Getting the Diagnosis Right: A Psychologist's perspective on legal mental capacity
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Getting the Diagnosis Right: A Psychologist's perspective on legal mental capacity

UNSW EDGE
Updated Feb 24, 2020

CPD units: 1

Knowledge area: Professional skills

In this module Dr Paul Phillips discusses the different methods of mental health diagnoses and their margin for error. Whether determining a client's capacity to give instructions or determining mental capacity for trial, Dr Phillips identifies which tests for capacity a lawyer should request conducted by the mental health expert.  

Facilitator: Dr Paul Phillips, of Need A Psych. 

Recorded: 6 November 2019

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