Updated Custody Evaluations/Parenting Plan Evaluations 101: Standards, Guidelines and Rules

CCE Update 2024

Instruct: Lori A. Love, Ph.D.

Approved for 6.0 Hours of CE Credit

Fulfills License Requirements

Program Description:

The first course in our classic Custody Evaluation 101 training has been updated to reflect the standards, guidelines and rules as of 2025!

The first course in a 40-hour series designed to provide a thorough education into Custody Evaluations/Parenting Plan Evaluations, this course will focus on various standards, guidelines and rules evaluators will need to be aware of. Participants will learn about the guidelines and standards for conducting custody evaluations. They will be provided with and will become familiar with the relevant California Rules of Court. They will be provided and become familiar with the APA Ethical Standards and the updated APA Guidelines for custody evaluations in Family Law Proceedings.

They will also be provided with the AFCC Guidelines for Parenting Plan Evaluations and will become familiar with them. They will understand the difference between Standards and Guidelines. Participants will understand the difference between clinical and forensic work. Participants will learn the requirements to become a custody evaluator. Participants will learn about Kayden’s Law and its impact on what a judicial officer can court order. Participants will learn the basic procedures required to start a custody evaluation.

Part of the Custody Evaluations 101 40-hour training series. Find the full series and bundle offer here.

Goals & Objectives:

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the guidelines and standards for conducting custody evaluations.
2. Explain the difference between guidelines and standards.
3. Compare the difference between clinical and forensic work.
4. Explain what is required to become a custody evaluator.
5. Define Kayden’s Law and its impact on what a judicial officer can court order.
6. List the basic procedures required to start a custody evaluation.

Registration Information     $99.00

CE Approval Information The Steve Frankel Group, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for Psychologists. This course is also approved by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) for its licentiates' CE license renewal requirements. The Steve Frankel Group, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course meets the qualifications for 6.0 hours of CE credit for Psychologists, MFTs, LCSWs, and LPCCs. The course outline or agenda for Child Custody training have been approved as corresponding to subject areas specified in California Rules of Court, rules 5.225 and 5.230, et. seq. The views expressed in these trainings are those of the trainers and do not necessarily represent the official positions or policies of the Judicial Council of California.