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Evaluation for Child Custody

Presented By David A. Martindale, PhD, ABPP
David A. Martindale, PhD, ABPP

20 hours | 20 CEs

This on-demand professional training program on Evaluation for Child Custody is presented by David A. Martindale, PhD, ABPP. This badge-earning program can be shared digitally on platforms like LinkedIn or your resume and counts towards a certificate. Enroll in this program to earn credit towards Child Custody Evaluation Certificate and share your new digital credentials with prospective employers and colleagues.

This program provides an introduction to and an overview of custody and parenting evaluations and addresses advanced topics, including relocation requests, allegations of intimate partner violence, child sexual abuse, and alienation.

Participants learn how to manage pre-evaluation contacts with attorneys, litigants effectively, and the court, develop a detailed statement of understanding, and conduct forensic interviews of adults and children. Report writing, testimony, and risk management procedures are also addressed.

Intended Audience

This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals

Experience Level

This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.

CE / CPD Credit

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program you will be able to:

Describe how to effectively manage pre-evaluation contacts with attorneys, litigants, and the court

Describe how to develop a detailed statement of understanding

Describe how to conduct forensic interviews of adults and children

Describe evaluations that involve relocation requests

Describe the importance of record keeping and report writing procedures

Describe testimony procedures

Describe the importance of record keeping

Describe the factors to consider in selecting assessment instruments

Describe the goals of psychological testing

Describe risk management procedures

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Presented By

David A. Martindale, PhD, ABPP

David A. Martindale, Ph.D., ABPP (forensic) limits his practice to consulting with psychologists, attorneys, and state regulatory boards. He regularly lectures on issues pertaining to evaluations of comparative custodial suitability, served on the AFCC Child Custody Consulting Task Force, and was th...

Curriculum

1. Introduction

2. Remember the Old Stuff

3. Record Keeping

4. Getting Off to a Clean Start

5. The Evaluative Process

6. Factors to Consider in Selecting Assessment Instruments

7. Interpreting, Reporting, and Releasing Assessment Data

8. Maximizing the Usefulness of Collateral Source Information

9. Report Writing

10. Advanced Topics

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