Three Prongs of Risk of Harm

Barnstable, Plymouth, and Bristol Counties Regional Coordinator Virtual Training Via Zoom April 19, 10 AM to 12PM
The Three Prongs of Risk of Harm

2 MHLD CLE

Join us for an Expert Panel discussion on the three prongs of risk of harm applied in Section 7&8 Petitions for civil commitment. In addition to Mike O’Brien and Joan LeGraw the panel includes one psychiatrist (Mark Rudolph M.D.) and two psychologists (Paul Zeizel PhD and Tina Adams PhD) all of whom have substantial experience serving as independent medical examiners for Respondents at civil commitment hearings. In advance of the discussion panel members and attendees will receive several hypothetical fact patterns, designed to elicit diverse assessments and opinions. The discussion will focus on the strengths and weaknesses of a hypothetical petition based on each fact pattern.

This training will help you:

• Identify how different types of expert clinicians assess serious/substantial risk of harm
• Apply the law on risk of harm to hypothetical fact patterns
• Incorporate/consider the findings of a clinical assessment of risk of harm based on hypothetical fact patterns
• Develop a plan for undermining Petitioner’s expert testimony on risk of harm in their next case

 Register here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvfuGorD4jHdYQxsZOJQW_B2oRfob3zR4b

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom containing your unique link to use when joining the meeting on April 19. Please save this confirmation email where you will be able to find it at the time of the training!

If you have any questions, please contact:

Joan LeGraw:   [email protected] or

Mike O’Brien:   [email protected]