Mental Health Courts Worker Notes: “Miracle” Portrays Inaccurate Laws
December 25th, 2009 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Headline
For most people, Miracle on 42nd Street is a film typically watched around the holidays, perhaps with a mug of cocoa and plenty of good cheer. Those in the mental health professions, however, including therapists and counselors as well as lawyers and court clerks who work on related cases, can apparently take a few more things away from the film, as one industry expert recently noted. Citing the inability of the general public to watch psychology-related court proceedings without an official reason for being present as well as laws which require more than a demonstration of delusion for involuntary detainment, the worker seems to celebrate the sense of fairness established in the “real word” mental health court system.
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I don’t think any person walking in the street has anything to do with any ongoing case and hence has no reason to be present.
I do not agree with such a rule because when we are allowed to watch a murder trail, there should be no issue in being present for these kind of cases. Anonymity cannot be a reason because their names are known anyway!
Oh please don’t dissect the movie- just enjoy it for what it is, a work of fiction that is a holiday classic. I don’t think anyone is taking their law trining from it, and if they are, then that’s their own problem.
Why would you want to be there if you do not have a vested interest in the case?
Well, there is already enough prejudice against people with mental health issues, and I think giving free access to cases involving such people will only give aid to the prejudice…its not required at all.