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Online Mental Disability Law Program Course Schedule 2008–2009

Fall 2008

Survey of Mental Disability Law
Profs. Michael Perlin, Eva Szeli & Karen Owen Talley  (3 credits)

Monday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, September 6, 2008 and Sunday, November 16, 2008
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
 
 
Sex Offenders
Profs. Richard Friedman & Heather Ellis Cucolo (3 credits)

Tuesday 8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Sunday, September 14 2008 and Saturday, November 15 2008
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.


Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Prof. Deborah Dorfman (3 credits)

Wednesday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, September 13, 2008 and Sunday, November 23, 2008
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.


The Americans with Disabilities Act: Law, Policy and Practice
Prof. Andrea Risoli (3 credits)

Thursday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Sunday, September 7, 2008 and Saturday, November 22, 2008
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.


Spring 2009

International Human Rights and Mental Disability Law
Profs. Michael Perlin, Eva Szeli & Deborah Dorfman (3 credits)

Monday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, January 31, 2009 and Sunday, April 26, 2009
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Forensic Reports, the Role of Experts and Forensic Ethics
Profs. David Shapiro & Bruce David (3 credits)
Tuesday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Sunday, January 25, 2009 and Saturday, April 25, 2009
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Advocacy Skills in Cases Involving Persons with Mental Disabilities: The Role of Lawyers and Expert Witnesses
Prof. Richard Friedman (3 credits)

Wednesday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Sunday, February 8, 2009 and Saturday, April 18, 2009
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Mental Health Issues in Jails and Prisons

Prof. Henry Dlugacz (3 credits)
Thursday
6:30 p.m.–7:45 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Saturday, February 7, 2009 and Sunday, April 26, 2009
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Mental Illness, Dangerousness, the Police Power and Risk Assessment

Prof. Barry Rosenfeld and Michele Galietta  (3 credits)

Thursday
8:45 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

2 weekend live seminars: Sunday, January 24, 2009 and Friday, May 1, 2009
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

For more information or to register for any course, please contact

Liane J. Bass, Esq.
Senior Administrator
Online Mental Disability Law Program
New York Law School
57 Worth Street
New York, NY  10013

212.431.2125 
lbass@nyls.edu 
old.nyls.edu


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