Decoding & Litigating Mental Health Issues (2018)
CLE Credit: Up to 12 hours of self-study CLE credit, including 1 ethics credit, where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary: Experts estimate that between 55 and 75% of all incarcerated people suffer from mental health issues. Decoding the defenses and untangling issues of competence begins the moment you meet a mentally ill client and the work continues until the case is finally resolved, whether by verdict, sentence, or dismissal. The cases are complex, the clients are challenging, and the stakes are high. In this program, the nation’s top experienced lawyers, scientists, and doctors with expertise in mental health issues will cover issues ranging from competence to insanity defenses, jury selection and persuasion, and sentencing.
Presentations Included:
1. Cross of an Expert on Competency | Iris Eytan
2. Working with Experts on NGI & Competency Evaluations | Dr. Clarence Watson
3. Preparing for Sentencing, at the Beginning, Using Effective Storytelling | Jennifer Sellitti
4. Language Deficits & Interrogations: The Numbers Tell the Story | Prof. Michele LaVigne
5. Voir Dire with Mental Health Defenses | Denise de La Rue
6. Direct Examination of Clients with Mental Illness & Cognitive Impairment | Aaron Nelson
7. Preparing & Litigating NGI Cases | Jennifer Friedman
8. Autism Spectrum Disorder and Online Sexual Offenses: Surviving the "Perfect Storm" | Mark Mahoney
9. Veterans Mental Health Issues | James Smith
10. Advocacy and the Age-Related Mental Illnesses of the Elderly Client | Vincent Aprile
11. Developmental Threats to Competency to Stand Trial Among Young and Emerging Adult Defendants | Dr. Ivan Kruh
12. Ethically Representing Mentally Ill Clients | Adriana L. Flores, Ph.D. & Natasha Perdew Silas
13. Alternatives to Incarceration with Mental Health Clients | Thomas Reed
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Prices
- List Price $150.00
- Member Price $125.00