Representing Clients at Forensic Mental Health Tribunals

Introduction

How do tribunals dealing with clients who have been sentenced by a criminal court differ from ‘civil sections’? What special skills and knowledge is needed?

Recent tragic homicides and mental health law reform have reshaped the landscape of forensic practice. This virtual classroom seminar provides a practical interactive approach to ensuring the best outcomes for your clients in this challenging area of work.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Mental health law reform
• The psychiatrist’s views on tribunals - insights into how tribunals view cases
• Understanding the latest MoJ guidance and role of MoJ
• Cpas/s 117
• Using rules to get more information
• Risk management - assessing and presenting risk in a tribunal context
• Victim considerations

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.