Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9211
Title: Therapeutic jurisprudence: How judges, lawyers and mental health professionals can be agents of change
Authors: Reiter, Elisa
Pollack, Daniel
0000-0001-7323-6928
Keywords: agents of change
Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ)
mental health law
Family Court
child custody evaluators
mental illness court
domestic violence (DV)
Judge Philip Marcus
Recidivism
trauma-based training
Child Protective Services (CPS)
holistic team approach
Issue Date: 14-Sep-2023
Publisher: ALM
Citation: Reiter, E., & Pollack, D. (2023, September 14). Therapeutic jurisprudence: How judges, lawyers and mental health professionals can be agents of change. Texas Lawyer. https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2023/09/14/therapeutic-jurisprudence-how-judges-lawyers-and-mental-health-professionals-can-be-agents-of-change/?slreturn=20230814150104
Series/Report no.: Wurzweiler School of Social Work Dissertations;September 14, 2023
Abstract: Lawyers are charged with advocating for their clients. When a court takes a holistic team approach, zealous advocacy must bow to serving the best interests of families, and especially, the best interests of children. The courtroom can be a therapeutic change agent. (from Conclusion)
Description: Commentary
URI: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373922897_Therapeutic_Jurisprudence_How_Judges_Lawyers_and_Mental_Health_Professionals_Can_Be_Agents_of_Change
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9211
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