Miami-Dade AHEC

Forensic Evaluation and Juvenile Justice - REGULAR

This workshop will address the legal, clinical, and administrative issues related to evaluating children who are involved in the juvenile justice system. Reviewed in this day long workshop are the law and clinical practices related to assessing children whose competence to proceed is questioned. Upon completion of this workshop, participants may request to be placed on the DCF Referral List.

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Program Date

10/15/2009

Start Time

8:30AM

End Time

4:30PM

Location

Embassy Suites Hotel Fort Lauderdale

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Registration Limit

Fee

$205

Credits

**To receive verification of successful completion of the following credit hours, participants are expected to sign-in and attend the entire program and complete an evaluation.

Co-Sponsor

University of South Florida - Department of Mental Health Law & Policy

Co-Sponsor Info

http://mhlp.fmhi.usf.edu/web/mhlp/

Presenter

Randy Otto, Ph.D.

Presenter Bio

For complete bio on Randy Otto, Ph.D. please click here:
http://mhlp.fmhi.usf.edu/web/mhlp/pfocus.cfm?focusid=242

Objectives

At the conclusion of this workshop participants can:

1	Describe the operation and stages of the juvenile justice system.
2	Identify legal and ethical contours of forensic evaluations.
3	Identify what capacities Florida law requires of a juvenile to move forward with the legal process.
4	Identify the characteristics of juveniles whose competence to proceed is raised as an issue, as well as the characteristics of juveniles who are ultimately adjudicated incompetent to proceed.
5	Describe how adolescent development should be considered when assessing a juvenile’s competence related abilities.
6	Identify appropriate techniques to employ when assessing the competence related abilities of juveniles.

Who Should Attend?

ANYONE who is interested in attending a program, regardless of topic, is welcome to attend! If you are interested in receiving continuing education credits for a program, Miami-Dade AHEC is an approved provider for the following professions:
	Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) Miami-Dade AHEC has been accepted by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. to provide continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education. NCHEC (MEP) #—MEP2904.
	Dieticians (LD & RD) Miami-Dade AHEC has been accepted by the Florida Council of Dietetics and Nutrition to provide continuing education credits to Dieticians and Nutritionists.
	Nursing (RN, LPN & ARNP) Miami-Dade AHEC has been accepted by the Florida Board of Nursing to provide continuing education for nurses. Provider #—50-1349
	Physicians (MD & DO) Programs are planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the Florida AHEC Network.
	Social Workers (LCSW) Marriage & Family Therapists (LMFT) Mental Health Professionals (LMHC) Miami-Dade AHEC has been accepted by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Counseling to provide continuing education credits to Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Mental Health Counselors. Provider #—50-1349
*Miami-Dade AHEC will consider requests for continuing education credits for other disciplines and specialty groups; however we do not guarantee that we will be able to provide credits for professions not listed above. Please contact our Continuing Education Coordinator for further inquires.

Special Notes

For more information about program content, please contact Mary Harris at USF (813) 974-6965 or MHharris@fmhi.usf.edu For questions about registration, please contact Patti McCormack at Miami-Dade AHEC (305) 597-3642 or PMcCormack@mdahec.org

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