You may download PDF copies of Conference Presenters materials. Simply click on the highlighted names in blue text to access the file(s). Sessions 3, 4, and 5 have the option to download a zip file with handouts. Let us know if you encounter any difficulty accessing the files.
The Proposed Bylaws and Proposed Slate of Directors are items for consideration at the Inaugural Chapter Business Meeting:
Conference Agenda
Proposed Bylaws
Proposed Slate of Directors
Session 1 – Substance Misuse, Psychological Testing, And Diagnosis In Child Custody Cases: What Is Prejudicial and What Is Probative?
Christy Bradshaw Schmidt, MA, LPC & Howard Drutman, Ph.D.
PowerPoint File
Session 2 – Aligning Professionals: Theories, Voices, And Roles in Parent-Child Contact Cases
April Harris Britt, Ph.D.
PowerPoint File
Session 3 – AFCC Practice Guidelines and Resources: What’s Available and How To Use Them
Amy Holsten, Ph.D. and Daniel Bloom, JD
AFCC Guidelines for the Use of Social Science Research in Family Law
Guidelines for Parenting Plan Evaluations in Family Law
Guidelines for PC with Appendix
Model Standards for Family and Divorce Mediation
Zip file with Session materials
Session 4 – What Does the Research Actually Say About Shared Parenting?
April Harris Britt, Ph.D. and Christy Bradshaw Schmidt, MA, LPC
PowerPoint Presentation File
Zip file with other Session materials/handouts
Session 5 – When Abuse Allegations Arise in Custody Cases
Lawrence Jay Braunstein, JD & Dawn R. Smith, JD
Presentation Slides
Georgia Model Child Abuse Protocol
Motion for In Camera Inspection of DFCS Records
Order for In Camera Inspection of DFCS Records
Zip file with all Session materials
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