This class is eligible for CLE Passport use. You will be able to select the CLE Passport as your payment method for no additional cost when registering for this course.
Credits: 2.0 Ethics Credit Hours
Description: Join our multi-disciplinary panel – which includes an elder law attorney, legal ethicist, and clinical psychologist – as they explore the legal, ethical, and clinical issues that arise when clients present with actual or suspected diminished capacity. Among the topics they will discuss are:
The attorney’s role in assessing capacity
The ethical framework that guides the attorney
How and when to involve a clinician
The clinician’s role
How to work with surrogate decision makers.
While this class is a must for those attorneys handling elder law matters, all attorneys can benefit by gaining a better understanding of the issues they may face with clients having diminished capacity.
Faculty:
Jennifer A. Crumlish, Psychologist, Ph.D.
Leah J. Myers, Legal Counsel for the Elderly
Saul J. Singer, D.C. Bar Senior Legal Ethics Counsel