Bridging the Gap between the Legal and Mental Health Worlds

Have you ever had one of these problems in your cases?

• Children who have to be forced to see a parent?
• Kids who won't talk to or visit with a parent?
• Difficulties obtaining an order for counseling, finding (affordable) mental health services for a parent and child ordered into counseling, and overcoming the transportation, scheduling and other practical barriers to an order for counseling?

If so, this certified CLE program lead by the well-regarded team of psychologist Dr. Mary Lund and family law Judge Thomas Trent Lewis is for you.

The session will cover identifying the problems; persuading the judge and the parties to address the problems through counseling; preparing an order for counseling that mental health providers can use and the courts can enforce; setting measurable outcomes for use by the court, lawyers, parties and counselors; addressing the logistics and mechanics; locating and communicating with mental health providers in a scarce economy with or without health insurance; measuring success and more.

Registration Information: Contact cle@hbcfl.org; (213) 388-7505 ext. 320 for enrollment and agenda. Pre-payment required. Registration deadline: February 24, 2012. Cost includes materials and refreshments.

• $35 Active Harriett Buhai Center volunteers (50 hours during the last 12 months)
• $50 Non-profit legal aid providers, self help court personnel, government agencies
• $125 All others