This recorded, full-day virtual conference, in collaboration with UCI Initiative to End Family Violence, offers multidisciplinary perspectives on protecting children from family violence in the context of child custody or divorce cases. You will hear from national experts from The Child Interviewing Lab, National Family Violence Law Center at GW, leading legislator and advocates who have passed training bills, survivors and courageous kids who will share their reality of family court and the consequences, and experts will address policy reforms, and intervention strategies.
The full recording schedule with start times for each segment are listed here. Time codes and presentations decks are included with the speaker details below.
We recommend you watch this full program from start to finish to understand the full scope of the crisis and solutions. As noted in the program, this material may be triggering for many. Please watch with a friend and self care as needed.
This full event is approved for 6.0 hours of Minimum Continuing Legal Education Credit by the State Bar of California. Complete this form to receive credit:
Refuting the Disinformation Campaign Against Abuse and Alienation Research
- Presentation Deck Part 1
- Presentation Deck Part 2
- All of Prof. Joan Meier's work, including the rebuttal, can be found at:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=55952 - The refuted Harman and Lorandos paper https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2020-96321-001.pdf
Kayden’s Law in VAWA
Enacting Justice in Family Courts Though Our Laws
- Maryland Bill for judicial training: https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/SB17/2022
- CO's Julie's Law: https://leg.colorado.gov/billsSB 6/hb21-1228
- CA SB 654 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB654
- NY SB 6385 https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/s6385 (just signed by Gov. Hochul on December 23, 2022)
Interviewing the Children of Abuse
- Interviewing Children Presentation Deck by Dr. Thomas Lyon
- The ten step interview https://works.bepress.com/thomaslyon/184/download/
- An article discussing the approach and the research underlying it: https://works.bepress.com/thomaslyon/93/download/
Books recommended at this conference:
- Noted John Myers book: A Mother's Nightmare — Incest: A Practical Legal Guide for Parents and Professionals. John E. B. Myers (note, this book is dated)
- Recommended book: Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth by Amnesty International
Replay link
Featured Speakers
Learn more about UCI Initiative to End Family Violence here.
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