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Mental Health Professionals: Friends of the Court

Posted by GHO Admin on April 2, 2015 in News

Date: May 1, 2015
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Room 2116, McCain Bldg, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Ave.

This half-day workshop will look at the issues and questions surrounding mental health professionals working within the legal system in Nova Scotia. The various roles that they may play in the courts will be discussed along with how they should prepare for these roles. Also, what lawyers and judges expect and how that balances with the guidelines of registered professionals. This workshop is open to psychologists as well as other health care professionals who deal with the courts.