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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