History of civil mental disability law -- Mental disability law and terminology overview -- Representing clients with mental disabilities and obtaining attorneys' fees -- Community-based mental health care and protective services -- Civil incompetency and guardianship -- Family law and related issues -- Federal and state disability discrimination statutes: scope of coverage -- Employment -- State and local governments and other public services -- Public accommodations and the private sector -- Housing and zoning -- Insurance -- Disability compensation -- Health care -- Education and related issues -- Income assistance and immigration -- Confidentiality and privacy -- Liability and professional concerns -- Civil commitment -- Rights in civil mental facilities -- Admissibility of expert evidence and testimony -- Mental health diagnoses and assessments -- Civil incompetency expert testimony -- Mental disability discrimination testimony -- Mental impairment and mental injury testimony -- Mental disability care and treatment testimony -- Civil dangerousness testimony.
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