- CPD Points: 1 [PS] [EW]
- Price: $45.00
- Area: Advocacy; Courts and Tribunals; Criminal Law; Litigation; Social Security / Welfare Matters
- Delivered: April 2022
Digital Content
- Recording
- Materials: Slides and Paper
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Description
This seminar is hosted by the Southern Young Lawyers Committee and presented by Jessica Sabapathy (Youth Law Australia) and Jo Thompson (Forensic Mental Health Services). This practical CPD session is directed towards equipping lawyers with knowledge and skills that enable them to effectively advocate for clients living with mental illness, and to better understand and utilise the functions of the Forensic Mental Health Services Court Liaison Officer. Specifically, the session covers:
- Tips and Tricks for taking instructions from clients who live with mental illness;
- How to sensitively discuss clients' mental ill-health in court;
- Overview of how the Mental Health Diversion List (MHDL) works so that lawyers can recognise when it might be appropriate to refer clients to the MHDL;
- Eligibility criteria for the MHDL
- The role of the Forensic Mental Health Services Court Liaison Officer and how they support the Court;
- How the Forensic Mental Health Services Court Liaison Officer can and should best be utilised to assist lawyers and assist the Court
- CPD Points: 1 [PS] [EW]
- Price: $45.00
- Area: Advocacy; Courts and Tribunals; Criminal Law; Litigation; Social Security / Welfare Matters
- Delivered: April 2022
Digital Content
- Recording
- Materials: Slides and Paper
To purchase login below
Description
This seminar is hosted by the Southern Young Lawyers Committee and presented by Jessica Sabapathy (Youth Law Australia) and Jo Thompson (Forensic Mental Health Services). This practical CPD session is directed towards equipping lawyers with knowledge and skills that enable them to effectively advocate for clients living with mental illness, and to better understand and utilise the functions of the Forensic Mental Health Services Court Liaison Officer. Specifically, the session covers:
- Tips and Tricks for taking instructions from clients who live with mental illness;
- How to sensitively discuss clients' mental ill-health in court;
- Overview of how the Mental Health Diversion List (MHDL) works so that lawyers can recognise when it might be appropriate to refer clients to the MHDL;
- Eligibility criteria for the MHDL
- The role of the Forensic Mental Health Services Court Liaison Officer and how they support the Court;
- How the Forensic Mental Health Services Court Liaison Officer can and should best be utilised to assist lawyers and assist the Court
Jessica Sabapathy, Senior Solicitor, Youth Law Australia
About the Presenter:
Ms Jessica Sabapathy is a Senior Solicitor for Youth Law Australia, and former LACT advocate who has practised throughout Tasmania in the Mental Health Tribunal, Guardianship and Administration Board, the various Magistrates Courts and the HMC Mental Health Diversion List, particularly acting for criminal clients who have mental illnesses and cognitive impairments in relation to their court matters.
Jo Thompson, Court Liaison Officer (South)
About the Presenter:
Ms Jo Thompson is the Forensic Mental Health Services Court Liaison Officer at the Hobart Magistrates Court.
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