Instructor: Robert Pelc, Ph.D., ABPP

Approved for 1.5 Hours of CE Credit

Fulfills License Requirements

Program Description:

Several changes in federal and state laws have increased the relevance and importance of evidence-based evaluations of child abuse and domestic violence in child custody evaluations.

While these issues have always been significant areas in such evaluations, the passage of several laws have ramifications for every child custody evaluator. This course will address those changes and the subsequent alteration in processes and competencies resulting from the new laws. Child custody evaluations will require increased use of evidence-based procedures to investigate the effects of domestic violence and child abuse on custody recommendations. In this course, an overview of these adaptations by custody evaluators will be addressed.

Applicable CA Rules of Courts: 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 21

Goals & Objectives:

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

1. Describe the ramifications of new laws for child custody evaluations
2. Develop risk assessment skills in child custody evaluations
3. Apply evidence-based findings involving child abuse and intimate partner violence

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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 1.5 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.