Relocation and Forensic Mental Health Evaluation in Colorado: Issues Involving Very Young Children
August 2010
Relocation and Forensic Mental Health Evaluation in Colorado: Issues Involving Very Young Children
Program Description:
Relocation involving the very young child presents a conundrum for the evaluator and the court. It is a situation of high risk of high harm to the parent-child relationship, yet the presumption under Spahmer is that there will be a long-distance relationship. This leaves the CFI/evaluator with an ethical quandary. Dr. Austin addresses the forensic approach to relocation evaluation and the ambiguity in Colorado relocation law, providing strategies for CFIs who are grappling with this thorny and heart-wrenching issue. The course materials for this program include the 2010 updated chapter authored by Dr. Austin entitled “The CFI's Evaluation for the Relocation Case” from the CBA-CLE book The Role of the CFI and CLR in Colorado.
Agenda:
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Registration
8:30 pm - 9:30 am
Program
9:30 am
Adjourn
Faculty:
William G. Austin, Ph.D.
Austin Child Custody Services
William G. Austin, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Colorado and North Carolina with offices in Lakewood and Steamboat Springs, Colorado. He has over 25 years of experience as a clinical psychologist. He now specializes in forensic psychology and child custody evaluation, reviews, and consultation. He provides forensic services throughout Colorado and nationally. Within the field of child custody, he specializes in cases that involve the issues of relocation and intimate partner violence. He has given dozens of workshops on a variety of complex subjects concerning child custody evaluation for state and national organizations. He is widely published in peer review journals and books. His forensic models on relocation and intimate partner violence are used by evaluators across the country. He was the co-chair of the task force that created the Model Standards for Child Custody Practice for the Association of Family Conciliation Courts.
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $69.00 |
| CBA | $59.00 |
| CFI/CLR Book Owner | $39.00 |
- General Credits: 1.00
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