CPD hours: 2

Recorded Webinar, available On Demand NOW

No one (or nearly no one) chose the Mental Health profession because they wanted to spend time in a courtroom! We would’ve become lawyers if that was our dream. Nonetheless, even for mental health professionals who triage carefully to avoid client work that is more likely to lead to court involvement, surprise subpoenas still happen.

This two hour webinar answers Everything You Need to Know, from the moment there’s a whiff of a chance of a subpoena, through to writing reports, getting paid for your time, and the grand (but ultimately unlikely) event of being cross-examined on the stand. This is your go-to guide, chock-full of resources so if it happens to you, you’ll be relaxed and ready. You’ll also learn an idea or two to stay out of the courtroom altogether.

About your Presenter, Tiffany Rochester, Clinical Psychologist

I started my career nearly 18 years ago working with families of repeat juvenile offenders as a member of the Department of Corrective Services MST program. Regrettably, rocking up to court from time to time for these young offenders became part of the job. I learned my rookie mistakes early! For the past 13 years, I’ve been working with families involved in the Family Court of WA. I have been subpoenaed more times than I can count, written a truckload of Court Reports, and enjoyed(?) plenty of time being cross-examined on the stand. In this webinar I put that experience to good use to demystify the court process for my fellow mental health professionals.