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Learn about revolutionary Court cases that have altered that way mental health is practicted in the United States
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Introduction to Mental Health Law
Psychology & the Legal System: The legal system governs various aspects related to the practice of mental health including issues such as confidentiality, involuntary hospitalization, and execution of mentally ill offenders, among others. This course will walk you through 10 of the most influential cases that have revolutionized the way mental health is practiced in the United States. Any student interested in psychology, social work, or mental health counseling should learn about the laws that directly impact their professional practice! In this course, we will review legal cases seen by State District Courts, State Judicial Supreme Courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. This course will provide students with the facts of each case (details of the specific crime that sparked case), the Court decision and rationale, the American Psychological Associations (APA) opinion on the matter, and the clinical significance of the case to current mental health practice. Issues heard by the Courts include:1. Patients right to treatment2. Patients right to refuse treatment3. Involuntary medication of criminal defendants incompetent to stand trial4. Duty to warn/protect5. Psychotherapist-patient privilege6. Death penalty in intellectually disabled individuals7. Assessment of intelligence in death penalty cases8. Death penalty in dementia patients9. Sex offender civil commitment10. Criteria for sex offender civil commitment
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