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The Osgoode Certificate in Mental Health Law

The Osgoode Certificate in Mental Health Law

Issued on 25 Nov 2025 by

Osgoode Professional Development, York University

Osgoode Professional Development, York University

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Today, more than ever, mental health law issues are paramount. Being able to understand the relevant law and its application is crucial to making decisions quickly and effectively. Back for its 11th year, this practice-based program will give you the skills you need to competently and confidently handle mental health law issues. Failure to adequately assess risk or properly address the rights of individuals and their families, or to provide proper patient care, can compromise essential rights of an individual and his or her family and create exposure to liability. Over the course of 5 intensive one-day modules, you will learn what you need to know and acquire best practices from some of the most knowledgeable and experienced experts in Canada. You will come away from this program with the knowledge, tools, strategies and tactics that you can put to immediate use.

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Osgoode Professional Development, York University

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Osgoode Professional Development is the lifelong learning arm of Osgoode Hall Law School, one of Canada’s leading law schools.

We provide a uniquely broad and flexible range of interdisciplinary graduate-level legal education to professionals with and without law degrees.

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What You’ll Learn

  1. Psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, physicians, nurses and other licensed medical professionals

  2. Health law practitioners

  3. In-house counsel in health organizations

  4. Healthcare and social service professionals

  5. Representatives from hospitals, psychiatric facilities, long-term care facilities, CCAC’s and community service provider agencies

  6. Law enforcement officers – Corrections and rehabilitation service representatives

  7. Crown lawyers, defense counsel, duty counsel

  8. Elder law practitioners

  9. Mental health patient advocates

  10. Healthcare risk managers

  11. Government and public policy advisors

Assessment Criteria

In order to obtain the Certificate, the learner must:

  1. complete/attend all modules; and
  2. successfully complete an online assessment, obtaining at least 80%.

Estimated learning effort

Approximately 35 hours of learning effort, spread over multiple weeks.

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