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January 2023
VOL. 18 No.1
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Ask the Experts: 7 Insights into Affairs and Their Impact on the Divorce Process
Marcy Pasternack, PhD, Sharon Montgomery, PsyD, and Tamsen Thorpe, PhD
As mental health and legal professionals, we know how difficult it can be to assist families negotiating the divorce process. One of the more inflammatory factors that we encounter, only too frequently, is when there has been an extra-marital affair. Even if the parties have been unhappily married and equally yoked in their misery, the occurrence of an affair is often explosive. It is helpful to understand the dynamics of affairs and the negative consequences that may ensue. Providing early psychoeducation and effective interventions can be crucial to the outcome of these complex matters. Particularly, shifting the self-focus perspectives of these adults onto the best interest of their children, can make a critical difference. Read more.
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This program will incorporate a complete overview of the parenting plan evaluation process, including the definition and roles of the parenting plan evaluator, as well as, the specifics of the evaluation process, including interviewing, recordkeeping, use of technology, and best practices for report writing and testifying.
Participants will learn the difference between a forensic role and a clinical role, how to review court orders and determine what information should be obtained, strategies for interviewing adults and children, how to assess co-parenting issues, how to develop and test multiple hypotheses, and how to craft recommendations.
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Training Team:
- Chioma Ajoku, JD, PhD, ABPP
- Robin M. Deutsch, PhD, ABPP
- April Harris-Britt, PhD
- Kathleen McNamara, PhD
- Sol R. Rappaport, PhD, ABPP
| |  | | Planning to attend the online PPE training program in March? Consider joining us also for the in-person pre-conference institute Advanced Training in Parenting Plan Evaluations at the 60th Anniversary Conference in Los Angeles on May 31st, 2023. Can't attend the online training? Contact AFCC to find out more about how to view the recording afterwards in order to be able to join us for this special pre-conference institute. | | |
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
1:00pm – 2:00pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Registration will close on February 7, 2023 at 9:00am Eastern Time US/Canada.
Knowing and understanding ones’ clientele is essential for attorneys in private practice. Some practitioners may be shocked to discover that their affluent clients, although educated and wealthy, are experiencing intimate partner violence. High-net-worth and high-profile couples are acutely aware of their public image, and therefore more cautious to conceal the signs that they may be experiencing abuse. It is imperative for the screening process to anticipate violence in the home, as it is difficult for these clients to disclose their experiences. This presentation will prepare participants to screen for intimate partner violence, both in litigation and in Collaborative Law, for their high-net-worth and high-profile clientele.
This webinar is not approved for CE for psychologists because of the legal focus.
| | Beth F. McCormack, JD focuses on highly complex family law matters as well as mediation and collaborative law. Beth also represents children, when appointed by the Court, which makes her unparalleled in her ability to navigate complex parenting issues. Beth’s practice is founded on compassion and empathy. She sees it as her responsibility to be aware of each person’s needs, seeking the most appropriate solution for each client. Her peers consistently nominate her as a Best Lawyer (since 2016), Super Lawyer (since 2012), and Leading Lawyer (since 2013). Most recently, Beth was named top 50 women Super Lawyers, and in 2017, Ms. McCormack was selected as one of Crain’s Chicago Media’s Most Influential Women Lawyers in Chicago. Her work ethic and community involvement have earned her accolades within the legal community, and beyond. | | | |
Registration
Members: $15
Non-Members: $50
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Certificate of Attendance
Members: $15
Non-members: $20
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More Upcoming Webinars!
Coping Abilities Children Need (And How to Ensure They Get Them)
Lyn Greenberg, PhD, ABPP
March 7, 2023
Gender and Sex in Family Law: How to Work with a Gender Diverse Population (DE&I Series)
Rebecca Stahl, JD LLM
April 12, 2023
Group to Individual Inference in Scientific Testimony
Chancellor & Dean David Faigman; Professor Michael Saini
April 18, 2023
The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Young Children
Kate Wurmfeld, JD; Kiran Malpe, LCSW, BS
May 10, 2023
The Work Before the Work
Sol Rappaport, PhD, ABPP
June 22, 2023
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AFCC Fall 2023 Virtual Conference
Addiction, Family Violence, and Mental Illness
Assessing and Managing Challenges to Contemporary Coparenting
November 1-3 and 6-7, 2023
You asked and we delivered. AFCC is taking our fall conference online. Remote learning is more than flipping through documentaries on the TV. Virtually everyone one can benefit from accessible education. Join us as we discuss addiction, family violence, and mental illness along with other challenges to contemporary coparenting. Look for the call for proposals in February.
| | Andrea Jones, AFCC member from Ontario has been appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice as a Justice of the Peace. Prior to her appointment, Andrea contributed to AFCC in many ways such as serving on the AFCC Board of Directors. She was also a member of the AFCC Task Force for Model Standards of Practice for Child Custody Evaluations and the Task Force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Congratulations, Andrea! | | | Tammi Axelson, AFCC member from Texas has recently earned her doctorate in clinical social work from Tulane University in which her research area was focused in child custody evaluations. Tammi is a frequent presenter at AFCC conferences and will be presenting a workshop at our upcoming 60th Anniversary Conference. Congratulations, Tammi! | | | |
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EDITOR:
Ann Ordway, JD, PhD
ASSOCIATE EDITOR:
Patrick Sommer
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