MHLP Faculty Member(s)
Randy Otto, Ph.D.
CE Professions
See list below.
CE Hours
Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES): Miami-Dade AHEC has been accepted by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. to provide 8.25 continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education for this program. NCHEC #—MEP2904
Florida Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Mental Health Counselors:Miami-Dade AHEC has been accepted by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Counseling to provide 8.25 continuing education credits to Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Mental Health Counselors for this program. CE Broker Provider #—50-1349 (Exp. 3/11)
Nurses (RN, LPN, ARNP): Miami-Dade AHEC has been accepted by the Florida Board of Nursing to provide 7.00 continuing education to Nurses for this program. CE Broker Provider #—50-1349 (Exp. 10/10)
Psychologists: Miami-Dade AHEC is authorized to offer continuing education for psychologists and limited license psychologists under complimentary boards/councils. This activity is offered for up to 8.25 contact hours of continuing education credit.
Physicians (MD and DO): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Florida AHEC Network and the University of South Florida. The Florida AHEC Network is accredited by the Florida Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Florida AHEC Network designates this educational activity for 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Forensic Evaluation and Juvenile Justice
About The Workshop
REGISTRATION
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This workshop will address the legal, clinical, and administrative issues related to evaluating children who are involved in the juvenile justice system. Reviewed in this day long workshop are the law and clinical practices related to assessing children whose competence to proceed is questioned. Upon completion of this workshop, participants may request to be placed on the DCF Referral List.
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Describe the operation and stages of the juvenile justice system. |
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Identify legal and ethical contours of forensic evaluations. |
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Identify what capacities Florida law requires of a juvenile to move forward with the legal process. |
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Identify the characteristics of juveniles whose competence to proceed is raised as an issue, as well as the characteristics of juveniles who are ultimately adjudicated incompetent to proceed. |
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Describe how adolescent development should be considered when assessing a juvenile’s competence related abilities. |
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Identify appropriate techniques to employ when assessing the competence related abilities of juveniles. |
For Accessibility Needs: contact mhlpinfo@fmhi.usf.edu or call 813-974-6965
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To reserve your Embassy lodging reservation contact the hotel at 1-800-EMBASSY. Ask for the University of South Florida room block (Suite rates are $159 for single occupancy) by 09/16/09. |
Contact
For more information contact Mary Harris at 813-974-4672, or via e-mail at
mharris@fmhi.usf.edu.