PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES

2026 (4)

• October 2026 | Beyond Adversity: International Perspectives on Family Dispute Processes for Peace and Justice
• October 2026 | Advanced Training in Parent-Child Contact Problems – January 11-14, 2027 (virtual)
• September 2026 | Advanced Training on Parent-Child Contact Problems Save the date! January 11-14, 2027
• September 2026 | The Fundamentals of Parenting Coordination – OnlineIntensive Training 11/30-12/03/2026

2025 (2)

• December 2025 | Advance training in Parent-Child Contact Problems. January 12-16, 2026
• August 2025 | AAML-AFCC Conference September 18-20, 2025

2024 (6)

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• September 2024 | Book recommendation for developing parenting plans
• February 2024 | Intensive online training for legal professionals working with Parent-child contact problems
• February 2024 | Parent-child contact problems: Family violence and parental alienating behaviors either/or, neither/nor, both/and, one in the same?
• February 2024 | AFCC Annual Conference in Boston, June 5-8. 2024

2023 (3)

• December 2023 | New Article Addressing Parent-Child Contact Problems
• October 2023 | The Fundamental of Parenting Coordination
• August 2023 | UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS BY DR. SULLIVAN

2022 (4)

• June 2022 | Dr. Sullivan’s recent article published in the Family Court Review
• June 2022 | Advanced Parenting Coordination Training 9/15 and 16, Vancouver BC
• June 2022 | Annual 12-Hour Child Custody Evaluator / Domestic Violence Update Trainings 
• February 2022 | Professional Resources to work with Parent-Child Contact Problems (PCCP)

2021 (3)

• September 2021 | Comprehensive Parenting Coordination Training 11/29-12/02 2021
• July 2021 | AAML-AFCC Family Law Conference 9/21-24
• June 2021 | Substance Use and Parenting: Best Practices for Family Court Practitioners

2020 (11)

• November 2020 | Navigating the holidays during the COVID pandemic
• September 2020 | Parenting Coordination Training 11/30-12/03 2020
• August 2020 | Webinar on Effective Use of Parenting Coordination
• August 2020 | Overcoming the Alienation Crisis: 33 Coparenting Solutions
• July 2020 | New Article on the use of Parenting Coordination
• July 2020 | NEW BOOK: Overcoming the Alienation Crisis: 33 Coparenting Solutions
• April 2020 | New article on Parental Alienation, April 2020
• March 2020 | What Coronavirus can teach coparents about sharing custody
• January 2020 | Applications for Overcoming Barriers Family Camp in July
• January 2020 | Dr. Sullivan’s upcoming Barcelona Presentations for AFCC 2/13-15/2020
• January 2020 | AFCC Annual Conference May 27-30 New Orleans

2019 (5)

• December 2019 | But they won’t go!: Parental Alienation on Trial Boston, 1/10/20
• December 2019 | Working with Diversity: Workshop at the California AFCC 2/07-09, 2020
• July 2019 | AFCC Fall Conference 10/31-11/02 Pittsburgh
• July 2019 | AAML-AFCC Conference 9/19-21/2019
• January 2019 | Parent-Child Contact Problems 6 hour training March 1st, Monterey, CA

2018 (9)

• November 2018 | Overcoming Barriers has opened applications for Family Camp next summer
• October 2018 | Parenting Coordination Training 4/05-6, 2019
• September 2018 | 10.19.18 Chicago training on Resitance/Refusal dyanamics in shared custody
• August 2018 | OVERCOMING BARRIERS RETHINKING PARENT-CHILD CONTACT ISSUES IN HIGH CONFLICT FAMILIES Providing Professional Trainings and Family Programs
• June 2018 | Parenting Coordination Training 10/17/18 Indianapolis
• June 2018 | Custody seminar: Sacramento September 21, 2018
• March 2018 | Overcoming Barriers 12-module online Course on Parent-Child Contact problems
• February 2018 | Rights of Children of Divorce
• February 2018 | PARENTING COORDINATION 2-DAY TRAINING CHICAGO 3/08-9/2018

2017 (7)

• December 2017 | Dr. Sullivan will present at the AFCC-CA 2/02/18
• September 2017 | Parent-child Contact problems training in San Diego 10/28/17
• August 2017 | AAML-AFCC Joint conference on Family Law 9/14-16, 2017
• August 2017 | High Conflict Coparenting: Interventions for children’s alignment and Resistance- An online Course
• July 2017 | Smartphones in shared custody arrangements, pros and cons
• July 2017 | Web-based training in Parent-child Contact problems
• January 2017 | Parenting Coordination Training-Chicago-3/06-7, 2017

2016 (4)

• October 2016 | New York Times
• August 2016 | New Professional Book announcement about intervening with Parent-child contact problems
• August 2016 | Resources for intensive interventions for parent-child contact problems
• January 2016 | AFCC Annual Conference Seattle, 6/01-3, 2016

2015 (10)

• December 2015 | PARENTING COORDINATION TRAINING CHICAGO- 3/07-8, 2016
• December 2015 | Anchorage PC training materials
• November 2015 | Overcoming Barriers presentation for Attorney’s Briefcase DVD
• October 2015 | Dr. Sullivan NPR interview about children’s resistance to contact with a parent, 9/28/15
• October 2015 | Overcoming barriers presents at Attorney’s briefcase in San Francisco, 11/03/15
• September 2015 | Intensive intervention immersion training by Overcoming Barriers 12/3-5
• July 2015 | Warshak’s new article on Fallacies in Parental Alienation
• March 2015 | Overcoming the Co-Parenting Trap: Essential Parenting Skills When a Child Resists a Parent
• March 2015 | Parenting Coordination 2-day Training, April 17th and 18th, San Diego
• February 2015 | Materials for Steve Frankel group Webcast

2014 (9)

• October 2014 | New coparenting training opportunity
• October 2014 | Coparenting: Cooperate for your kid’s sake
• August 2014 | Sacramento seminar October 24, 2014
• July 2014 | California Coparenting Center Opens, June, 2014
• July 2014 | Arizona AFCC Mid-Year conference presentation August 15th
• May 2014 | Parenting Coordination: New Comprehensive Text
• February 2014 | Overcoming Barriers high conflict family Camp July 2014
• February 2014 | San Francisco Training coming in August!
• January 2014 | Parenting Coordination Practice Guide

2013 (11)

• December 2013 | STOP: a four-way strategy for handling coparenting conflicts
• October 2013 | Talking to kids about separation and divorce
• August 2013 | Arizona Guide to Coparenting Communication
• June 2013 | Parenting Coordination Training, Vancouver, B.C. September 16-20, 2013
• June 2013 | Isolina Ricci, Ph.D. discusses coparenting
• May 2013 | ACT NOW: Overcoming Barriers High Conflict Family Camp–Reduced Fees available
• April 2013 | AAML-AFCC joint family law conference, September 26-28, 2013
• April 2013 | Dr. Sullivan interviewed on “Divorce Radio”, March, 2013
• March 2013 | Guide to coparenting communication
• March 2013 | Association of Family and Conciliation Courts 50th anniversary conference in Los Angeles May 29-June 3, 2013
• March 2013 | AFCC-AAML Conference Sept 26-28th, Washington, D.C.

2012 (5)

• November 2012 | Overcoming Barriers announces high conflict family camp, 7/15-19/2013
• November 2012 | Overcoming Barriers announces training program for professionals, July, 2013
• November 2012 | Kramer.com versus Kramer.com – New York Times
• July 2012 | SAVE THE DATE: Parenting Coordination Training September 16-20, 2013, Vancouver, B.C.
• April 2012 | Seattle AFCC Presentation Follow-up

2011 (10)

• December 2011 | Relocation tips for parents, attorneys and Custody evaluators
• December 2011 | Parenting Coordination Training, April 2012
• October 2011 | October 21st – Minor’s Counsel training in Sacramento
• July 2011 | 10 top things divorced parents can do to protect their children from conflict
• June 2011 | Web-based Consultation Group: Working with High Conflict Coparents
• June 2011 | AAML-AFCC Joint Conference September 15-17, Philadelphia
• May 2011 | 10 tips for Family Court Professionals involved in alienation or alleged alienation cases
• April 2011 | AFCC Parenting Coordination Pamphlet
• April 2011 | Parenting Coordination: Top Ten Toughest Challenges
• February 2011 | Parenting Communication Resources in High Conflict Cases

2010 (10)

• December 2010 | AFCC approves Practice Guidelines for Court-Involved Therapy
• December 2010 | Chicago Training June 20-21, 2011 Keeping Parenting Coordinating Cases on Track: Advanced Concepts and Case Management Strategies
• December 2010 | February, 13, 2011, San Francisco, CA Court-Involved Therapy Guidelines: Core Concepts and Practical Application in Changing Times
• December 2010 | Promised materials from Baltimore training
• August 2010 | Advanced Special Master Training, Sacramento, CA October 22, 2010
• June 2010 | AFCC draft guidelines for Court-Involved Therapy
• April 2010 | Professional Consultation Group with Dr. Sullivan
• March 2010 | AFCC Guidelines for Court-Involved Therapy: Review and Comment
• January 2010 | Ethical and professional practice issues in Court-involved therapy – Sedona, Arizona, February 7, 2010
• January 2010 | California AFCC conference 2/14-17/2010, Santa Monica

2009 (8)

• December 2009 | Parenting Coordination Intensive one-day training February 5, 2010 Sedona, Arizona
• November 2009 | Overcoming Barriers Family Camp Featured in Canadian News Documentary on Parental Alienation
• November 2009 | Parenting Coordination: An Introduction
• October 2009 | Tips for high conflict coparents
• August 2009 | AFCC regional conference in Reno, Nevada, November 5-7, 2009
• August 2009 | Parenting Coordination Conference, Los Angeles, September 12, 2009
• April 2009 | Overcoming Barriers Camp July 20-25, 2009
• April 2009 | Upcoming Presentations by Dr. Sullivan

2008 (12)

• November 2008 | Parenting Coordination Training, New Jersey Law Center, December 6, 2008.
• August 2008 | American Psychological Association Powerpoints
• August 2008 | Up to parents – new website for coparents and professionals who work with coparents
• July 2008 | Kansas City Parenting Coordination Training 10/23-24
• July 2008 | Parenting Coordination Pre-Conference Symposium at APA’s Annual Convention
• July 2008 | Parenting Coordination: Journal of Child Custody
• July 2008 | Consultation in Child Custody Cases
• February 2008 | Parenting Coordination for High Conflict Families
• February 2008 | Ethical, legal and professional practice issues involved in acting as a psychologist parent coordinator in child custody cases
• February 2008 | Los Angeles has a new Parenting Coordination Stipulation
• February 2008 | Munich Family Law Symposium April 28-30, 2008
• February 2008 | Journal of Child Custody Special Issue on Parenting Coordination

2007 (9)

• December 2007 | California Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Conference, February 8-10, 2008, Santa Monica, California
• October 2007 | American Psychological Association/American Bar Association Conference, April 30-May 3, 2008
• September 2007 | Powerpoints for Columbus AFCC presentations
• June 2007 | Parallel Parenting Plans
• June 2007 | Parenting Plan Essentials
• June 2007 | Parenting Plan/Custody order Templates
• May 2007 | High Conflict Families & Parent Coordination
• May 2007 | Alienated Children: Legal & Psychological Management of Cases
• May 2007 | Family Systems Chapter in the Handbook of Clinical Psychology