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Overview
Essential Insights Into Mental Health Disorders, Records, and Experts
Most lawyers will encounter various mental health disorders while working with clients and others. To serve your clients' needs effectively and navigate these situations with tact, you need to know how to recognize and deal with them. This mini psychology guide will show you how to recognize the signs and symptoms of various mental health issues, from mood disorders to addiction. You will also receive practical insights for working with mental health experts and records in litigation. Enhance your understanding of mental health issues in the legal profession - register today!
- Review effective ways to communicate with individuals who have depression or bipolar disorder.
- Learn to identify the signs of narcissism and other personality disorders.
- Build your knowledge of different mental health expert credentials and terminology.
- Determine when and how to refer a client for evaluation and treatment.
- Review real-world techniques for deposing and cross-examining mental health experts.
This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed Content Advisory Committee Member Erika MacCormac.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Deposing and Cross-Examining Mental Health Experts
- Mental Health Experts, Credentials, and Key Terminology Explained
- Working With Mental Health Experts and Records
- Narcissism, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Other Personality Disorders
- Depression and Bipolar Disorder
- Substance Use Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Legal Ethics: Ensuring Your Own Well-Being
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Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Alabama CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Colorado CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Florida CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Georgia CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Iowa CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Idaho CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Indiana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Kansas CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Missouri CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Montana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Ohio CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Oregon CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
7 Total |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Texas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Utah CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Virginia CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
6 Total |
Select Jurisdiction
CLE
Agenda
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Deposing and Cross-Examining Mental Health Experts
- Investigation Pointers
- Probing Expert Methodologies, Biases, and Opinions
- Questions to Always and Never Ask
- Challenging Expert Testimony
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Mental Health Experts, Credentials, and Key Terminology Explained
- Forensically Trained - Why is it Important?
- LCSW vs. LPC
- LCSW vs. MSW
- Psy.D vs. Ph.D
- The DSM (V) - A Handbook for Attorneys
- Psych Evaluation - Purpose and Limitations
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Working With Mental Health Experts and Records
- When and How to Refer Clients for Evaluation and Treatment
- Working With Mental Health Experts
- Obtaining and Reading Mental Health Records and Reports
- How to Determine the Best Evaluation Needed for Your Case
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Narcissism, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Other Personality Disorders
- What They Are and What They Aren't
- Recognizing Signs and Symptoms
- Communication Techniques With Clients
- Best Representation of a Client With Diagnosis
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Depression and Bipolar Disorder
- What They Are and What They Aren't
- Recognizing Signs and Symptoms
- Communication Techniques With Clients
- Best Representation of a Client With Diagnosis
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Substance Use Disorders
- What They Are and What They Aren't
- Recognizing Signs and Symptoms
- Communication Techniques With Clients
- Best Representation of a Client With Diagnosis
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Anxiety Disorders and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- What They Are and What They Aren't
- Recognizing Signs and Symptoms
- Communication Techniques With Clients
- Best Representation of a Client With Diagnosis
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Legal Ethics: Ensuring Your Own Well-Being
- Avoiding Stigma and Bias and Promoting Empathy
- Stress and Emotional Intelligence in the Legal Profession
- Managing Stress, Burnout, and Compassion Fatigue
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys in all areas of legal practice. Paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Dr. Michael W. Wiederman, Ph.D.
is a professor at UAB Heersink School of Medicine. He earned a bachelor of science degree in clinical-community psychology from the University of Michigan-Flint and master's and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from Bowling Green State University. Dr. Wiederman completed a pre-doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Kansas School of Medicine Wichita. Subsequently, he was a full-time psychology professor for 20 years, during which he wrote more than 250 published articles, book chapters, and books, and was a frequent expert contributor to the website Ask the Psychologist. Over the past 30 years Dr. Wiederman delivered more than 4,000 class sessions, presentations, and workshops. In 2015, he left his tenured faculty position to provide professional development as the inaugural Director of Faculty Development at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. There Dr. Wiederman created and executed workshops and longitudinal leadership development programs, provided individual coaching and interventions for teams, and taught the popular medical school course Leadership in Medicine. From 2020 to 2022, he served as the inaugural Director of Leadership and Professional Development in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where he continues to hold a graduate faculty appointment and directs their annual Faculty Development Fellowship in Primary Care.
Speaker bio
Dr. Jerome H. Poliacoff
maintains a private practice in Coral Gables and Boca Raton, Florida, where his time is spent providing both clinical and forensic services. Dr. Poliacoff is a child, adolescent and adult psychologist licensed in the state of Florida since 1984. His training included pre- and post-doctoral internships and training at the Children's Psychiatric Centers in Miami, Florida. Dr. Poliacoff has been a staff consultant to the Northwest Dade Community Mental Health Center, where he conducted the pre-doctoral internship training in child assessment; and on the staff of Charter Hospital of Miami, where he served as co-director of an adult inpatient unit. He is a frequent consulting and testifying expert in both family and dependency courts in Florida's Eleventh, Fifteenth, and Seventeenth Judicial circuits; an expert in cases involving discrimination and harassment claims in federal employment law cases; an expert in the assessment and defense of tort claims for emotional damages in cases involving children, adolescents and adults; and he serves as a Level III third party review expert of pediatric patient insurance appeals for National Medical Review of Pennsylvania. Dr. Poliacoff earned his undergraduate degree from the City University of New York, and his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Miami, Coral Gables.
Speaker bio
Dr. Michael P. Brannon
is co-director of the Institute for Behavioral Sciences and the Law (I.B.S.L.). He is a Florida licensed psychologist since 1990 with a specialization in forensic psychology. Dr. Brannon has handled thousands of cases in a forensic capacity and has testified as an expert over 1500 times in federal and state court criminal and civil divisions throughout Florida. He is regularly appointed as an expert by the judiciary and is often called upon as an expert witness or forensic consultant for defense attorneys and prosecutors. Dr. Brannon's areas of expertise include sex offender risk assessments, second opinion case reviews, child witness interview analysis, substance abuse assessments, violence risk assessments, malingering evaluations, competency to proceed, insanity assessments, competency to waive Miranda rights, and death penalty sentencing evaluations. He has been qualified as an expert in all of these types of cases. Dr. Brannon also has taught and supervised doctoral students at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale. He frequently speaks as a guest lecturer in various law and pre-law classes in South Florida on a variety of topics related to forensic psychology. Dr. Brannon was a clinical supervisor for students at Brown Schools, a program for adolescent sexual abusers. He also has presented seminars nationally to attorneys on a variety of topics including sex offender evaluations, juvenile evaluations, child witness interviewing, competency to proceed evaluations, substance abuse evaluations, sanity evaluations, and malingering in personal injury evaluations. In addition, Dr. Brannon has been invited as a speaker on numerous occasions at Florida judicial conferences. He has frequently been seen in the media discussing various topical forensic issues and legal cases including appearances on Hardball with Chris Matthews, The O'Reilly Factor, Forensic Files, The Today Show, Headline News Network, In Session, Snapped, and Erin Burnett Out Front. Dr. Brannon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, a Master of Science degree in clinical psychology, and a Doctorate in psychology from Nova Southeastern University. He completed his doctoral internship at Northwest Dade Community Mental Health Center in Dade County working with children, adolescents, and their families. Dr. Brannon completed his residency in a private forensic practice focusing on adult criminal offenders. He is a member of Division 41 of the American Psychological Association, Division of Psychology and the Law. Dr. Brannon also is a long-time member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) and the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC).
Speaker bio
Thomas N. Cammack, III
is founder of Cammack Law PLLC. Prior to starting his own firm, he gained experience at a large personal injury firm, focusing on severe injury cases. He has handled both plaintiff's employment cases and employment defense litigation, with experience across Texas and the United States. His practice includes all aspects of employment law and serious personal injury matters in both state and federal courts - from initial client intake through jury verdict, judgment collection, and appeals. In addition to his litigation work, Mr. Cammack is also a practicing mediator. He has managed a docket of over 100 clients, with both pre-litigation and litigation matters involving a broad range of issues including: the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, commercial vehicle claims, construction and contract disputes, Department of Labor hearings, Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, MSPB appeals, negligence claims, premises liability, OSHA, Section 1981 and 1983, Title VII, the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, Texas Labor Code, Texas Tort Claims Act, UM/UIM claims, USERRA, whistleblower and retaliation claims, and more. Mr. Cammack is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is admitted to practice in Texas. Mr. Cammack earned his law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law.
Speaker bio
G. Grant Dixon, III
is the founder of the Dixon Law Office in LaGrange, Illinois. The firm represents plaintiffs in serious personal injury, wrongful death, and workers' compensation cases. In over 30 years of practice, Mr. Dixon has obtained multiple million-dollar verdicts, as well as several record verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has been recognized nationally for his representation of injured victims, including an 11-time Super Lawyer and multi-year Leading Lawyer. Mr. Dixon has been selected as one of the Top 100 personal injury lawyers nationally. He has been the author or co-author of 32 legal articles and 93 presentations on a wide variety of legal topics around the country. Mr. Dixon earned his B.S. degree from Indiana University and his J.D. degree from the John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois at Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois.
Speaker bio
Bradley D. Honnold
is the founding partner with the Leawood law firm of Goza & Honnold, LLC with more than 30 years of experience trying lawsuits and managing high stake litigation throughout the country. After graduating and before starting his own law firm, he was a partner at a large nationally known firm. Mr. Honnold was a defense attorney from 1989 to 2004, representing hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and physicians in product liability and medical negligence litigation. In 2005, he made the switch to representing plaintiffs. Mr. Honnold, along with his friend and law partner Kirk Goza, started Goza & Honnold, LLC. After working as a defense lawyer, he wanted to use his expertise to represent clients who had experienced an injury caused by medical malpractice. Because of his experience as a defense lawyer, Mr. Honnold brings a different perspective to cases, and he felt a calling to do something different, something that would help people in their time of need. As a partner of Goza & Honnold, LLC, he focuses on medical negligence, pharmaceutical and prescription drugs, medical devices, and general personal injury cases. Since partnering and working on national litigations, the firm has represented thousands of clients, including Vioxx, Bextra/Celebrex, Fleets Phospho Soda, Trans Vaginal Mesh, DePuy ASR, Zimmer Durom, Pradaxa, Fosamax, Actos, and Power Morcellator. Mr. Honnold's most recent notable cases include JUUL Labs, Inc., MDL No. 2913 (Appointed by Hon. William Orrick, III, District Court Judge, Northern District of California, to serve on Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, In Re JUUL Products Liability Litigation), Proton-Pump Inhibitor, MDL No. 2789 (Mr. Honnold is a co-chair of the Discovery Committee and is on the Plaintiff's Steering Committee) and 3M Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2885 (Appointed by the Hon. M. Casey Rodgers, District Court Judge, Northern District of Florida, to serve on Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, 3M Combat Arms Ear Plug Litigation, MDL #2885). His recent verdict and settlement includes $775 million settlement against Xarelto. Mr. Honnold has been named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, Kansas City-KS (2018 and 2020). He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Mr. Honnold earned his B.B.A. degree With Distinction from the University of Iowa and his J.D. degree, with distinction, from the University of Iowa College of Law. He is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, University of Iowa Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society, Order of Omega (Greek Honor Society) and the Delta Tau Delta Social Fraternity. He is also a member of the plaintiff's steering committee in the federal multidistrict litigations (MDL) for Xarelto, Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI), JUUL Inc., and 3M Military Ear Plugs, as well as a co-chair of the discovery committee for the PPI and JUUL MDLs. As a frequent speaker addressing medical malpractice, trial practice, and product liability, Mr. Honnold is dedicated to teaching how to get the best possible outcome. He is admitted to practice in Kansas, Missouri, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri and The Missouri Association of Trial Lawyers.
Speaker bio
Andrea L. Ciobanu
is the managing attorney at Ciobanu Law, P.C., in Indianapolis, Indiana. She represents clients throughout Indiana in civil litigation matters, including commercial and business, defamation, family and domestic relations, protective orders, civil rights and ADA compliance, as well as appellate matters. A seasoned litigator, Ms. Ciobanu has argued before the Southern and Northern districts of Indiana Federal Courts, Indiana Court of Appeals, Indiana Supreme Court and Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a trained registered civil, domestic and elder mediator, guardian ad litem, and parenting coordinator. Ms. Ciobanu is also a trained collaborative law professional. She has taught introductory law classes and legal ethics courses for paralegal students at Indiana University Indianapolis. Ms. Ciobanu earned her B.A. and M.P.A. degrees, both summa cum laude, from Indiana University and her J.D. degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. She is AV rated from Martindale-Hubbell and has been rated by Super Lawyers every year since 2013.
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