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The following members of the Florida Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts have been nominated to serve a three year term on the Board of Directors. The election will be held at the time of the Annual Membership Meeting for which notices have already gone out for December 4, 2021 at 10:00am via Zoom.
Rose Patterson
Katrina Volker
Sincerely,
Maria C. Gonzalez
Maria C. Gonzalez, Esq.
President, FLAFCC
LIFELINES FOR FAMILIES IN CONFLICT
Please join us for workshops that offer cutting-edge information, are inspirational in content and provide practical tools for family law professionals.
Keynote address by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.
Chief Innovation Officer of the High Conflict Institute “How to Work With High-Conflict Personalities”
Additional presentations on:
Cyber Threats and Impact on the Family Law Community
Risk Management and Culture: Why You REALLY Should Care About Cultural Competency
Aging and Conflict: Intersection of Professional Roles and Florida Elders
Case Law Update: Domestic Violence
Child Development: What You Need to Know to Work With Your Clients
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Emerging Practices
A Full Day Webinar Presented by: Association of Family Law Professionals
Friday October 2, 2020 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
About Our Presenters
Benjamin Garber, Ph.D. is a New Hampshire licensed psychologist. He provides child-centered forensic evaluations, testamentary and non-testamentary consultation to attorneys, Guardians ad litem and courts in the full range of family law matter. Dr. Garber provides training for family law professionals around the globe and consults to a variety of child-centered organizations. He publishes prolifically in both popular press
and juried professional publications on topics in child and family development and family law. His most recent book, “Mending Fences: A collaborative, cognitive-behavioral “reunification” protocol serving the best interests of the post-divorce, polarized child (Unhooked Media 2020) applies empirically proven cognitive-behavioral methods to remedy resist/refuse family dynamics. Dr. Garber is the proud father of two and
grandfather to twin toddlers.
Dr. Jan Faust is a full professor at Nova Southeastern University. She developed the Child and Adolescent Traumatic Stress Program which is a clinical training and research facility serving children exposed to traumatic events including child abuse, witnessing interpersonal violence, experiencing highly conflictual families, accidental injury and medical traumas. Dr. Faust has obtained research and foundation grants and has published her scholarly products in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters in the area of child, adolescent and family psychology and health. Her most recent publication is Reunification Family Therapy: A Treatment Manual, Published by Hogrefe 2018. Faust serves as an academic expert witness and conducts reunification family therapy, forensic psychological evaluations, social investigations/parenting plan evaluations and family mediation in her private practice.
Christina “Christy” O’Brien is a stockholder with Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. representing clients throughout Southwest Florida. She focuses her legal career in all aspects of Divorce, Marital and Family Law and has been honored for her pro bono work. Christy often handles highly emotionally-charged matters including: dissolution of marriage proceedings; custody, paternity, and child support issues; as well as domestic violence injunctions and post judgment modifications issues. Christy currently serves on The Florida Bar Family Law Rules Committee and on the Fort Myers American Youth Baseball Board of Directors.
Mr. Ryan O’Halloran focuses his practice in Family Law. He is a member of the Family Law sections of the Lee County Bar association, The Florida Bar and the American Bar Association. He regularly travels around the state and country to participate in the educational conferences and other programs offered by these organizations. He has chaired the “Law in the Mall” committee for the Lee County Bar Association.
Mr. Gus Simmons is an attorney and has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2004. He is also licensed to practice in Missouri and the Federal Courts of Florida’s Middle District. Mr. Simmons has been a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and Family Mediator since 2010. Further, Mr. Simmons is a member of The Fund, a licensed title insurance agent and licensed Florida Realtor.
The Family Court Review April 2020 Special Issue on Parent Child Contact Problems: Concepts, Controversies, & Conundrums is now available online! Please note that because of interruptions to print operations at Wiley, the publisher of Family Court Review, distribution of the hard copy of this issue will be delayed.
Due to the cancellation of the AFCC 57th Annual Conference, a Special Webinar Series on Parent-Child Contact Problems will be presented from May 12- July 7, 2020.
What you should know:
* AFCC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AFCC maintains responsibility for the program and its content. Lawyers, judges, social workers, counselors, and other professionals seeking continuing education credits may use the AFCC Certificate of Attendance to verify attendance when applying to their state, provincial, or other regulatory or licensing agency.
