MENTAL HEALTH PROCEEDINGS:
MEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND LEGAL ISSUES

April 3, 2013
MCLE, Boston

Co-sponsored by the Judicial Institute and the Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee

The Biology of Psychotic and Mood Disorders
Jordan W. Smoller, MD, ScD

Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychotic and Mood Disorders
Carl Salzman, MD

Assessment of Risk in Criminal and Family Law Cases
Ronald Schouten, JD, MD

Communicating with Persons with Mental Illness
Judith G. Edersheim, JD, MD

Workshops
Determining Competency
Hon. Thomas A. Connors
Debra Pinals, MD
Roger Goldin, EdD
Custody, Visitation and Parenting Issues
Hon. Stephen M. Limon
Hon. Susan D. Ricci
Virginia Merritt, MD
Civil Commitments and 8B Proceedings
Hon. Kathleen E. Coffery
Hon. Rosemary B. Minehan
Sentencing and Probation Issues
Hon. Thomas A. Connors
Hon. S. Jane Haggerty
Harriet Beasley
Charles Carroll, PhD
Capacity in Probate Cases
Hon. Susan D. Ricci
Rebessa Weintraub Brendel, MD, JD

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STRIVING FOR STELLAR ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

October 26, 2012
Hotel Northampton, Northampton

Moving Beyond Rogers: Psychotropic Medication and Behavioral Health Treatment for Children in Child Welfare Custody
Elizabeth Armstrong, RN, JD
Laura H. Myers, MSW, EdD
Denise Pinardi, RN
John Swanson, MD

Defining and Preventing Restraints and Seclusions
Beth Caldwell, MS
Robert D. Fleischner, JD

Building Bridges to Successful Outcomes: New Residential Treatment for Youth and Families
Gretchen Emond
Joan Mikula
Bob Wentworth

Impact of Rosie D. and Connor B. on the Provision of Services to Children and Families
Joyce S. Rockwell, JD
Beverly A. Swetcky, JD

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MOVING FORWARD IN REPRESENTING PERSONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS

June 1, 2012
MCLE, Boston

Keynote: The Genetics of Mental Illness
Jordan W. Smoller, MD

Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children and Adults
John N. Julian, MD

Dementia: Diagnosis and (Problems in) Treatment
Carl Salzman, MD

Rosie D. Turns Three: Updates, Lessons, and Strategies for Effective Care Coordination
Jessica Berry, JD
Donna Kausek, LMHC
Frank Laski, JD
Kathryn Rucker, JD

Medication on Trial: Considering Diagnosis and Treatment for Behaviorally and Emotionally Disturbed Children
Dana Rubin, MD, MSW

A View from the Bench: Pitfalls in Practice and Lifelines to Zealous Legal Representation
Hon. Jay Blitzman
Carol Rosensweig, JD
Ann Tobey, PhD
Wendy Wolf, JD

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KEEPING CURRENT IN MENTAL HEALTH AND THE LAW

February 3, 2012
MCLE, Boston

Keynote: Antipsychotics in the Medical Treatment Plan
Oliver Freudenreich, MD

Management of Psychiatric Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Weighing the Risks
Lee S. Cohen, MD

ADHD Across the Lifespan
Timothy Wilens, MD

The Anatomy of a Hospitalization: Legal and Clinical Issues Prior to Civil Commitment
Dost Ongur, MD, PhD
Michael Porter, JD
Felicia A. Smith, MD
Karen Talley, JD

Children Placed in Mental Health Facilities
Jacquelyn O'Brien, JD
Margaret Winchester, JD

Evidentiary Issues in Commitment and Guardianship Cases
Nadell Hill, JD

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