How to Be an Expert Witness- Certificate
What you'll learn
- Write a structured, professional medico legal report
- State the requirements of an Expert Witness
- Understand the legal, ethical and professional demands of an Expert Witness
- Understand how they can grow and develop their medico legal practise
- Gain further information on how they can take care of their own needs whilst performing their duties as an Expert Witness
Requirements
- Computer with video playback capabilities
Description
150 students in 28 countries!!! In this course, I cover all aspects of work as an Expert Witness, otherwise referred to as Medico Legal work. From how to write a Medico Legal Report to how to put together your Terms and Conditions, this course will provide the potential expert with most of the information needed to begin their career as an Expert Witness.
With over 15 years in mental health work and over 7 years acting as a Medico Legal Professional, I hope to answer many of the questions that I had in the early days of Medico Legal Work, including:
- What are the benefits of getting involved in Medico Legal work?
- How do I Structure a Medico Legal Report?
- What are the legal Requirements of me as an Expert Witness?
- What Terms and Conditions should I have for my Medico Legal work?
- What are some of the do's and dont's of Medico Legal Work?
- How can I build my Medico Legal practise?
- How do I manage the administration part of Medico Legal practise?
- How do I keep up to date with the legal changes involved in Medico Legal Work?
Who this course is for:
- Professionals who are considering providing their services as an Expert Witness
Course content
- Preview03:47
- 16:34How to Structure a Medico Legal Report (1A)
- 13:17How to Structure a Medico Legal Report (1B)
- 03:47Why Get Involved in Medico Legal Work?
- Preview13:37
- 03:47Building and Promoting Your Practice
- 09:23Keeping Track of Your Reports, Invoices and Fees
- 11:28Ministry of Justice Guidelines for Expert Witnesses
- 09:39The Do's and Dont's of Being an Expert Witness
- 01:35Questions and Answers
- 01:29Quiz
- 01:46Conclusion
Instructor
![Kevin Michael O'Doherty](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 634 Reviews
- 2,168 Students
- 13 Courses
I am a Psychologist, Forensic Mental Health Expert, CBT Therapist and Author of several self help books. I also carry out Medico Legal Psychological Assessments for Law firms. I provide Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for clients based all over the world with the aid of Virtual Programme Software such as Zoom, Skype, WhatsApp and Doxy. I consult, advise and deliver training on all aspects of forensic mental health in the UK, Europe and USA on request.
I find my work as a Forensic Mental Health Expert Witness fascinating and I do hope that I present some of that fascination to the student during the course.
In addition to our cgforensicmentalhealth website, we also have Calibre Gold ltd website.
I provide live streaming/teaching of courses and workshops for groups via Zoom on request.