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
8:45AM - 4:45PM Pre-Symposium Institutes
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
5:15PM - 6:45PM Opening Session
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
8:30AM - 10:00AM Plenary Session
Including Children’s Voices in Family Law Proceedings: Risks and Unintended Consequences
10:00AM - 10:30AM Break
10:30AM - 12:00PM Workshops 1-6
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)
1:45PM - 3:15PM Workshops 7-12
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
3:30PM - 5:00PM Workshops 13-18
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
8:30AM - 10:00AM Workshops 19-24
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
10:30AM - 12:00PM Workshops 25-30
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)
1:30PM - 3:00PM Workshops 31-36
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