Second Opinion Evaluations for Non-Secured Status in Ohio’s Mental Health System June 8, 2023, 1:00 to 4:00 PM – via Zoom Webinar One of the four types of evaluations funded by the Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services (OHMHAS) is something called the Second Opinion for Non-secured Status. In the field, we refer to thisContinue reading “June 2023 training opportunity – Second Opinion Evaluations for Non-Secured Status in Ohio’s Mental Health System”
Author Archives: Ohio Forensic Evaluation Center Directors Association
Ohio Forensic Directors 2022 Annual Forensic Training 9-29-2022
The Ohio Forensic Directors’ Association is offering our annual training virtually. This 3.0-hour training is part of the ongoing series of training events for forensic evaluators at our centers and for our professional partners in the community. 9-29-2022 from 9:30 to 12:45 Dr. Ben Silber will be discussing: Aggravated Murder and Serious Mental Illness: PracticalContinue reading “Ohio Forensic Directors 2022 Annual Forensic Training 9-29-2022”
Presentation of the Howard Sokolov Forensic Mental Health Leadership Award is now provided by OHMHAS
The Howard H. Sokolov Forensic Mental Health Leadership Award is awarded annually to the Forensic Mental Health Professional who exemplifies the qualities that Dr. Sokolov brought to our industry. In 2015, OhioMHAS established “The Howard H. Sokolov Forensic Mental Health Leadership Award” to honor the memory of Howard Sokolov, MD. For several years, that award wasContinue reading “Presentation of the Howard Sokolov Forensic Mental Health Leadership Award is now provided by OHMHAS”
National Issues related to Competency Restoration and Ohio’s Response: Implementation of SB2
November 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 12th, 2021 the OHIO Mental Health and Addiction Services Department of Forensic Services will offer their annual professional education conference, this year focusing on the changes in the Ohio statute language for competency restoration, and the populations that this will most likely impact. TO REGISTER: https://concept.paloaltou.edu/2021-ohiomhas/ November 2nd, 2021, ElizabethContinue reading “National Issues related to Competency Restoration and Ohio’s Response: Implementation of SB2”
Systemic Inequities in Forensic Evaluations
The Ohio Forensic Center Directors Association is proud to partner with Concept Continuing and Professional Studies and Palo Alto University to present Systemic Inequities in Forensic Evaluations Over the last year, there has been a nationwide awakening to racial and discriminatory injustices against minorities in this country. Laws have been changed and policies have beenContinue reading “Systemic Inequities in Forensic Evaluations”
The University of New Mexico Law and Mental Health Series Continues
For more information, contact HSC-LawMentalHealth@salud.unm.edu about this weekly continuing education program – offered on Tuesday afternoons at 2:00 PM (EST) over Zoom and for free and with APA approved CEs. You do have to pre-register and get on their mailing list for their monthly calendar of really amazing presenters. To register for the upcoming individualContinue reading “The University of New Mexico Law and Mental Health Series Continues”
Did you receive a refund from Brown Paper Tickets for the 2020 conference registration?
Hello to All those who were registered attendees for the April 9th & 10th 2020 conference and who paid registration fees to Brown Paper Tickets, As an association, we reached out to you to reimburse you for your 2020 prepaid registration when we learned that Brown Paper Tickets was not going to honor the refundContinue reading “Did you receive a refund from Brown Paper Tickets for the 2020 conference registration?”
Recap of the Annual Ohio Forensic Directors Conference
We really want to thank this year’s speakers Dr. Maureen Reardon and Dr. Shaun Acheson, and all of our poster presenters. We also want to acknowledge the work of Amber Watkins and her team from CONCEPT who delivered an excellent two-day presentation for approximately 80 participants and Drs. Kara Marciani, and Erin Nichting for theirContinue reading “Recap of the Annual Ohio Forensic Directors Conference”
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 2021 Annual Conference – offered via video on 4/29 & 4/30
To register for our April 29th & 30th conference – providing 10 hours of CE/CME/CLE credits for professionals in the criminal justice and mental health fields (tuition $100), including 4 hours of ethics education – register here: https://training.concept.paloaltou.edu/courses/2021-Ohio-Forensic-Directors-Association-Conference For more information about our topics and speakers please see this post:
Poster Session Applications for the 2021 Forensic Conference Now OPEN for Applicants
The 2021 Miller Makey and Howard Sokoloff Memorial Poster Session will be virtual. The Association of Ohio Forensic Evaluation Center Directors invites graduate psychology, medical and law students or residents conducting research on mental health and criminal justice-based topics to present virtual poster summaries at its annual conference. The 2021 annual conference for the AssociationContinue reading “Poster Session Applications for the 2021 Forensic Conference Now OPEN for Applicants”