5.225 Update Training 2007

Lyn R. Greenberg, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist (#PSY 11436) specializing in work with children and families involved with the courts. She performs child custody evaluations, evaluations of alleged abuse, forensic consultation, expert witness services, parent coordination, and specialized treatment for court-involved children and families. She has written and presented both locally and nationally on forensic psychology, professional ethics, child custody evaluation, valid interviews of children, and court-related treatment. She currently serves as Chair of Continuing Education, and Co-Chair of the Forensic Specialty Group, for the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association. She is a Member of the (Southern) Children’s Issues Committee of the California State Bar Association.

Child Custody Update Training for California Court Rules 5.225 & 5.230
Two Days • 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. • 12.0 C.E. Hours
TESTIMONIAL Michael...Since I took that critical forensic class three years ago, I've probably made about $30,000 doing evaluations for the courts. Now I'm starting to get custody evaluations from the court since I'm on their panel, and they go for about $4,000 each. You're the man!--Dr. M.H. (Received April 4, 2006) 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 th e 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 features 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) as well as material related to assessment, diagnostic and treatment issues involved when domestic violence or child sexual abuse is alleged. Dr. Greenberg will also present material to meet the requirements outlined in Family Code Section 3110.5(b)(2)(A)-(F) and Family Code section 3118, regarding allegations of child sexual abuse in the context of divorce. She will also focus on specialized treatment and intervention options for the highest conflict families in the court system.
GOALS At the conclusion of this program you should be better able to: 1. Serve as a court-appointed expert in child custody matters. 2. Understand and treat high conflict divorcing families. 3. Appreciate the psychological and developmental needs of children, especially as those needs relate to decisions about child custody and visitation. 4. Understand the ethical requirements associated with being a child custody evaluator. 5. Understand the relevant distinctions among the roles of evaluator, mediator, and therapist. 6. Maintain professional neutrality and objectivity when conducting child custody evaluations.
SPEAKER PROFILE
Photo to Coming Soon	Lyn R. Greenberg, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist (#PSY 11436) specializing in work with children and families involved with the courts. She performs child custody evaluations, evaluations of alleged abuse, forensic consultation, expert witness services, parent coordination, and specialized treatment for court-involved children and families. She has written and presented both locally and nationally on forensic psychology, professional ethics, child custody evaluation, valid interviews of children, and court-related treatment. She currently serves as Chair of Continuing Education, and Co-Chair of the Forensic Specialty Group, for the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association. She is a Member of the (Southern) Children’s Issues Committee of the California State Bar Association.