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ALBERTA COURT OF QUEEN’S BENCH

FAMILY LAW PRACTICE NOTE 7

OVERVIEW & UPDATE

January 15th, 2021  1- 4 pm - Online Zoom Conference

Presented by: Dr. Stephen Carter, Registered Psychologist with Queen's Bench Justice Debbie A. Yungwirth and 

Rhyannon O'Heron, Lawyer

INTENDED AUDIENCE: 

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This workshop is open to Registered Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers (MSW), Family Mediators, Members of the Judiciary, Family Law Bar Members, Collaborative Family Lawyers, Parenting Coordinators, and students in any of the above disciplines 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

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Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to: 

• Understand the purpose of Practice Note 7 and its implications for mental health professionals 

• Understand the processes for evaluative and therapeutic interventions and become aware of ethical and procedural issues. 

• Be aware of the continuum of interventions. 

• Distinguish between each of the processes which can be used with separating and divorced families with awareness of strengths, weaknesses and limitations of each process and when their uses are indicated and contraindicated. 

• Understand the principles behind writing service agreements and communicating with the Court. 

PROGRAM FORMAT AND SCHEDULE: 

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• Changes to Practice Note 7 – what is different and why it changed. 

• Overview of intervention processes; 

• Ethical issues; 

• Risk-management issues: service agreements and communicating with the Court; 

• Evaluative Interventions: 

      Triage 

      The Views/Voice of the Child 

      Parent Psychological Evaluation 

      Child/Adolescent Psychological Evaluation 

      Focused Assessment 

• Therapeutic Interventions: 

      Therapeutic Intervention with One Parent 

      Therapeutic Intervention with Both Parents 

      Therapeutic Intervention with Child Only 

      Therapeutic Intervention with Parents and Children 

       Remedial Facilitated Access/Parent-Child Reunification 

Speaker Bio: Dr. Stephen Carter, Registered Psychologist 

Dr. Carter’s practice involves working with children, teens and adults in counselling and assessment. Stephen works therapeutically with divorced parents to help them reduce conflict, communicate better and to minimize the damage divorce can do to children and also conducts voice of the child evaluations and custody assessments. He has been involved advisory committees addressing changes to past and current versions of the Family Court Practice Notes 7 and 8. Steve is the author of the book “Family Restructuring Therapy” which was published in 2011 by the High Conflict Institute. Dr. Carter has worked, with presented about, families in transition for over 20 years and has delivered workshops on Family Restructuring Therapy in both Canada and the United States. Stephen has been a member of AFCC since 2000.

AFCC Alberta Members $50; Non-Members $100

You can pay with credit card or PayPal

WITH A VERY SPECIAL THANKS 

TO OUR SPONSORS

Divorce Act changes coming March 1, 2021

February 4, 2021  1- 4 pm - Online Zoom Conference

Presented by: Shams Amiry and Dr. Terry Singh

AFCC Alberta Members $50; Non-Members $100

You can pay with credit card or PayPal

WITH A VERY SPECIAL THANKS 

TO OUR SPONSORS

AFCC Alberta Full Day Conference

SAVE THE DATE!

March 19, 2021  9 am - 4 pm

Online Zoom Conference and Live (Restrictions Permitting)

Voices of the Children

COVID-19 – What now?
How has Covid-19 changed the Family Support system
4 Pillars:
What now for Children?
What now for Courts?
What now for ADR?
What now re Family Violence?
 

Members $100 and Non-Members $200

Registration details to follow 

WITH A VERY SPECIAL THANKS 

TO OUR SPONSORS