Course Description
*This complete Online Course includes a PDF of the book, Practical Assessment of Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence in the Elderly, and the Final Exam. If you have access to the book and want to purchase the Final Exam only, click here.
This program covers the basic knowledge necessary to begin offering assessment of testamentary capacity and undue influence in the writing of wills, trusts, and other legal documents. Participants will become acquainted with the definition of terms used by the courts, the elements necessary to conduct such assessments, what is meant by “undue influence,” and the process involved in such assessments. A CD-ROM containing instruments and forms is provided with the book.
4 CE credits/hours, 40 questions
Target Audience
Psychologists | School Psychologists | Marriage & Family Therapists | Mental Health Counselors | Social Workers
Learning Level
Intermediate
Learning Objectives
- Describe ordinary and legal definitions of testamentary capacity, and ordinary and legal definitions of undue influence.
- Demonstrate methods for conducting psychological assessments relevant to testamentary capacity.
- Present practical methods for conducting psychological assessments relevant to undue influence.

Eric G. Mart, PhD, ABPP & Adam D. Alban, PhD, JD
Course curriculum
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Statement of Understanding (downloadable/printable)
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2
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PDF Book (downloadable/printable)
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3
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"The Practical Assessment of Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence in the Elderly" - Final Exam Questions (downloadable/printable)
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Final Exam
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4
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Evaluation Questionnaire
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