PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
Resources for intensive interventions for parent-child contact problems
The following is a Resource List of other programs of which we are aware. The list is comprised of independently practicing psychologists who have worked at Overcoming Barriers Family Camp or Intensives and who run independent, intensive programs targeting child...
AFCC Annual Conference Seattle, 6/01-3, 2016
Please join the AFCC for an amazing conference for family law professionals in a superb venue - Seattle in June! Dr. Sullivan is both conference co-chair and is presenting a workshop on ethical issues involving attorney-Forensic Mental Health professional roles. Go to...
PARENTING COORDINATION TRAINING CHICAGO- 3/07-8, 2016
Dr. Sullivan will conduct a two-day parenting coordination training in Chicago on March 7th and 8th, sponsored by the AFCC. Please see the brochure for details about the training, cost, location and other details. Go to www.afccnet.org  then to the "conferences and...
Anchorage PC training materials
The following are additional materials for the training on 12/11+12 If you click on these links, they should download to your computer Coparenting.JCC.word Guidelines_for_Court_Involved_Therapy SUGGESTED_READINGS_PC_doc...
Overcoming Barriers presentation for Attorney’s Briefcase DVD
Commissioner (ret) Marge Slabach, Sherry Cassedy, Michelle Michele Bissada and Matt Sullivan did a 3 hour presentation to Attorneys and Judges on Novemer 2, 2015 in San Francisco. You can obtain the DVD from the presentation at...
Dr. Sullivan NPR interview about children’s resistance to contact with a parent, 9/28/15
Dr. Sullivan's interview with NPR Alaska, addressing shared custody situations when a child is resisting contact with a parent can be accessed at the following link: http://www.alaskapublic.org/?s=alienation
Overcoming barriers presents at Attorney’s briefcase in San Francisco, 11/03/15
Overcoming Barriers board members, Dr. Matthew Sullivan, Sherry Cassedy, and Retired Commissioner Marge Slabach will present about the OCB approach to working with children who resist contact with a parent in high conflict shared custody situations. Please see...
Intensive intervention immersion training by Overcoming Barriers 12/3-5
IMMERSION TRAINING OPPORTUNITY INTENSIVE FAMILY INTERVENTIONS: For families when a child resists contact with a parent after separation/divorce December 3 – 5, 2015 Dex Media Hotel and Conference Center Conveniently located on the grounds of the Dallas, Texas...
Warshak’s new article on Fallacies in Parental Alienation
Richard Warshak just published the article below (click on the link) entitled, "Ten Parental Alienation Fallacies That Compromise Decisions in Court and in Therapy" Good reading. Warshak (2015)
Overcoming the Co-Parenting Trap: Essential Parenting Skills When a Child Resists a Parent
Overcoming the Co-Parenting Trap helps parents understand the reasons why some children resist a parent during divorce—a reality that touches many families. Combining years of experience in intensive work with families struggling with parent-child estrangement,...