CONCEPT Continuing & Professional Studies | Palo Alto University
Free eBook: Level-up from competent to exceptional
Discover the specialized skills that separate competent child custody evaluators from exceptional parenting plan and evaluation specialists.
Forensic psychologists review techniques for child interviews, parenting capacity assessments, avoiding cognitive biases, and producing defensible reports in high-conflict cases. Gain insights about serving children's best interest and building a bias-aware practice that earns respect in the profession.
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From Custody Evaluation to Parenting Plan
Professionals now emphasize child-centered parenting plans over adversarial custody evaluations. What does this means for you?
Identifying and Mitigating Bias
Experience alone won't protect against confirmation, anchoring, and hindsight bias. Discover strategies to help safeguard professional judgment.
Choosing the Right Training
The topics, interviewing techniques, and report writing skills a training should cover to prepare you for high-stakes custody evaluations and courtroom testimony.
Interviewing in Evaluations
Learn From Industry Leading Experts
Flexible Learning Formats Live & On-Demand
Practice Lifelong Excellence
About Us
The CONCEPT Philosophy
CONCEPT Continuing & Professional Studies at Palo Alto University delivers advanced training for mental health professionals, with programs customized to individual learning needs. High caseloads, limited resources, limited time and budgets — we understand the everyday barriers to achieving the level of professional development you need.
With content curated by psychologist Dr. Patricia Zapf and our Advisory Board, we make training for developing skills, following best practices, and improving credibility. Our continuing education programs are accessible and individualized to fit every schedule so you can take your practice to the next level.
