Schedule

November 9

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Registration

November 10

7:30AM - 5:15PM

Registration

7:30AM - 5:15PM

Exhibit Forum

7:45AM - 8:45AM

Coffee and Rolls for Institutes

8:45AM - 4:45PM

Pre-Symposium Institutes*

1. When the Deck is Stacked: Sorting Stress from Trauma in Family Court	Celebrity 5
2. Playing Your Cards Right: Meaningful Integration of Test Data into a Parenting Plan Evaluation	Melrose 4
3. Co-parent Coaching as Dispute Resolution	Sunset 3 & 4
4. The ABC’s and 123’s of a Child Custody Evaluation	Melrose 3

5:15PM - 6:45PM

Opening Session

AFCC Guidelines for Parenting Plan Evaluations: A Shakespearean Tragedy or Much Ado About Nothing?

Celebrity Ballroom 6, 7 & 8

6:45PM - 7:45PM

Welcome Reception

November 11

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

8:30AM - 10:00AM

Plenary Session

Is it Just a Word Game? The Dangers of Concept Creep in Family Law

Celebrity Ballroom 6, 7 & 8

10:00AM - 10:30AM

Break

10:30AM - 12:00PM

Workshops 1-6

1. Cultural and Religious Factors in Custody Evaluations and Decisions	Sunset 3 & 4
2. What to Do When Your Child Doesn’t Want to Go to Their Other Parent’s Home	Celebrity 5
3. Supervised Visitation/Parenting Time: The Who, What, Why, and How	Melrose 4
4. Ethics of Hybrid and Online Dispute Resolution with Self-Represented Litigants	Melrose 1 & 2
5. Preventing Serious Child Mental Health Crises in Divorcing Families	Sunset 5 & 6
6. Preparation is Not a Gamble: Tips for Effective Testimony in Child Custody Cases	Melrose 3

12:00PM - 1:30PM

Luncheon

Rapport, Emotion, and Credibility in the Zoom Room

Celebrity Ballroom 6, 7 & 8

1:45PM - 3:15PM

Workshops 7-12

7. Diversity and the Revised AFCC Guidelines: Why One Size Does Not Fit All	Sunset 5 & 6
8. Mediation for Unrepresented Parents	Melrose 1 & 2
9. Stop the Madness: Avoiding Adverse Childhood Experiences and Other Maladies	Melrose 4
10. Integrated Responses to Complex Families	Melrose 3
11. My Child Hates Me: Research and Recommendations on Parent-Child Estrangement	Celebrity 5
12. The Neuroscience Revolution and the Family Court	Sunset 3 & 4

3:15PM - 3:30PM

Break

3:30PM - 5:00PM

Workshops 13-18

13. The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Court-Involved Children	Melrose 3
14. Crafting Parenting Plans that Address the Unique Cultural Dynamics of a Family	Sunset 5 & 6
15. Looking Inward: Recognizing and Overcoming Our Biases	Sunset 3 & 4
16. Child Custody Assessment: New Professional Perspectives from Research	Celebrity 5
17. Affairs and Their Impact on Co-Parenting and Parent-Child Relationships	Melrose 4
18. Conducting Homes Studies Virtually: Developments in Puerto Rico	Melrose 1 & 2

5:00PM - 6:00PM

DE&I Open Forum

Melrose 1 & 2

6:00PM - 9:30PM

Taste of Las Vegas

November 12

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

8:30AM - 10:00AM

Workshops 19-24

19. Detecting Children Exposed to Drug Using Environments (Including Fentanyl)	Sunset 5 & 6
20. Implementing Evaluation Guidelines for Novice Evaluators and Their Supervisors	Melrose 4
21. Deconstructing Supportive Parenting of Gender Expansive and Sexual Diverse Youth	Melrose 3
22. The Art of Parallel Parenting Plans and Disengaging Too Engaged Parents	Celebrity 5
23. Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA): What the Research Shows	Sunset 3 & 4
24. Use of Psychological Tests in Custody Evaluations: Experiences from Puerto Rico	Melrose 1 & 2

10:00AM - 10:30AM

Break

10:30AM - 12:00PM

Workshops 25-30

25. Children with Special Needs and Resist-Refuse Dynamics: Unique Vulnerabilities	Celebrity 5
26. Understanding the Benefits of a Child’s Attorney in Contentious Custody Cases	Sunset 3 & 4
27. Multi-Party Collaboration in High-Conflict Family Support: Can Technology Help?	Sunset 5 & 6
28. Anti-Social and Psychopathic Parents: Implications for Family Court	Melrose 3
29. Fatherhood Involvement and Child Custody: Tips and Best Practices from the NRFC	Melrose 4
30. SAFeR, Your Winning Hand: Effects of Domestic Abuse in Child Welfare Mediation	Melrose 1 & 2

12:00PM - 1:30PM

Lunch on your own

1:30PM - 3:00PM

Workshops 31-36

31. Unsticking the Stuck Client: A Process for Going from Resistance to Resilience	Celebrity 5
32. Impacts of Intimate Partner Violence on Children and Protective Caregivers	Melrose 4
33. Getting Ready: Preparing for High-Conflict Cases	Melrose 3
34. Parental Supervision or Parental Engagement? Therapeutic Access: A New Model	Sunset 3 & 4
35. Growth Mindset: Application in Dispute Resolution	Melrose 1 & 2
36. Saying “Gay”: Talking Knowledgeably and Inclusively About LGBTQ+ Issues	Sunset 5 & 6