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Developing and Operating

a Forensic Practice

(Revised and Updated for 2003)

a weekend course with

William H. Reid, M.D., M.P.H.

Past President, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

((The current course is either full or already completed.

For date and location of the next course

please email Dr. Reid at reidw@reidpsychiatry.com))

A practical course for clinicians with forensic interest or experience

• Initial attorney contact for civil & criminal expert consultation

• Working relationships with attorneys, courts, and agencies

• Performing forensic reviews and evaluations

• Preparing forensic reports

• Preparing for and testifying at depositions, hearings, & trials

• Financial arrangements (charging, billing, & collecting)

• Effective marketing that doesn't compromise your reputation

• Malpractice and other liability in forensic practice

• Professional ethics for expert witnesses & consultants

 

$450

(includes syllabus and sample agreements, contact letters, fee sheets, reports, affidavits, etc.)

Psychiatry residents $100 (5 slots only)

Visa & Master Card accepted

Call (830) 596-0062 for registration or information packet, click here to email us,

or write to

Reidpsychiatry, Education & Training

P.O. Box 4015

Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657

NOTES: This is a practical course. Participants are expected to be experienced clinicians or senior trainees. Forensic experience is not necessary. The course content is relevant to both civil and criminal matters, including malpractice, professional standards, emotional damages, harassment, boundary issues, disability, wrongful termination, privileging and credentialing, various forms of competence or capacity, criminal responsibility, and sexually violent predator commitments. Most topics apply to clinical psychologists as well as psychiatrists. Continuing education credits are not yet available for this course. Class size limited to 50; alternative dates may be available. The course does not focus on topics specific to child psychiatry/psychology (e.g., child custody). Refunds: 100% before ________; 50% before __________.

William H. Reid, M.D., M.P.H., has an active forensic and clinical practice at the interface of mental health and civil and criminal law. He has worked with lawyers and courts throughout the U.S., in virtually every kind of adult forensic matter. He is a past president of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, author or editor of over 200 publications (including 15 books on clinical & forensic topics), and professor at three Texas medical schools. Click here for an abbreviated curriculum vitae.

Can't come? An audiotape version of a past course/workshop (1998; seven tapes), with syllabus, is available while supplies last for $199 + applicable tax, shipping & handling. Note that the tapes, although similar to the current course, do not include some topics and updates. Proceeds from tape sales go to the Texas Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA). Order by calling (830) 596-0062.