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Minimizing Bias and Premature Closure: A Rubric for the Evaluation and Adjudication of Resist/Refuse Dynamics

altMinimizing Bias and Premature Closure: A Rubric for the Evaluation and Adjudication of Resist/Refuse Dynamics

altHosted by: Lori A. Love, Ph.D.

altInstructor: Benjamin D. Garber, Ph.D.

alt Approved for 2.0 Hours of CE Credit

altFulfills License Requirements

Love, Garber

 

Program Description:

This brief program is a tip-of-the-iceberg overview of our present understanding of resist/refuse dynamics (RRD; aka., parent-child contact problems or PCCP) as they occur in high conflict divorce-related litigation. Single-factor and either/or binary hypotheses are eschewed in favor of thorough consideration of a host of commonly co-occurring relationship dynamics and practical pressures including alienation, estrangement, enmeshment, and the chameleon child. An evaluative rubric (Garber, 2024) is described that can assist evaluators, adjudicators, and work product reviewers to assure that every avenue has been pursued when formulating the unique combination of factors relevant to each child’s polarized position.

This course is a breakout course that was presented as part of the 8-hour 2024 Annual CCE Update.

Goals & Objectives:

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

  1. Conceptualize Resist/Refuse Dynamics (RRD) in terms of the full ecology of the child’s social, emotional, and practical experience.
  2. Evaluate RRD using a structured rubric (Garber, 2024) so as to minimize bias and premature closure.

Registration Information
 
  $79.00

 

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 2.0 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.

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