Last Chance in 2004 for Custody Evaluators to Complete this Annual Training Requirement!

COURSE DESCRIPTION

California Court Rules 5.225 and 5.230 (Court Rules 1257.4 and 1257.7, respectively, were renumbered in January 2003) require annual update training beginning in the calendar year following the completion of the initial 40-hour training in order to continue serving as a court-appointed child custody evaluator. Specifically, Rule 5.225 requires eight hours of annual update training in child custody, and Rule 5.230 requires four hours of annual update training in domestic violence. For your convenience, we've created one two-day course to satisfy both court rules. Upon completion of both days, you will receive one certificate of completion indicating that you have received eight hours of training in compliance with Rule 5.225 and four hours of training in compliance with Rule 5.230.

NOTE: The course outline or agenda for this training has been approved as corresponding to subject areas specified in California Rules of Court, rule 5.225(e)(1)-(21). The views expressed in this training are those of the trainer and do not necessarily represent the official positions or policies of the Judicial Council of California or the Administrative Office of the Courts.

ARE YOU REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE?

Please note that the courts require this training annually; that is, every year. This is in contrast to your licensing board that sets requirements to be met every licensing cycle; that is, every two years. In other words, as a child custody evaluator, during your licensing cycle you will be completing a total of 16 hours of child custody update training along with eight hours of domestic violence update training for a total of 24 hours. Thus, you will only need to earn an additional 12 hours of training, of which at least four hours (psychologists) or six hours (MFTs & LCSWs) must be in laws and ethics.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Click here to download a two-page list of Frequently Asked Questions about California Court Rules 5.225 and 5.230.

To learn more about California Court Rules pertaining to child custody, including rules 5.225 and 5.330, visit: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules or click here and select Title Five, Special Rules for Trial Courts (Rules 5.10-5.500) in the PDF format (504 pages). Once downloaded, go to Chapter 5—Child Custody (31 pages) located on pages 776-807 of Title Five, and corresponding to pages 62-93 of your PDF document. From Acrobat Reader, print pages 62-93 of your PDF document.

TESTIMONIALS

Here are some comments about the program taken from recent course evaluations:

TOPICS

This course will feature updates and best practices on selected content areas specified in California Court Rule 5.225(e)(1)-(21) and Rule 5.230(d)(1)(A)(i)-(v).

GOALS

At the conclusion of this program you should be better able to:
• Serve as a court-appointed expert in child custody matters.
• Evaluate domestic violence factors in the context of a child custody evaluation and family therapy.

SPEAKER PROFILE

Stephen E. Doyne, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist
(#PSY 4242) in independent practice, who, for the past 25 years has worked with divorcing families by providing psychological evaluations, mediation services, and therapy for the children as well as their parents. Dr. Doyne served as first Chairperson at Scripps Memorial Hospital—La Jolla Psychology Section and has also been twice Past-President of the California Association of Psychology Providers (CAPP). He is a Fellow of the San Diego Psychological Association and the first psychologist to be admitted to the La Jolla Academy of Medicine. Additionally, he consults on domestic violence and custody for the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. With colleagues, Dr. Doyne submitted an amicus curiae brief in the Brown v. Simpson guardianship case which highlighted the detrimental effects of domestic violence on children. His participant ratings earned him our Instructor of the Year in 2003.

TUITION

The sooner you register, the more you save!

Early (Paid by December 31, 2003): $295

Regular (Paid on/after January 1, 2004): $345

Late (Paid 1-7 days prior& at-the-door): $395