Online Mental Disability Law Program Course Schedule 2010–2011

Fall 2010 - Classes begin the week of August 23

Note that all Live Seminars are from 10.a.m. until 4 p.m. at New York Law School.   Also note that all classes are 3 credits.

Survey of Mental Disability Law
Profs. Michael Perlin, Eva Szeli & Karen Owen Talley

Monday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, August 28, 2010 and Saturday, December 4, 2010

Custody Evaluations, Juvenile and Family Law, and Mental Disability
Profs. Kathryn LaFortune and Shelley Mitchell

Tuesday
8:45 p.m. -10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, September 11, 2010 and Saturday, November 13, 2010

Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Prof. Deborah Dorfman

Tuesday
8:45 p.m. -10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, September 25, 2010 and Sunday, November 21, 2010

Sex Offenders
Profs. Heather Cucolo, Richard Friedman and Patrick Reilly

Wednesday
6:45 p.m. -8:00 p.m. (Cucolo)
8:45 p.m. -10:00 p.m. (Friedman & Reilly)

2 weekend live seminars: Sunday, September 12 and Sunday, December 5, 2010

Forensic Reports, the Role of Experts and Forensic Ethics
Profs. David Shapiro and Bruce David

Thursday
6:45 p.m. -8:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Sunday, August 29, 2010 and Sunday, November 14, 2010
 

Mental Disability and Criminal Law
Profs. Deborah Dorfman and Heather Cucolo

Thursday
8:45 p.m. -10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Sunday, September 26, 2010 and Saturday, November 20, 2010

Spring 2011 - Classes begin January 12

Note that all Live Seminars are from 10.a.m. until 4 p.m. at New York Law School.  Also note that all classes are 3 credits.
 

International Human Rights and Mental Disability Law
Profs. Michael Perlin, Eva Szeli & Karen Talley Owen

Monday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Friday, January 21, 2011 and Sunday, May 1, 2011

Mental Health Issues in Jails & Prisons
Profs. Lisa Schatz-Vance and Sarah Kerr

Tuesday
6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, January 29, 2011 and Sunday, April 16, 2011

Race, Gender, Class and Mental Disability
Prof. Deborah Dorfman

Tuesday
8:45 p.m. -10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Sunday, January 23, 2011 and Saturday, April 9, 2011
 

Advocacy Skills in Cases Involving Persons with Mental Disabilities: The Role of Lawyers and Expert Witnesses
Prof. Richard Friedman

Wednesday
6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, January 5, 2011 and Friday, April 15, 2011
 

Trauma and Mental Disability
Profs. Deborah Dorfman and Beth Ribet

Wednesday
8:45 p.m. -10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, January 22, 2011 and Sunday, April 10, 2011

Americans with Disabilities Act: Law, Policy and Practice
Profs. Pamela Cohen and Andrea Risoli

Thursday
6:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Sunday, January 30, 2011 and Saturday, April 30, 2011


Mental Illness, Dangerousness, the Police Power and Risk Assessment
Profs. Bruce David and Michele Galietta

Thursday
8:45 p.m. -10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Friday, January 14, 2011 and Sunday, April 17, 2011

JD students. American Bar Association and New York Law School rules limit JD students to 4 credits of distance courses per semester and 12 credits over a student’s law school career. See the New York Law School Student Handbook for further details.

CLE. New York Law School is a certified CLE provider for New York State. Courses in the Online Mental Disability Law Program may be used to satisfy New York State CLE requirements. Upon successful completion of a course, 42 CLE credits may be awarded. Distribution of CLE credits is determined by the course content.