PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
Substance Use and Parenting: Best Practices for Family Court Practitioners
The Massachusetts AFCC chapter just published this incredibly useful guide, edited by Stephanie Tabashnek, Psy.D. Click on the link to download...
read moreNavigating the holidays during the COVID pandemic
Dr Sullivan contributed to the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and AFCC's joint guidance on navigating the challenges of the holidays this year as COVID continues to create challenges for parents who share custody. Below is the link to that...
read moreParenting Coordination Training 11/30-12/03 2020
The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts AFCC is sponsoring a 16 hour VIRTUAL Parenting Coordination Training, conducted by several leading trainers, including Dr. Sullivan. In addition, there will be an 8-/hour training on advanced issues in Family Law...
read moreWebinar on Effective Use of Parenting Coordination
Dr. Sullivan will be joined by former AFCC president, Annette Burns next Thursday August 27th for a webinar for Legal and Mental health professionals on the effective use of Parenting Coordination. It is based on an article published in the Family Court Review in July...
read moreOvercoming the Alienation Crisis: 33 Coparenting Solutions
Here is Dr. Sullivan's newest publication! Psychologists and members of the Overcoming Barriers team, John Moran, Ph.D., Shawn McCall, Psy.D; Esq. and Matt Sullivan, Ph.D., have written a new book. In Overcoming the Alienation Crisis: 33 Coparenting Solutions they...
read moreNew Article on the use of Parenting Coordination
Dr. Sullivan and Annette Burns, a family law attorney and former president of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts from Arizona have just had an article entitled: The effective use of Parenting Coordination: Considerations for legal and mental health...
read moreNEW BOOK: Overcoming the Alienation Crisis: 33 Coparenting Solutions
Dr. Sullivan has co-authored a new book for parents and professionals who struggle with Parent-child Contact problems. Here is the link to the promotion:...
read moreNew article on Parental Alienation, April 2020
Drs. Janet Johnston and Matthew Sullivan just published "Parental Alienation: In Search of Common Ground for a more Differentiated Theory" in the April 2020 Special Issue of the Family Court Review. This paper: 1. discusses the broader historical socio-cultural-legal...
read moreWhat Coronavirus can teach coparents about sharing custody
Two family court organizations, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers have put out a joint set of guidelines to assist parents who share custody of their children Click on this link AAML/AFCC...
read moreApplications for Overcoming Barriers Family Camp in July
Family Camp 2020 Applications are Open! July 6-12, 2020 in VermontOvercoming Barriers is offering its Family Camp Program for families involved in High Conflict Divorce where a child is resisting or refusing contact with a parent. So that Family Camp is available to...
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