Domestic Violence for Child Custody Evaluators:

An Interactive Online Workshop

Thank you for your interest in taking my domestic violence for child custody evaluators online / interactive workshop. In this workshop you will learn about the assessment and treatment of perpetrators and victims of abuse. You will also learn about attachment theory and it's application to domestic violence and unresolved trauma. You will learn about risk assessment, typology of victims and offenders, domestic violence and law, effects of violence on parenting, child custody recommendations and a whole lot more. This workshop is interactive in that you will have the opportunity to ask me questions via email as you progress through the topics.

When you complete this 12-hour CE course, you will be able to:

1. Resources available to victims and perpetrators;
2. Effects of exposure to domestic violence and psychological trauma on children;
   
3. Domestic violence and culture (including gender, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation;
   
4. Current legal, psychosocial, public policy, and mental health research related to the dynamics of family violence;
5. How to assess for violence;
6. The impact of violence on parenting abilities;
7. How to use psychological and domestic violence assessment tools;
8. The relationships between alcohol and drug use and violence;
9. The relationship between high-conflict relationships and violent relationships;
10. Understand the importance of, and procedures for, obtaining collateral information;
11. Learn how to structure safe and enforceable child custody and parenting plans;
12. Learn how to recognize evaluator negative and positive reactions to victims and perpetrators.

To take this 12 hour CEU workshop, all you have to do is pay the registration fee of $180.00 by credit card using the PayPal link below. After processing your payment, PayPal will direct you to the workshop page. Here you will find the reading material. Once you have completed reading the material, you will be asked to answer some questions about the material and complete the evaluation. Once I receive that, I will send you an email with the link to your certificate of completion. Bookmark this page, so that if you loose the links to the material and evaluation, you can retreive them here.

This course has been approved as corresponding to subject areas specified in California Rules of Court, rule 5.230(d)(1)(A)(i)-(v). The views espressed in this training are those of the trainer and do not necessarily represent the official positions or policies of the Judicial Council of California or the Administrative Office of the Courts.

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