Law
Franklin Pierce School of Law :: General Practice (LAW)
LGP 963 (01) - Law and Mental Health
Credits: 2.0
Term: Spring 2017 - Law (01/09/2017 - 01/13/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Spring 2017 - Law (01/09/2017 - 01/13/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
15
CRN: 57208
CRN: 57208
This two-credit course, meeting on selected Mondays (and one Saturday), equips students to manage all phases of legal proceedings in which mental health evidence and testimony are utilized. Students will review theories of law and mental health; assessment, treatment, credentialing, ethics, and practice standards; competency, sanity, and commitment proceedings; mental injury, antidiscrimination, and educational entitlements; delinquency, abuse/neglect, and child custody determinations; and practical aspects of forensic consultation, expert witness retention, and the lawyer?s own mental health. Open to all except 1Ls. Grading Information: Final examination= 50%; Class Preparation And Participation= 20%; and Brief Research Paper= 30%.
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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1/30/2017 | 2/13/2017 | M | 5:00pm - 8:15pm | UNHL 102 |