Schedule

All times in Eastern US Time (EST)

November 13

6:00PM - 8:00PM Registration

November 14

7:30AM - 5:15PM Registration
7:30AM - 5:15PM Exhibit Forum
7:45AM - 8:45AM Coffee and Rolls for Institute Registrants
1. Advanced Parenting Plan Evaluations
2. Advance Orientation Improves Ecological Validity in PPEs
3. Advanced Issues in Mediation
4. No Professional is an Island: How to Effectively (or Successfully) Coordinate Multiple Roles in Family Court Proceedings
10:15AM - 10:30AM Break
12:00PM - 1:30PM Lunch (On Your Own)
3:15PM - 3:30PM Break
Unintended Consequences of Coercive Control Legislation
6:45PM - 7:45PM Welcome Reception

November 15

6:15AM - 7:15AM Yoga and Meditation
7:30AM - 5:00PM Registration
7:30AM - 5:00PM Exhibit Forum
7:45AM - 8:30AM Coffee and Rolls
Including Children’s Voices in Family Law Proceedings: Risks and Unintended Consequences
10:00AM - 10:30AM Break
1. Should I Persist When My Child Resists?
2. One Court’s Thoughtful Approach to Problematic Parenting
3. A View from the Trenches: Practical Strategies for IPV and PCCP
4. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Parent Coordination
5. Coercive Control: Policy and Practice in Custody Evaluations
6. It Takes a Village – Fostering Community Partnerships
12:00PM - 1:30PM Luncheon (Included)
7. Riddle Me This: How to Explore and Document Alternative Hypothesis in Parenting Plan Evaluations
8. 15 Years of SAFeR: A Systematic Approach to Child Custody Determinations
9. AFCC Peace Talks: Reflecting on Progress and Engaging Feedback
10. The Role Family Law Professionals Can Play in Reducing Firearms Violence Risk
11. Navigating the Emotional Tribunal of Family Law Custody Cases: Essential Techniques and Strategies for Successful Trials
12. Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse in the Context of Child Custody Evaluations
3:15PM - 3:30PM Break
13. I Have the Data: Now What?
14. Ethical Integration of AI in Family Court Practice
15. A New Approach to Divorce: The High Complexity Docket
16. Transforming Forensic Family Law Training: Empowering Early Career Professionals
17. Revisiting and Revising the Mediation Model Standards
18. Judicial Dilemmas in Cases Involving Adolescents
5:00PM - 6:00PM DE&I Forum
5:30PM - 8:00PM Taste of Columbus

November 16

6:15AM - 7:15AM Yoga and Meditation
7:30AM - 3:00PM Registration
7:30AM - 3:00PM Exhibit Forum
7:45AM - 8:30AM Coffee and Rolls
19. Reimagining the Best Interests of Children: Film Screening and Workshop
20. An e-SAFeR Approach: Navigating Family Violence in Parenting Plans
21. Parenting Coordination and Arbitration: Monitoring for Safety and Wellbeing with Quasi-Judicial Authority
22. Lessons From the Trenches of Reunification
23. Integrating an Infant Mental Health Perspective in Family Court Practice
24. Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Tearing Down Silos to Heal the Family Unit
10:00AM - 10:30AM Break
25. Advanced Issues in Child Custody Assessments
26. Reunifying Families with Mental Health Issues Involved in High Conflict Divorce
27. Reframing the Paradigm: Family Court, Parenting Plans, and Domestic Violence
28. Examining African American Young Adult Child Discipline Experiences
29. Conducting Risk Assessments in the Context of Domestic Violence
30. Building Bridges: Establishing a Dispute Resolution Department in Your Court
12:00PM - 1:30PM Lunch (On Your Own)
31. Developing Individualized Best Interests Frames: Scientific and Legal Sensemaking
32. Navigating Parent-Child Contact Problems with a Risk Management Lens
33. Interviewing Children and Adolescents
34. The CCE Dialectic: How to Meet Competing Demands of the Court and the Skeptics
35. Scars of a High-Conflict Divorce
36. Family Transformation – Advocating for Trans-parents and Children in Family Court