Online Training

The Capacity for Justice Online Continuing Education Program offers a variety of courses addressing pre & post-adjudication for respondents and defendants with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, or concurrent mental and substance use disorders. New expert qualifications and standardized procedures in TCCP46B and TCCP46C support more consistency and equal protection in mental health expert reports and testimony. Our on-line specialized training is a way to become eligible for appointment as an expert witness offering juvenile and criminal forensic testimony in Texas Courts.

Online learning is a convenient way to stay connected and current to with the latest in the industry.

Capacity for Justice

The Difficult Evaluee:
Strategies & Outcomes

Capacity 4 Justice, The Difficult Evaluee

In this module you will explore the Difficult Evaluee and strategies and outcomes to be successful. This module covers:

  • An Introduction to the Difficult Evaluee

  • Evaluator Qualities that Impact Your Effectiveness

  • Trial Competency Factoids

  • Inpatient & Outpatient Restoration

  • Representation in Court

Presenter(s): Matthew Faubion, M.D.

Cost: $75

CE Credits: 2 hours

Public Defender’s Perspective on Working w/ Psychological/ Psychiatric Experts

Capacity 4 Justice, Devleopmental Maturity & Sophistication in Fitness to Proceed Evaluations

In this module, you will hear a public defender’s perspective on working with specific experts. The module covers:

  • An Introduction to Public Defense
  • The Standards for Ethical & Zealous Representation
  • Public Defender Survey Responses

Presenter(s): Melissa McRoy Shearer, J.D., LBSW

Cost: $40

CE Credits: 1 hour

Report Writing and Testimony

Capacity 4 Justice, Report Writing & Testimony

In this module, you will explore the dos and don’ts of report writing as well as learn important information about how to prepare to give a testimony. The module covers:

  • The Forensic Report & Diagnosis

  • Privacy & Legal Rights

  • What Not to Include & the Impact of Testimony

  • Preparation for Testimony

  • Special Circumstances to Consider

Presenter(s): Mary Alice Conroy, Ph.D.

Cost: $75

CE Credits: 2 hours

Malingering

In this module you will explore what it means to malinger, how it differs from feigning, and how to determine if someone is malingering. The module covers:

  • What is Malingering?

  • Malingering & Feigning

  • Feigning Mental Health Concerns

  • Problems with Testing for Malingering

  • Feigning Specific Legal Knowledge & its Consequences

Presenter(s): Wendy Elliot, Ph.D.

Cost: $75

CE Credits: 2 hours

A Judge’s Views on Risk Assessment and Inpatient vs. Outpatient Competency Restoration

In this module you will explore the competency evaluation from the perspective of a judge and learn what things they consider during the process. The module covers:

  • Judge’s Concerns on Competency

  • Evaluation Process & the Court

  • Inpatient vs. Outpatient Restoration

Presenter(s): The Honorable Donna King, J.D.

Cost: $40

CE Credits: 1 hour

IDD in the Criminal Justice System

IDD in the Criminal Justice System

In this module you will learn more about intellectual disabilities, what they are, how to communicate with those with intellectual disabilities, and some causes of intellectual disabilities.

  • Introduction to Intellectual Disability

  • Defining Intellectual Disability

  • IDD Causes & Tests

  • Tips for Better Communication

Presenter(s): Ollie J. Seay, Ph.D.

Cost: $40

CE Credits: 1 hour

Insanity Evaluation

In this module you will explore insanity evaluations, how they were impacted by the pandemic, and some common errors and examples.

  • Introduction & Post-Pandemic Issues

  • Nuts and Bolts of Sanity Evaluations

  • Sanity Evaluations – Report Content

  • Sanity Evaluations – Expert Opinion

  • Common Errors

Presenter(s): Maureen Burrows, M.D.

Cost: $75

CE Credits: 2 hours

Dealing with Delusions and “Other” Ideas

Dealing with Delusions and "Other" Ideas

In this module you will learn about delusions, their impacts, and how to assess them.

  • Diagnosis v. Symptoms

  • Diversity & Delusion

  • Sovereign Citizens

  • Assessment Instruments

  • Restoration

Presenter(s): Mary Alice Conroy, PhD

Cost: $75

CE Credits: 2 hours

Texas State Hospitals: Forensic System Improvement Initiatives for Competency Restoration Services

Texas State Hospitals: Forensic System Improvement Initiatives for Competency Restoration Services

In this module you will be presented with information regarding forensic system improvement initiatives.

  • Forensic System Improvement Initiatives for Competency Restoration Services

  • Forensic Treatment Planning

  • HHSC Jain In-Reach Learning Collaborative

  • Clinical Consultations

  • Planning Support

Presenter(s): Felix Torres, M.D., MBA / Erika Canales, Ph.S.

Cost: $75

CE Credits: 2 hours

Forensic Neuropsychology in Criminal Court

Forensic Neuropsychology in Criminal Court

In this module, you will explore forensic neuropsychology and how it is used in criminal court

  • Intro to Forensic Neuropsychology

  • Scans & Assessment

  • Clinical Neuropsychology

  • What is Mitigation?

  • Sentencing & Childhood Trauma

Presenter(s): John Fabian, PsyD, J.D., ABPP

Cost: $75

CE Credits: 2 hours

An Overview of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI)

An Overview of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI)

In this module, you will develop an understanding of this history of insanity and the defense of not guilty by reason of insanity.

  • History of Insanity

  • The Insanity Defense

  • Factors to Consider

  • Assessment of Sanity

Presenter(s): Matt Faubion M.D.

Cost: $75

CE Credits: 2 hours

A Judge’s View of Expert Witnesses

In this module, you will listen to an open discussion with a judge regarding expert witnesses. The module covers:

  • Judges & Expert Witnesses

  • Restoring Competency

  • At the Trial

Presenter(s): The Honorable Leon Grizzard

Cost: $40

CE Credits: 1 hour