Ethical Issues with Veteran Treatment Court Mentors?

Veterans Treatment Courts (VTC) employ volunteer mentors as regular parts of VTC teams.  What are the special ethical issues for mentors and the judges involved with these courts?  Are there standards that mentors should apply to their work? Co-President Judge Brian MacKenzie (Ret.) will discuss this important topic as mentors continue to demonstrate their importance to Veterans Treatment Courts.

Session Objectives

1. Conform your behavior as a mentor to behave ethically in a VTC;
2. Clarify the relationship between mentors and VTC judges so that both comply with ethical standards; and,
3. Attendees Improve relationships between mentors and participants