Transitions from Child to Adult Care with Claire Wills Goldingham KC

Introduction

This is a challenging period during which young people can fall between services, leading to harm to themselves and potentially others.

This virtual classroom seminar, presented by Claire Wills Goldingham KC, is designed to be of interest to family lawyers and those involved in mental health matters, and will consider how the two jurisdictions can overlap and at times seemingly conflict.

Please note that Court of Protection is outside the scope of this live session.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Identifying risk and what can be done to mitigate
• What to look out for and what to avoid
• The potential pitfalls
• The possible solutions - what is lawful and what is not
• The legislation available and how there can be interplay between statutes and the statutory bodies involved
• The principles involved in the transition process
• What happens if the vulnerable young adult becomes involved in legal proceedings - such as mental health detention and also public law (care proceedings)
• What happens to care leavers? Who is responsible?

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.