A Deeper Dive: The Intersection of Family Law and Psychology 2019

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Understand the thoughts, behaviours, and emotions in the case

Thursday and Friday, April 11 and 12, 2019
9:00 am – 4:00 pm (both days)
Pan Pacific Hotel, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver
or attend via webinar

Click on the course links to register for either Day 1 or Day 2.

Who should attend: All professionals involved in family breakdown, including lawyers, judges, mental health professionals, mediators, and arbitrators.

Learning level: All levels

This is the two-day update to our acclaimed program, Assessments and Interventions: The Intersection of Family Law and Psychology. As in 2016, this course is taught by a multidisciplinary faculty of expert psychologists, clinical counsellors, lawyers and judges, who will provide insights and practical guidance on the challenging intersections of law and psychology in family law disputes.

After taking this program, you will:

acquire tips for dealing with high conflict parents
be aware of issues concerning attachment and parenting plans
gain a deeper understanding of parenting assessments and the role of assessors
appreciate children’s perspectives of separation
better understand intersectional issues and cultural competence

Day One will feature a discussion of:

high conflict family law disputes
the neurobiological effect of conflict on children’s development
issues relating to attachment
creating appropriate parenting plans

Day Two will include an in-depth discussion of:

parenting assessments
new research on children’s experience of separation and wish to be included in decision-making after separation
important intersectional issues and cultural competence in family law, including the impact of culture, socioeconomic status, and domestic violence on decision-making

Join us and gain a better understanding of your clients’ and their children’s needs.

CLEBC would like to thank Our Family Wizard for their generous support in sponsoring this event.

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 12 hours (a minimum of 2 hours pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Chairs
John-Paul E. Boyd — John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers, Vancouver and Calgary
Alyson Jones — Alyson Jones & Associates, West Vancouver
Morag M.J. MacLeod, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver

Pricing	EARLY BIRD Register by March 14/19	Regular Price After March 14/19
Webinar	$889	$989
Webinar Articled Student	N/A	$494.50
In-Person*	$1,129	$1,239
In-Person Articled Student*	N/A	$689.50
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CLEBC Program Lawyer*
Nadia Myerthall
nmyerthall@cle.bc.ca
*non-practising

About the Course Chairs

John-Paul E. Boyd is a lawyer, lecturer, author, and consultant. He is the principal of John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers, a member of the bars of BC and Alberta, and a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. John-Paul spent 14 years in private practice in Vancouver, serving as a litigator, arbitrator, mediator, collaborative practitioner, parenting coordinator, and children’s counsel before joining the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family at the University of Calgary as its executive director in 2013. He returned to private practice in 2018, and now provides services as a family law arbitrator, mediator and parenting coordinator throughout BC and Alberta.

John-Paul is a frequent speaker on family law, justice processes, and dispute resolution for the National Judicial Institute, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, continuing professional education providers and the National Family Law Program, and has taught the upper-year family law course at the University of Calgary. His written work has been published by the UBC Law Review, Canadian Family Law Quarterly, the International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, the federal Department of Justice, the National Judicial Institute, and the Nova Scotia Department of Justice. He is a juror of the Walter Owen Book Prize, awarded by the Canadian Foundation for Legal Research, and the Allan Falconer Memorial Essay Contest, awarded by the Canadian Journal of Family Law, and is a member of the International Society of Family Law and the ADR Institute of Canada.

John-Paul is a recipient of the CBA’s National Pro Bono Service Award, the UBC Law Alumni Association’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, the CBA BC’s Pro Bono Award, and the Distinguished Service Award presented by the Law Society of Alberta and the CBA Alberta.

Alyson Jones, MA, RCC is the Clinical Director at Alyson Jones & Associates where she leads a team of therapists who specialize in separation and divorce issues. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, child and family therapist, parenting coordinator, divorce coach, author, and educator. Alyson is also an Adjunct Faculty Member at the Adler University, and has been featured in the media sharing her extensive knowledge in regards to divorce and separation issues.

Alyson developed and oversees the Family Forward Reunification Program which assists families in navigating through highly complex family issues. Drawing on her extensive experience in parent education, developmental psychology, family systems, high conflict, collaborative law, parenting coordination, reunification therapy and co-parenting counselling, Alyson has assisted many families in reducing conflict, staying focused on the best interests of the children, and working towards a healthier resolution for the entire family.

Morag MacLeod, QC is a senior family law arbitrator, mediator and parenting coordinator in private practice in Vancouver. She is the President of the BC Parenting Coordinators Roster Society and a member of TLABC, CBABC, Family Mediation Canada, the BC Hear the Child Society, and the Family Law Advocates Group. She is the past chair of the Family Law Litigation Group of the Trial Lawyers Association of BC. She is on the Editorial Board of the CLEBC Family Law Sourcebook for BC, a contributing author to various CLEBC and other legal publications, and is a frequent presenter on family law, parenting coordination, high conflict parenting, and out-of-court case resolution topics.

Faculty
The Honourable Judge Patricia Bond — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
The Honourable Mr. Justice G. Bruce Butler — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
Professor Nicholas Bala — Faculty of Law, Queen’s University, Kingston
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Basran Robin & Bell, Vancouver
Yuval Berger — Hindsight Counselling, Vancouver
Dr. Rachel Birnbaum — Professor, King’s University College, Western University, London
John-Paul E. Boyd — John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers, Vancouver and Calgary
Jereme Brooks — RONIN Consulting & Mediation Services, Langley
Nikki L. Charlton — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver
Robert Colby, RPsych — Colby Gallagher & Associates, Vancouver
Michael Elterman, PhD, MBA, RPsych — Vancouver
Rebecca St. Clere England, PhD, RPsych — Ward St. Clere Inc., Vancouver
Bob Finlay, MA, RFT, RCC — Finlay Counselling & Mediation Services, New Westminster
Susan Gamache, PhD, RPsych — Vancouver
Leanne Harder, MSW, RSW, M.Ad.Ed. — Olive Branch Consulting, Vancouver
Kim Hetherington, BSc — Social Worker/Practice Development Consultant, Ministry of Children and Family Development, Surrey
Zahra H. Jimale — Jimale Law Corporation, Vancouver
Alyson Jones — Alyson Jones & Associates, West Vancouver
Mary Korpach, PhD, RPsych — Vancouver
Morag M.J. MacLeod, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Zara Suleman — Suleman Family Law, North Vancouver

Click here for full faculty bios »

Day 1: Thursday, April 11, 2019

Welcome and Introduction

John-Paul E. Boyd — John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers, Vancouver and Calgary
Alyson Jones — Alyson Jones & Associates, West Vancouver
Morag M.J. MacLeod, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver

Managing High Conflict Parents in and Out of Court

high conflict family law disputes in BC
containing conflict and managing expectations
protecting children from conflict
ethical responsibilities of counsel representing high-conflict parties

Moderator: Robert Colby, RPsych — Colby Gallagher & Associates, Vancouver
Professor Nicholas Bala — Faculty of Law, Queen’s University, Kingston
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Basran Robin & Bell, Vancouver
Nikki L. Charlton — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Vancouver

Break

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Therapeutic and Legal Interventions in High Conflict Cases (available online)

overview of high conflict and court involved therapeutic interventions
assessment of interventions
review of team roles and team approach to complex issues in family law and family therapy
communication and coordination protocols for lawyers working with mental health professionals

Alyson Jones — Alyson Jones & Associates, West Vancouver
Yuval Berger — Hindsight Counselling, Vancouver

Dealing with Lawyers in Family Law Cases

communicating with lawyers
how lawyers represent their clients
overview of court processes
mental health professionals as experts

John-Paul E. Boyd — John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers, Vancouver and Calgary

Networking Lunch (provided)

Neuropsychology of Conflict and Brain Development—Divorce & the Science of the ACE Study

overview of the core story of brain development & the brain’s stress response system
overview of divorce and the science on the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
understanding the impact of toxic stress on brain development
brief overview of the science of resilience

Kim Hetherington, BSc— Social Worker/Practice Development Consultant, Ministry of Children and Family Development, Surrey

Break

Attachment, Parenting Plans, and Child Contact Problems

overview of family dynamics
understanding and supporting parent child attachments
disrupted attachments and parent-child contact problems
age appropriate parenting plans from an attachment perspective

Moderator: The Honourable Judge Patricia Bond — Provincial Court of BC, Surrey
Yuval Berger — Hindsight Counselling, Vancouver
Michael Elterman, PhD, MBA, RPsych — Vancouver
Susan Gamache, PhD, RPsych — Vancouver
Alyson Jones — Alyson Jones & Associates, West Vancouver

Day 2: Friday, April 12, 2019

Welcome and Introduction

Approaches to Parenting Assessments

case law update
mental health professionals' views of parenting assessments
understanding psychometric testing and test scores
identifying appropriate assessment methodologies

Moderator: The Honourable Mr. Justice G. Bruce Butler — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
Rebecca St. Clere England, PhD, RPsych — Ward St. Clere Inc., Vancouver
Bob Finlay, MA, RFT, RCC — Finlay Counselling & Mediation Services, New Westminster
Leanne Harder, MSW, RSW, M.Ad.Ed. — Olive Branch Consulting, Vancouver
Morag M.J. MacLeod, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver

Break

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Managing Parenting Assessments and Assessors (available online)

retaining parenting assessors
communicating with parenting assessors: do's and don'ts
dealing with ambiguous recommendations
responding to parenting assessments

Rebecca St. Clere England, PhD, RPsych — Ward St. Clere Inc., Vancouver
Mary Korpach, PhD, RPsych — Vancouver

Preparing for and Giving Evidence in Court

roles of mental health professionals in court processes
purposes and functions of expert witnesses
preparing to give evidence
giving evidence in court

Todd R. Bell — Schuman Basran Robin & Bell, Vancouver
Alyson Jones — Alyson Jones & Associates, West Vancouver

Networking Lunch (provided)

Children's Experience of Separation and Wish to be Included in Decision-Making

importance of children’s participation in family disputes
different ways of hearing from children
empirical research on children’s participation

Dr. Rachel Birnbaum — Professor, King’s University College, Western University, London
Professor Nicholas Bala — Faculty of Law, Queen’s University, Kingston

Break

Intersectional Issues and Cultural Competence

identifying and responding to cultural assumptions in your practice
understanding non-traditional family arrangements
family violence, criminal complaints, child protection, and family law
poverty and family law

Moderator: Dr. Rachel Birnbaum — Professor, King’s University College, Western University, London
Jereme Brooks — RONIN Consulting & Mediation Services, Langley
Zahra H. Jimale — Jimale Law Corporation, Vancouver
Zara Suleman — Suleman Family Law, North Vancouver

Closing Remarks

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