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
Program
February 29, 2024
8:00 a.m. Doors Open 8:30 a.m. Welcome & Opening Address - Traci Bannister, Family Lawyer (Calgary) AFCC Alberta Chapter President; Brandi Smith, Registered Psychologist, AFCC Alberta Chapter Vice- President, and AFCC Conference Committee Chair; and Dr. Larry Fong, Registered Psychologist, former AFCC Alberta Chapter Board member, AFMS Past President, and AFCC Alberta Chapter Distinguished Member 9:00 a.m. MOVING BEYOND THE BINARY: EXPLORING THE DIMENSIONS OF PARENT-CHILD CONTACT PROBLEMS Michael Saini, Ph.D, Professor, Factor-Inwentash Chair in Law and Social Work, University of Toronto and AFCC (International) President Elect 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. RESIST/REFUSE CASES: WHAT ARE WE DOING AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO DIFFERENTLY? Chaired by Jonathan Tieman, Family Lawyer (Medicine Hat), AFCC Alberta Chapter Board Member and Treasurer Panel: Dr. Larry Fong, Registered Psychologist Jeffrey D. Wise, K.C., Family Lawyer (Calgary); Matia L. Matkovic, Family Lawyer, Mediator/Arbitrator (Calgary); Andrea Doyle, Senior Advisory Counsel, Legal Aid Alberta; Dr. Terry Singh, Ph.D., Registered Psychologist (Calgary) and AFCC Alberta Chapter Board Member 3:00 p.m. BEYOND THE LABEL OF “HIGH-CONFLICT”: FOCUSING ON TRUST AND RESPECT IN COPARENTING RELATIONSHIPS Michael Saini, Ph.D, Professor, Factor-Inwentash Chair in Law and Social Work, University of Toronto and AFCC (International) President Elect 4:00 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. NEURODIVERSE CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN FAMILY COURT Dr. Daniel B. Pickar, Ph.D., American Board of Professional Psychology 12:00 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. I’M UNMOVED……EFFECTIVE APPROACH, ADVOCACY, AND APPEALS IN FAMILY RELOCATION CASES Krysta Ostwald, KC, Family Lawyer (Calgary), and the Honourable Justice Nicholas E. Devlin, Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (Calgary) 4:30 p.m. Conference Ends
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Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|
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
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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)
Scholarships
The scholarship application period has closed. Congratulations to our Scholarship Recipients for 2024
