A subpoena lands on your desk. A custody case names you. A client files a board complaint. Few moments rattle a clinician faster, and few are covered anywhere in graduate training. This workshop pairs a practicing attorney with a clinician to walk you through both sides of the table.

Quinn Novak, a partner whose practice includes representing healthcare professionals before the Virginia Department of Health Professions, covers the legal terrain: subpoenas for records, witness subpoenas, custody case considerations, what to expect when you are called to testify, and how board complaints actually unfold. Chris Conley then turns to the codes you are bound by, examining how the ACA, AAMFT, and NASW ethics standards speak directly to these legal pressures and where your professional obligations and the law intersect.

You will leave knowing how to respond when the legal system enters your practice. 

The medication is always a variable in the room, whether it's named or not. This two-hour training gives clinicians a practical, high-level update on the psychiatric medications you encounter most: antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, and stimulants. You'll learn how they work, the side effects that surface, and what you need to collaborate confidently with prescribers. The second half turns to the part pharmacology lectures skip: shame. Why do patients resist, delay, or secretly stop their medication, and how can you meet that as a clinical barrier rather than non-compliance?

Patria is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, founder of DepthWorks Psychiatry, and creator of Narrative Integrative Psychiatry. Born in the Caribbean and shaped by psychiatric nursing, clinical leadership, and military service, she brings cross-cultural depth to a workshop that grows directly from her own Virginia practice.

Working with children, adolescents, and families often means navigating far more than therapy. Clinicians are regularly asked to interpret educational testing, explain school recommendations, sit in on meetings, advocate for services, and help families manage the emotional weight of learning differences and academic struggle. Yet most mental health professionals receive little formal training in how educational systems actually work.
This practical workshop gives clinicians a roadmap to the intersection of mental health, education, and family functioning. You'll learn the fundamentals of IEPs, 504 Plans, educational evaluations, and common assessment tools, along with strategies for collaborating with schools and guiding families through complex educational decisions. The session also digs into what happens clinically when learning disabilities, ADHD, anxiety, behavioral concerns, and family stress all converge in the school setting.

Designed for clinicians at every stage, it offers case examples and strategies you can use right away.