Judicial Ethics and MOUD: Avoiding Improper Influence While Advocating for Evidence-Based Care
Course provided free of charge to active judges through an NJC scholarship.
199
Days & Times
11 a.m. PDT/Noon MDT/1 p.m. CDT/2 p.m. EDT
Course Location
Online
Course Fees
Course provided free of charge to active judges through an NJC scholarship.
$199
Judges play a central role in ensuring that individuals in the justice system have access to effective treatment, yet MOUD raises distinct ethical challenges. Courts must promote evidence-based care without directing clinical decisions, endorsing specific medications, or exerting pressure on providers. This session clarifies the ethical boundaries that apply when courts interact with treatment professionals, address participant concerns, or craft supervision conditions involving MOUD. Participants will learn how to maintain judicial neutrality while still championing practices that improve outcomes and save lives.
Course provided free of charge to active judges through an NJC scholarship. $199
During this course, you will learn to:
- Distinguish between appropriate judicial advocacy for evidence-based treatment and actions that cross ethical boundaries or resemble clinical direction.
- Apply ethical principles when communicating with MOUD providers, responding to treatment disputes, and setting supervision conditions.
- Develop courtroom practices that promote transparency, fairness, and participant autonomy while ensuring consistent access to clinically appropriate medication.
Judges play a central role in ensuring that individuals in the justice system have access to effective treatment, yet MOUD raises distinct ethical challenges. Courts must promote evidence-based care without directing clinical decisions, endorsing specific medications, or exerting pressure on providers. This session clarifies the ethical boundaries that apply when courts interact with treatment professionals, address participant concerns, or craft supervision conditions involving MOUD. Participants will learn how to maintain judicial neutrality while still championing practices that improve outcomes and save lives.