2012 Custody Evaluators Update

Child Custody work and mental health work in family law continues to be risky and ethically challenging.  In addition, many therapists do not understand pertinent  issues related to family law.  In this  8-hour custody evaluation update, Drs. Stahl, Simon, and Jennifer Kresge , MA, LMFT will present the latest research and relevant case law, ethical and risk management issues, and relocation matters for divorcing families.

 

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2012 Domestic Violence Update

California courts require custody evaluators to have an annual update on legal and psychological issues related to Domestic Violence. The course will address new research an new laws as required by Rule of Court 5.230.  Additionally, Ms. Emberly Cross will focus on the latest California laws and proposed statutes.  In addition, along with Dr. Simon, participants will brainstorm various case scenarios to helpin the consideration of evaluation strategies and assessment practices.

 

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Risk Management with Trauma Survivors

This is a 6-hour presentation designed to assist clinicians with the identification and management of the risks attendant to the diagnosis and treatment of the posttraumatic and dissociative disorders.  The program begins with a review of the symptomatology of Acute Stress Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, the Dissociative Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder.  We then turn to a discussion of the role of shame in the formation, management and treatment of these disorders, followed by a discussion of the attendant risk categories, with recommendations for high quality and safe treatment approaches as well as vulnerability and care for treating clinicians.

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Borderline Personality Disorder

The primary goal of this 4-hour course is to provide a frame of reference for clinicians to understand and appreciate the borderline patient/client from a perspective that includes and integrates the etiologic pathways to the disorder, symptoms and their meanings, the roles of resilience (including the sub-category of attachment), helpful/unhelpful treatment assumptions which emerge in the context of clinician countertransference and treatment targets and strategies.  

The course uses clinical examples and vignettes as a primary teaching tools, along with practical examples of handouts for both patients/clients and clinicians, some of which were developed by the presenter and others of which were developed by Marcia Linehan, Ph.D., and are available through her publications.

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The Psychology of Trauma & PTSD

Instructor: A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP

• Approved for 4 Hours of CE Credit
• Fulfills Requirements for Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs
• High Resolution Video and Downloadable Slides

This course addresses the broad range of phenomena that fall under the rubric of “trauma,” exposing attendees both to the major controversies that have developed around definitions of trauma and to the practical controversies that have emerged around proper treatment of trauma and its sequelae.

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Dancing with the Risks - For Agencies

Instructor: A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP

• Approved for 6 Hours of CE Credit
• Fulfills Requirements for Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs
• High Resolution Video and Downloadable Slides

This six-hour workshop in law, ethics and regulation focuses on three of the four most frequent causes for actions against mental health professionals, nationwide. This 2012-2013 workshop focuses on incompetence, criminal convictions and cases involving high conflict custody problems. The workshop emphasizes awareness and management of risk factors in the major areas of high risk practice.

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Dancing with the Risks - CAPP

Instructor: A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP

• Approved for 6 Hours of CE Credit
• Fulfills Requirements for Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs
• High Resolution Video and Downloadable Slides

This six-hour workshop in law, ethics and regulation focuses on three of the four most frequent causes for actions against mental health professionals, nationwide. This 2012-2013 workshop focuses on incompetence, criminal convictions and cases involving high conflict custody problems. The workshop emphasizes awareness and management of risk factors in the major areas of high risk practice.

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Law, Ethics & Risk Management

Instructor: A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP

• Approved for 6 Hours of CE Credit
• Fulfills Requirements for Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs
• High Resolution Video and Downloadable Slides

This totally updated 6-hour course was recorded in late 2008, and covers topics most frequently requested by hundreds of clinician participants who completed our previous versions. Instructor A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP provides you with tools and resources to more effectively deal with critical legal and ethical issues, and to avoid pitfalls that frequently confront licensed therapists in the current regulatory climate.

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Trauma and Dissociation: Assessment & Treatment

Instructor: A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP

• Approved for 5 Hours of CE Credit
• Fulfills Requirements for Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs
• High Resolution Video and Downloadable Slides

This 5-hour course is designed for professionals who are currently treating dissociative disorders, or those who would like an overview of the field. Internationally recognized expert, A. Steven Frankel, PhD, JD, ABPP, presents the latest information in the theory and research, assessment, treatment, and risk management issues of working with dissociative disorders. Dr. Frankel first examines the major theory and research contributing to our understanding of dissociative disorders, with particular focus on trauma, resilience and attachment research.

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Conducting Child Custody Evaluations

Author:  Phillip M. Stahl, PhD, ABPP

• Price: $32.97 + $3.00 S&H
• 368 Pages

Conducting Child Custody Evaluations: From Basic to Complex Issues covers the latest divorce-related research, important practice guidelines, and provides necessary information about conducting these complex and important assessments for the court. A must for the family law professional!

 

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2011 Custody Evaluator Update

Instructor: Philip M. Stahl, PhD, ABPP

• Approved for 8 Hours of CE Credit
• Fulfills License and Custody Evaluator Requirements
• High Resolution Video and Downloadable Slides

This 8-hour course will again focus on critical and emerging issues in the evaluation and understanding of families in high conflict divorce. With a special focus on attachment and evaluation of families under age 3, Drs. Stahl, Rhodes, and Frankel will walk participants through a thorough understanding of the latest research, relevant case law, ethical and risk management issues, and relocation matters for divorcing families.

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