#23 The Mental Health Examiner: A Friend to the Court

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Terry Schroeder, OHA Operation and Policy Analyst for the Certification and Licensure Department, and Jeffrey Gray, PhD, licensed psychologist, discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">An overview of the role of the mental health examiner as a friend of the court who provides clarification around clinical aspects of a civil commitment hearing; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Their role as a clarifier and a questioner – not just as an expert witness; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How this role is helpful to the judge; </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Changes in the law regarding inability to care; and</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The role of intent, impulsivity, and the person’s relationship to their symptoms when determining dangerousness. </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the intersection between criminal justice and behavioral health in Oregon, please reach out to us through our website at</span> <a href="http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and Facebook page at</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We’d love to hear from you.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the State v. M.A.E. case, please visit the following website</span> <a href= "https://law.justia.com/cases/oregon/court-of-appeals/2019/a164596.html"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://law.justia.com/cases/oregon/court-of-appeals/2019/a164596.html</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><sp