Training Description

The Clinician In The Courtroom

Course Description: There are many clinical cases which can involve legal issues which the counselor may be exposed to. This course will present: an overview of the legal process and rules of evidence, legal issues in clinical report writing and record keeping, the discovery process in litigation, testimony in court hearings and depositions, how to be a witness, expert witness activities, ethical issues in working with individuals, couples or families involved with the court, and risk avoidance in the expert role. By attending this presentation, the attendee will:

Identify the basic rules of evidence.
Identify how client records and communications accessed by or protected from the legal process.
Identify basic skills therapists can learn to help them when they are called as witnesses.
Identify what qualifies a professional as an expert witness.

About the Trainer: Sandra G. Nye, JD, MSW holds a JD from De Paul University College of Law and an MSW from Loyola University School of Social Work, and is principal of The Law Offices of Nye and Associates, Ltd. in Chicago. Ms. Nye concentrates in the law of human service delivery and family law, consulting and practicing before administrative agencies and in the courts. Former professional posts include Director of Child and Family Law and Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research; Asst. Professor of Jurisprudence in Psychiatry, University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine; Director of the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission; instructor and lecturer at the Family Institute, University of Chicago Graduate School of Social Service Administration, and the University of Illinois Jane Addams School of Social work. She has held offices and chairmanships in legal and human service professional associations, participated in drafting mental health, child protection and confidentiality legislation, lectures nationally and has authored books, chapters, and numerous articles on the law of families and clinical practice.

Continuing Education Hours: This program is recognized as providing 6 CEU's for: LPC/LCPC, LSW/LCSW.

Confirmations / Directions: Upon receipt of the registration form, we will mail or email a confirmation letter including location and directions. There will be no confirmations sent for registrations received one week or less prior to the workshop.

Refund Policy: Registrations cancelled before one week prior to the workshop will be refunded their cost minus a $25 administrative fee. Registration can be applied to another available training date, based on availability. There are no refunds within one week of the training.

Registration Deadlines: Registrations should be received one week prior to each workshop. Space is limited, and early registration is encouraged.

Cost: $130.00

Schedule:

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Training 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Lunch on your own
Training 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.