Forensic & Correctional: Conference Sessions

MGH 50th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference

October 16–18, 2026 · Boston, MA

• WorkshopLaw & Psychiatry

  Matthew Lahaie · Ronald Schouten · Nikhil Mathews · Christine Darsney

  Ticketed evening session on medicolegal issues facing prescribing clinicians.

  Practice, Policy & Workforce

• SessionViolence Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice

  James Barrett · Frederick Cabral

  Evening seminar on practical assessment of violence risk in clinical settings.

  Emergency & Acute Psychiatry

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• LectureWhen Trauma Meets the System: Emotional Dysregulation in Justice-Involved Youth

  Lauren K. Schooner

  Considers trauma and emotional dysregulation in youth involved with the justice system.

  Child & AdolescentPTSD & Trauma

• SessionReview of Adolescent Outpatient Commitment in the United States

  Brody Montoya · Ravi Anand · Terry Git Lee · Eva C. Ihle · Marvin S. Swartz

  Reviews how outpatient commitment is applied to adolescents across the United States.

  Child & AdolescentEmergency & Acute Psychiatry

• LectureAdolescent Outpatient Commitment: A Novel Framework for Compulsory Treatment in Minors

  Brody Montoya

  Introduces a framework for outpatient commitment as a form of compulsory treatment for minors.

  Child & AdolescentEmergency & Acute Psychiatry

• LectureFrom Petition to Practice: A Clinical Vignette of Virginia’s Adolescent Outpatient Commitment Model

  Ravi Anand

  Uses a clinical vignette to illustrate how Virginia's adolescent outpatient commitment process works in practice.

  Child & AdolescentEmergency & Acute Psychiatry

• WorkshopChild and Adolescent Psychiatrists as Court Experts: An Interactive Crash Course in Forensic Mental Health Consultation, Report Writing, and Testimony

  Sarah Y. Vinson · Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy · Jenika Hardeman · Randee J. Waldman

  Interactive forensic workshop distinguishing consultation from clinical roles, then applying content through a report-writing exercise and mock testimony based on a de-identified case.

  Child & Adolescent

See all 27 forensic & correctional sessions at this meeting →

APNA 40th Annual Conference

October 28–31, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• WorkshopHelp! I've Been Named in a Lawsuit…Tales From a Nurse Expert Witness to Safeguard Your Practice From Both the Plaintiff & Defense Perspectives – Part 1

  Mary Moller

  A veteran nurse expert witness dissects real malpractice cases against PMH nurses, with charting-error analysis and risk-management takeaways.

  Practice, Policy & Workforce

• WorkshopSex Abuse Prevention Through the Lens of Caring Science

  Joseph Giovannoni

  Applies the Risk, Need, and Responsivity model within a caring-science framework to sexual abuse prevention work.

  Psychotherapy

• WorkshopFight the New Drug: Pornography's Impact on Child Abuse

  Anne Troy

  Addresses childhood pornography exposure, technology-enabled grooming, and screening and protection strategies.

  Child & Adolescent

• WorkshopPrescribing with Protection: Legal Awareness and Documentation Tips for PMHAPRNs in Psychopharmacology

  Jared Vega

  Reviews real malpractice and licensing-board cases to highlight legal pitfalls and documentation best practices in prescribing. Pharmacology-eligible.

  Practice, Policy & Workforce

AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

November 12–15, 2026 · Memphis, TN

• WorkshopCOMMITTED: A New PBS Series on Outpatient Commitment

  Kenneth Rosenberg · Alison Breaux · David Pool · Steven Foglesong · Laurence Westreich

  Screens and discusses a PBS documentary series on outpatient commitment, with perspectives from psychiatrists, judges, and law enforcement.

  Emergency & Acute PsychiatrySerious Mental Illness

• WorkshopDefending Your Knowledge: Preparation for serving as a forensic psychiatrist in legal issues about addictions and substance use

  Avram Mack

  Prepares clinicians to serve as forensic experts and give testimony in addiction-related legal proceedings.

  Substance Use Disorders

• WorkshopCourt-supervised Outpatient Commitment: Judges, Doctors, and Police discuss a case from PBS film

  Kenneth Rosenberg · Alison Breaux · David Pool · Steven Foglesong · Laurence Westreich

  Judges, physicians and police discuss court-supervised outpatient commitment using a case from a PBS film.

  Serious Mental Illness

• PosterIntegrating Evidence-Based Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment and Wraparound Support in a Massachusetts Adult Treatment Court

  Hanaan Osman

  Integrating co-occurring disorder treatment and wraparound support in a treatment court.

  Substance Use Disorders

• PosterPerson-First Language in Statues for Commitment for Involuntary Substance Use Disorder Treatment

  Oliver Fox

  Reviews person-first language in involuntary SUD commitment statutes.

  Substance Use Disorders

See all 6 forensic & correctional sessions at this meeting →

NPA 32nd Annual Psychopharmacology Update 2027

February 10–13, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

• LectureMedical Aid in Dying

  J. Michael Bostwick

  Clinical, ethical, and legal issues psychiatrists face around medical aid in dying, including capacity assessment.

  Practice, Policy & WorkforceSuicide & Self-Harm

WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry

September 23–26, 2026 · Stockholm, Sweden

• SymposiumState of the Art Symposium 06: Ethics, Vulnerability, and Mental Health Law

  Practice, Policy & Workforce

• SymposiumSpecial Symposium: Human Rights and Psychiatry: More Relevant than Ever

  Practice, Policy & Workforce

Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update Conference 2026

September 17–20, 2026 · Online

• LectureDifficult Capacity Assessments: Ethical and Legal Considerations

  Jhilam Biswas

  Navigating the ethics and law of decision-making capacity evaluations when the answer is not clear-cut.

  Practice, Policy & WorkforceMedical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry

Psych Congress 2026

September 15–19, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• LectureWhen Symptoms Are Questioned: Assessing Malingering and Factitious Disorders

  Ashley VanDercar

  Forensic session on distinguishing genuine psychiatric illness from feigned or exaggerated presentations, covering interviewing tools, documentation, ethics, and risk mitigation.

  Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis