Parenting Time Refusal: What Now?
presented by Matthew Sullivan, PhD
Thank you to Forensic Forum Chicago for their generous support in underwriting this program.
Attend and learn the “why” and “what” of parenting time refusal, including parental alienation syndrome, child avoidance, and estrangement; identifying and diagnosing root pathologies in court, to mental health professionals, marriage counselors and attorneys; the components of interventions; and the roles of professionals in a parental alientation case. The program concludes with a panel discussion and question and answer session.
About Dr. Sullivan
Matthew Sullivan is a licensed psychologist specializing in forensic and clinical work in the family courts. His full-time private practice in Palo Alto, CA focuses almost exclusively on work with coparents. He serves in a variety of court-related roles, including mediator, coparent counselor, parenting coordinator, and consultant.
Panelists
Hon. Helaine L. Berger (Ret.) is a senior mediator and arbitrator concentrating in family law, personal injury and commercial matters. During her 16-year legal career, she was a versatile litigator who tried cases in every division of the court as well as nationally. Judge Berger served 19 years as a judge in the Cook County Circuit Court’s Domestic Relations Division and the Child Protection and Juvenile Justice Departments.
Stacey E. Platt, JD is a clinical professor of law and the associate director of the Civitas ChildLaw Clinic at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where her focus is the training of law students to represent children in legal proceedings.
Continuing Education
IL Attorneys: 7 hours general credit has been approved through the Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
IL Mental Health Professionals: 7 hours of CEUs has been approved by co-sponsor Margaret S. Powers and Associates for all licensed mental health providers.
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Forensic Forum Chicago
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