How To Be a Better Witness

This is a LIVE WEBINAR via zoom.

** How To Be a Better Witness has been approved for 2 Credit Hours by:

• NBCC - 2 clock hours (The Mediation Center has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7171. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Mediation Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs)
• NASW-NC - 2 clock hours
• NCSAPPB - 2 general skill building hours

Appearing in court as a witness can be intimidating or even mystifying. Even if you feel confident about handling a subpoena, you may still have unanswered questions. For example, what do you do when you get to court?

In this training, participants will learn about the process of appearing in court. Facilitator Jeanne Cummings will review strategies for managing yourself in the courtroom, in what can be challenging circumstances. The training aims to increase participants' comfort with the court process and confidence in their ability to appear as a witness. Join the training and become a better witness!

Participants will leave the training with:

• An better understanding of the court process and a subpoenaed witness's role within that process

• The responsibilities of individuals who are called to appear in court

• Strategies for handling oneself in the courtroom setting

• Information about handling cross-examination

• Increased comfort and confidence in their ability to appear as a witness

Although it is not a prerequisite, this training serves as a complimentary counterpart to our training, Now What? When You've Been Subpoenaed Into Family Court; however, Be A Better Witness is also a useful stand-alone resource for human services professionals who have been or may be called into court.

Clock Hours: 2

Presenter

Jeanne Cummings, Ph.D. - Dr. Cummings obtained her degree from UNC-Greensboro and has taught at Auburn University, Guilford College, Warren Wilson College and UNCA. As a child psychologist at Appalachian Hall and in private practice in Asheville, she treated and evaluated children and families with a variety of problems and has decades of experience testifying in court.

All event proceeds benefit:

Host or Publisher The Mediation Center