5.225 Update Training 2005

Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist (#PSY 4026), researcher, teacher, and consultant. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Yale University. For 35 years, her research and practice has focused on research in children's adjustment to divorce, custody and access issues, divorce mediation, and applications of child development research to custody and access decision-making. She has published more than 75 articles and chapters in these areas of interest. Her 1980 book, Surviving the Breakup: How Children and Parents Cope with Divorce, remains a classic resource for legal and mental health professionals and parents.

Dr. Kelly was Executive Director of the Northern California Mediation Center for 20 years, and mediated divorce, family, and business disputes. She developed and provided training programs in mediation, and in Parenting Coordination. She was also a forensic expert, custody evaluator, therapist, and Special Master in high conflict custody cases.

A frequent keynote speaker, workshop leader, and trainer in the United States and abroad, Dr. Kelly has been honored with many awards, including Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Distinguished Mediator Award from the Academy of Family Mediators, and the Distinguished Research Award, and the Meyer Elkin Award, from the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She is Past-President of the Boards of the Academy of Family Mediators, the Northern California Mediation Association, and the California Dispute Resolution Institute.

Child Custody Update Training for California Court Rules 5.225 & 5.230 featuring Master Lecturer Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D.
Two Days • 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. • 12.0 C.E. Hours
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 (535 pages). Once downloaded, go to Chapter 5—Child Custody (28 pages) located on pages 827-860 of Title Five, and corresponding to pages 65-98 of your PDF document. From Acrobat Reader, print pages 65-98 of your PDF document.
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). Click here to download the two-page course outline in an Adobe PDF format. DOWNLOADS What follows are downloadable Adobe PDF documents to supplement the written course materials. Developing Beneficial Parenting Plan Models For Children following Separation And Divorce by Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. in Journal of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (24 pages) Click Here To Download This Document Family Mediation Research: Is There Empirical Support For The Field? by Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. in Conflict Resolution Quarterly (34 pages) Click Here To Download This Document Children's Adjustment Following Divorce: Risk And Resilience Perspectives by Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. and Robert E. Emery in Family Relations (11 pages) Click Here To Download This Document Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. Publications & Resource Materials: Order Form (3 pages) Click Here To Download This Document
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
	Joan B. Kelly, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist (#PSY 4026), researcher, teacher, and consultant. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Yale University. For 35 years, her research and practice has focused on research in children's adjustment to divorce, custody and access issues, divorce mediation, and applications of child development research to custody and access decision-making. She has published more than 75 articles and chapters in these areas of interest. Her 1980 book, Surviving the Breakup: How Children and Parents Cope with Divorce, remains a classic resource for legal and mental health professionals and parents. Dr. Kelly was Executive Director of the Northern California Mediation Center for 20 years, and mediated divorce, family, and business disputes. She developed and provided training programs in mediation, and in Parenting Coordination. She was also a forensic expert, custody evaluator, therapist, and Special Master in high conflict custody cases. A frequent keynote speaker, workshop leader, and trainer in the United States and abroad, Dr. Kelly has been honored with many awards, including Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Distinguished Mediator Award from the Academy of Family Mediators, and the Distinguished Research Award, and the Meyer Elkin Award, from the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She is Past-President of the Boards of the Academy of Family Mediators, the Northern California Mediation Association, and the California Dispute Resolution Institute.