Feel the Power in Being Courtroom Ready
Therapists have a 100% chance of being subpoenaed at some point in their career. Yet, graduate programs and clinical practices are often avoidant of the court system. By avoiding courtroom conversations, counselors hold a perceived fear around the court process. Join us for this training to learn how to empower counselors to be courtroom ready. Judges and attorneys value a counselor’s expertise, especially when they are prepared for court. Working with a Missouri Judge in 2025, Rebecca began to inquire about what courtrooms needed for therapists to show up ready to court. This training is a derivative of that conversation.
Learning Objectives
Generalized Knowledge and Terminology. Ever wonder what some of the words mean on a subpoena? Learn a basic knowledge of key terms as they apply to you, a counselor.
Missouri specific court room preparation. Learn about influential laws and practices that impact counselors within court processes.
Ethical Considerations. Understand your role and responsibilities as a counselor during court processes. This includes ethical and procedural boundaries within the testimony itself.
Strategies to Testimony. Learn how to mentally and physically prepare for court testimony with exercises designed to manage nerves, maintain professionalism, and manage the pressures of a court setting.
$35 for non-members. $20 for MMHCA members (use discount code found in the member portal). Register below.
Presenter: Rebecca Padgett, LPC-NCC-MSL
Rebecca Padgett is a Nationally Certified Licensed Professional Counselor who has worked within various judicial settings for the last 20 years. Rebecca is a certified trauma therapist specializing in Trauma-Focused, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma (ITCT), and Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI). Over the course of Rebecca’s career she has been sought by judicial parties to facilitate conversations in court around complex family system cases. Rebecca’s experience in testimony, judicial roles, and clinical communication has given her a knowledge and expertise within courtroom education and practice.
Rebecca currently holds a chair for the Missouri Mental Health Counseling Association where she assists in the development of education initiatives for licensed professional counselors and supports the awareness of public policy as impacts counselors across Missouri.
Missouri Mental Health Counselors Association (MMHCA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 2059. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. MMHCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
*Training could be cancelled or postponed if there are not more than 5 registrants for this date’s training. By registering for this training using the MMHCA Online Education Platform, you are acknowledging your participation and payment for this course. Should you, the participant, need to withdraw from a registered course, you must provide a minimum of 48 hour notification to MMHCA by contacting us. Upon notification you will be permitted to re-enroll into another course within the fiscal operating year or may request a refund. Refunds for courses are 75% of your total enrollment costs. Individuals who do not attend a training that was paid and registered for will not qualify for a reimbursement for the course or rescheduling the course because prior notification was not conducted.
