institutional Segregation of Persons with ID
5. Therapeutic Jurisprudence
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CE Credit
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Convenience & Flexibility
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Program Partner
Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates
We are proud to partner with Mental Disability Law and Policy Associates, LLC for this training. MDLPA is a boutique educational training company that offers specialized mental disability law consulting, the creation or enhancement of distance learning programs, in-house or online courses, and day or weekend training seminars to reputable organizations, educational institutions, professional groups, and advocacy groups focused on providing advanced knowledge and skills to persons working with marginalized populations.
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.