Child-Parent Coalition

sponsored the following training on Friday, November 4, 2005

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3rd ANNUAL

FOR THE CHILDREN CONFERENCE:

A training event for supervised parenting time providers and other professionals associated with families in conflict.

"COLLABORATING

FOR THE KIDS"

 

 

This training is relevant to professionals in the mental health and legal fields who deal with children in the middle of adult conflict, or separation and divorce, or with children who have been estranged from a parent or other important adult. 

Benefits of Attendance:

Understand the benefits of collaborating with all professionals involved in cases dealing with parenting time decisions.

Understand how supervised parenting time is important for children.

Learn how to start a parenting time program.

Understand how to choose the best parenting time options for the children.

Find out how faith-based organizations can play an important role in meeting the need for parenting time visitation centers.

Share ideas and experiences.

Learn what supervised parenting time centers need from the court system and how to create and maintain an effective relationship.

Network with others in the field.

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Conference Program

8—8:30 am    -    Registration

8:30—9 am    -    Welcome

9-11:30 am    -    Panel Discussion

11:45—1:45 pm    -    Judge’s Panel    &    Lunch

2—4 pm    -    Afternoon Workshops

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Sponsors

This conference is sponsored by the Child-Parent Coalition (CPC) and the Colorado State Court Administration Offices, Federal Access and Visitation Grant.  

      CLE Credits

           CLE credit, including ethics credit, submitted for approval for this entire conference.

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Morning Panel Discussion

Join us for a lively discussion:" Collaborating for the Kids" moderated by Steve Gimpel, LMF. Joined by a variety of professionals involved in the parenting time process, Steve will field questions from the audience and facilitate discussion on how we can make the process more efficient for and supportive of families struggling with parenting time issues. Panel members include Christine Coates, J.D., Jane Wells, PhD, J.D. Tracell Weiss, M.S, LMFT, and Diane Baird, LCSW

Judges Panel

Back by popular demand! Three Judges from Denver Metro area Courts will offer a perspective from the bench on how professional collaboration impacts the resolution of parenting time issues. Moderated by Robert Smith., J.D.

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     1. Dynamics of High Conflict Divorce

This workshop focuses on how inappropriate behaviors, legal maneuvers, and other issues may have a direct or indirect effect on children caught in conflictual divorce or custody proceedings. Presented by Lon Kopit, PsyD.

    2. Co-parenting/Shared Parenting

How can we facilitate healthy co-parenting relationships? This workshop will include ideas about how courts, attorneys, CFIs, CLRs and others can work together with supervised parenting time centers. Presented by Shirley Thomas, PhD .

    3. The ABC’s of Child Development and Supervised Parenting Time

This workshop focuses on child development specifically as it relates to children in supervised parenting time. Presented by Diane Baird, LCSW.

4.  Supervised Parenting Time 101

Want to know how to start a supervised parenting time program? Then this is the workshop for you! We will review the many options for creating and growing a program, including how to collaborate with faith based communities. Presented by The Child Parent Coalition.

        To view the Child-Parent Coalition web page, click here:  Child-Parent Coalition

                                                                         Revised  11-8-06;  T J Price, Psy D