Sep 25th 2007
Issues Related to the Use of Psychological Testing in Evidence Code § 730 Custody Evaluations
Aug 26th 2008
Reunification Therapy in the 21st Century
May 26th 2009
Everything Family Law Practitioners Should Know About the Three Levels of Supervised Visitation in Custody Disputes
Feb 25th 2010
Alienation: What Is It Really? And What Can You Do About It?
Mar 23rd 2013
Mental Health Experts in Custody and DVRO Cases: To Use or Not
Oct 6th 2013
Dr. Kuehnle and Dr. Drozd, national experts and editors of "Parenting Plan Evaluations: Applied Research for the Family Court"
Oct 25th 2013
Joan Kelly is the nationally recognized expert in children's adjustments to divorce, custody and access issues. Her five and one half hour presentation provides insight into the latest research, background and skills to develop parenting plans and mediate custody issues recognizing child development. Her years of specialized experience from her res
Sep 23rd 2014
Ron Granberg teaches the fine art of persuading the logical and the emotional decision makers to settle cases or influence the decision maker. Learn the three arguments for the logical decision: Syllogism, Generalization and Analogy. Contrast for the persuasion of the emotional decision maker with Heuristic Decision making, understanding
Apr 28th 2015
Cognitive Bias in Custody Mediations and Evaluations
Dec 5th 2015
Former Commissioner and Private Judge Marjorie Slabach and Dr. Robert Kaufman, Ph.D, ABPP, a clinical and forensic psychologist, discuss custody cases when a child resists contact with a parent. The program includes assessment/evaluation issues and considerations including alienation/estrangement/hybrid cases to inform the Court and for custody rec
May 26th 2015
How to Deal With the Frustrations of a High-Conflict Family Law Practice
Aug 9th 2015
The role of the mental health professional (MHP) in Family law is evolving. Counsel are retaining their own MHP's early in custody cases as "consulting trial experts". Some MHP help prepare a client for the court custody evaluations or mediations. A "review expert" helps counsel analyze a custody evaluation for negotiation and trial preparation. At
May 10th 2016
Author, instructor and attorney, Emily Doskow provides an hour-long presentation to introduce attorneys to the concept of mindfulness -- the practice of noticing one's experience in the present moment -- and explore its application to the practice of law. Her presentation includes basic instructions in meditation along with two brief meditations, o
Sep 27th 2016
This program describes screening assessments for power imbalances and danger in mediation and collaborative cases, and how some screening techniques may be adapted for use by litigators. While not optimal in litigated matters, screening techniques still have value in determining, even if based almost solely on information from one party, whether an
Apr 12th 2017
Steve will describe the nature, causes, biological mechanisms, warning signs, and physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms of secondary trauma; why some people get it and some don't; and what you can do to prevent it and/or recover from it.
Mar 27th 2018
Robert A. Simon,Ph.D. is an expert witness, child custody evaluator, child custody consultant, and custody mediator with over 30 years of experience in custody forensic psychology. This presentation is provides the attorney with an understanding of the role of "attachment" in the custody decision. Dr. Simon addresses the weight of attachment at the
Feb 8th 2023
When parents cannot agree on the best interests of their children, their recourse is to litigate the matter. Like all processes for the resolution of disputes, litigation has pluses and minuses. The benefits and risks of litigation rest, in substantial measure, on how the litigation is handled and how the case narratives are developed.