AFCC-AAML 2023 Conference on Advanced Issues in Child Custody: Evaluation, Litigation, and Settlement

Schedule

September 28

7:30AM - 8:30AM Breakfast
7:30AM - 5:00PM Registration
8:30AM - 6:00PM Exhibit Forum
8:30AM - 12:00PM Pre-Conference Institutes 1-4
1. From Intake to Court Trial Track
2. Profiles in Custody: Social Media and Family Law
3. Thinking about Stress, Trauma and Resilience in Children of Divorce: What Can You Do?
4. Advanced Ethical, Evidentiary, and Methodological Issues
12:00PM - 1:15PM Lunch (on your own)
1:15PM - 2:45PM Opening Plenary Session
Family Justice Reform: Values, Services, and Science in a Politicized Environment
2:45PM - 3:00PM Break
3:00PM - 5:00PM Concurrent Sessions 1-5
1. Evidentiary Considerations with Mental Health Experts in Child Custody Litigation Trial Track
2. Authentication of Digital Media in Child Custody Cases: Checking the Evidence
3. Just Say No? Drugs, Alcohol, and Family Court
4. Current Controversies in Understanding and Intervening with Parent-Child Contact Problems
5. Developmentally Appropriate Parenting Plans: Stepping It Up When There Are Allegations of Intimate Partner Violence
5:00PM - 6:00PM Welcome Reception

September 29

7:30AM - 5:00PM Registration
7:30AM - 5:00PM Exhibit Forum
7:45AM - 9:00AM Breakfast
9:00AM - 10:00AM Keynote Address
Understanding Adults Who Sexually Abuse Children
10:00AM - 10:30AM Break
10:30AM - 12:00PM Plenary Session
Technology and Evidentiary Issues in Child Custody Cases
12:00PM - 1:30PM Networking Luncheon
1:45PM - 3:45PM Concurrent Sessions 6-10
6. Direct and Cross Examination of a Child Custody Forensic Evaluator Trial Track
7. “ Culture Matters” Really? Engaging Cultural Differences When IPV is Present
8. Social Science Research and Child Custody: Is Anything New Under the Sun?
9. How to Improve your Forensic Interviews by Understanding Adults Who Sexually Abuse Children
10. Mental Health Consultation in Child Custody Cases
4:00PM - 5:00PM Consultation Groups
Consultation Groups
5:00PM - 11:00PM Dine Arounds

September 30

7:30AM - 12:45PM Registration
7:30AM - 12:45PM Exhibit Forum
7:45AM - 8:30AM Breakfast
8:30AM - 10:30AM Concurrent Sessions 11-15
11. Evidentiary Considerations with Mental Health Experts in Child Custody Litigation Trial Track
12. Just Say No? Drugs, Alcohol, and Family Court
13. Developmentally Appropriate Parenting Plans: Stepping It Up When There Are Allegations of Intimate Partner Violence
14. “Culture Matters” Really? Engaging Cultural Differences When IPV is Present
15. How to Improve your Forensic Interviews by Understanding Adults Who Sexually Abuse Children
10:30AM - 10:45AM Break
10:45AM - 12:45PM Concurrent Sessions 16-20
16. Authentication of Digital Media in Child Custody Cases: Checking the Evidence
17. Current Controversies in Understanding and Intervening with Parent-Child Contact Problems
18. Direct and Cross Examination of a Child Custody Forensic Evaluator Trial Track
19. Social Science Research and Child Custody: Is Anything New Under the Sun?
20. Mental Health Consultation in Child Custody Cases