Approved Continuing Education for Child Custody Evaluators

 

These courses have 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.

Domestic Violence for Child Custody Evaluators (12 ceus)

Take the interactive-online 12 hour Domestic Violence for Child Custody Evaluators Workshop (Pursuant to CA. Rule 5.230). This 12 hour / continuing education units workshop in involves reading a web page with links to online resources and the ability to ask Dr. Sonkin questions through out the presentation. At the completion of the workshop you are asked to complete an evaluation form, after which you are given a certificate of completion. Cost: $130.00

Domestic Violence Update #1 for Child Custody Evaluators (4 ceus)

Update #1: This interactive-online 4 hour Domestic Violence for Child Custody Evaluators Workshop satisfies the yearly requirement set forth by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CA. Rule 5.230). This 4 hour / continuing education units workshop in involves reading a web page with links to online resources and the ability to ask Dr. Sonkin questions through out the presentation.. Update #1 includes the following content:

  • Legal Update
  • Typology
  • Risk Assessment
  • Neurobiology of violence
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Treatment outcome

At the completion of the workshop you are asked to complete an evaluation form, after which you are given a certificate of completion. Cost: $55.00

Domestic Violence Update #2 for Child Custody Evaluators (4 ceus)

Update #2: This interactive-online 4 hour Domestic Violence for Child Custody Evaluators Workshop satisfies the yearly requirement set forth by the Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CA. Rule 5.230). This 4 hour / continuing education units workshop in involves reading a web page with links to online resources and the ability to ask Dr. Sonkin questions through out the presentation.. Update #2 includes the following content:

  • Legal Update
  • Attachment theory overview
  • Attachment theory and domestic violence
  • Assessment of attachment status
  • Psychotherapy and attachment theory
  • Clinical examples

At the completion of the workshop you are asked to complete an evaluation form, after which you are given a certificate of completion. Cost: $55.00

Daniel Jay Sonkin, Ph.D., Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (PCE 1999) is an approved provider of Continuing Education (CE) for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT's) and Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW's) by the Board of Behavioral Sciences in California. Dr. Sonkin is an internationally known authority on domestic violence. Dr. Sonkin is the author of numerous books on domestic violence including: Learning to Live Without Violence: A Handbook for Men, A Counselor's Guide to Learning to Live Without Violence, Wounded Boys/Heroic Men: A Man's Guide to Healing from Child Abuse, and his most recent title, Domestic Violence: The Court-Mandated Perpetrator Assessment and Treatment Handbook.

Attention: California Child Custody Evaluators

Pursuant to California Rule 5.230, all child custody evaluators must take a 12 hour class on domestic violence as an initial requirement to becoming an evaluator. Furthermore, all child custody evaluators must receive 4 hours of yearly continuing eduation in domestic violence. These courses have been approved by the Administrative Office of the Courts to fulfill these requirements. For further information, contact the Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts.