AFCC Alberta Chapter Conference 2024
Thinking Differently: Exploring New Frameworks for Working with
Complex Families
February 29, 2024 - March 1, 2024
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Join us in the beautiful Canadian Rockies
AFCC Alberta Chapter members and guests will meet in the beautiful Canadian Rockies, at the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, located in Banff, Alberta, Canada, for a two-day Conference and AGM to consider Thinking Differently: Exploring New Frameworks for Working with Complex Families.
Speakers will discuss Neurodiverse Children and Parents in Family Court, risk-assessment models for parenting plan development, resist-refuse dynamics, child alienation, parental gate-keeping, relocation and mobility, best interest factors, the ethical responsibility to "do no harm", and reframing the language of "high conflict"
plus so much more...
Featuring
Professor Michael Saini, Ph.D., Professor, Factor-Inwentash Chair in Law and Social Work, University of Toronto and AFCC President Elect; Krysta Ostwald, KC, Alberta Family Law Lawyer, Mediator/Arbitrator,
Dr. Daniel B. Pickar, Ph.D., ABPP, Child & Family Clinical and Forensic Psychologist
and more...
Program
February 29, 2024
8:00 a.m. Doors Open 8:30 a.m. Welcome & Acknowledgements 8:50 a.m. Professor Michael Saini, Ph.D. Non-Binary Approach to Resist-Refuse 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Moderated Panel: How to Deal with Resist-Refuse Cases? 3:00 p.m. Professor Michael Saini, Ph.D. - Rethinking the Words "High Conflict" to Focus on Respect and Trust Development 4:10 p.m. AFCC Alberta Chapter Annual General Meeting 4:40 p.m. Cocktail Hour
March 1, 2024
8:00 a.m. Doors Open 8:30 a.m. Welcome & Acknowledgements 9:00 a.m. Dr. Daniel B. Pickar, Ph.D., ABPP - Neurodiverse Children and Parents in Family Court 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Cultural Bias/Awareness and High Conflict Families 3:00 p.m. Krysta Ostwald, KC, Relocation/Mobility and Best Interest Factors 4:30 p.m. Thanks /Conference Ends
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Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|
Student Rates | See Scholarships below | See Scholarships below |
One Day - Virtual | $300.00 | $350.00 |
One Day – In Person | $400.00 | $450.00 |
Regular – Virtual | $500.00 | $600.00 |
Regular – In Person | $650.00 | $750.00 |
Early Bird – Virtual | $400.00 | $500.00 |
Early Bird -In Person | $550.00 | $650.00 |
Group discounts of $50.00 off, per ticket, for groups of five (5) or more email afccalberta@gmail.com for more information
Scholarships are available for this event click here for details
Who Should Attend
Opportunities
● AFCC members ● Members of the Judiciary and Alberta Government ● Collaborative Family Law Lawyers ● Mediators ● Arbitrators ● Med-Arb Practitioners ● Negotiators ● Psychologists ● Educators, Researchers & Academics ● Counselors ● Court Administrators & Commissioners ● Custody evaluators ● Psychiatrists ● Parenting Coordinators ● Financial Professionals ● Students
● Interactive Sessions ● Scholarships ● Networking ● Materials Relevant and Applicable to Alberta ● Professional Development Hours (note this course is not accredited) ● Mentoring ● Brand Placement (sponsorship)
