CE Certificate in Child and Family Forensics

Instructors: Jessica Greenwald O’Brien, PhD, and Ann Tobey, PhD

Mental Health and Juvenile Justice is designed for professionals engaged in providing services to youth and families involved in the juvenile justice system who aspire to improve outcomes for youth and families through enhancing their programs and services, and by more effectively partnering with public and private agencies and providers (state, local, tribal or other). Participants will apply emerging research in trauma and neurodevelopment to describing developmental trauma impacts in court-involved youth, identify key points on the research-based "cradle to prison pipeline" for high-risk youth involved with juvenile justice, describe "best practices" for youth involved with juvenile justice, and identify competencies for a program to meet the mental health needs of court-involved youth.

Coming Spring 2024
up to 28 CE Credits | $1,100

Instructor: Penny Haney, PhD

Child Maltreatment is designed for professionals engaged in providing services to youth, families, and the courts who seek to provide or understand best practices of investigation, evaluation, and testimony in matters of child abuse or neglect including sexual abuse in the context of divorce. Participants will distinguish between forensic and clinical evaluations, enhance reliability of interviews of children, apply a systematic approach to providing a sound evidence-based report and opinion, and identify ethical issues inherent in evaluations and testimony. This training provides 28 Continuing Education Credits. The course is a blended learning format and spans 4 weeks of online coursework for 13 hours and 15 hours of on-site instruction over a weekend-in-residence.

SPRING 2024
Online: April 1-28, 2024
Weekend in Residence: May 2-3, 2024, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
up to 28 CE Credits | $1,100
Registration Opening Soon

Instructors: Robert Zibbell, PhD (prerecorded portion only), Premela Deck, PhD, JD, and Tony Pelusi, JD

Parents who are in chronic high conflict pose particular difficulties for the courts, the professionals who are involved with them, and their children. Increasingly, courts are appointing Parenting Coordinators to help reduce parental conflict and protect the children. This training provides 30 Continuing Education Credits (35 for any student who completes additional Module 5 which is required for all MA based students) and will examine the role and functions of the Parenting Coordinator and the interventions helpful to reduce conflict. The course is a blended learning format and spans 4 weeks of online coursework for 13 hours, plus additional reading, participation in a mandatory one-hour consultation group each Friday of the virtual portion of the program (May 10, 17, 24, and 31) from 12:00 to 1:00 PM EST, and 12 hours of on-site instruction over a “weekend-in-residence” scheduled for June 13 and 14 at William James College. Mental health practitioners, mediators, attorneys, and other professionals will have the opportunity to expand their practice and skills in this emerging area.

In order to receive their certificate of completion for this course, it is imperative that students fully participate each week in the virtual portion of this program. Full participation each week is defined as:

• Completing the required readings 
•  Viewing the pre-recorded videos 
• Correctly completing each of the comprehension questions 
• Posting a substantive response to the case study on the weekly discussion board, due no later than 5:00 PM EST each Sunday evening, May 12, 19, 26, and June 2, and
• Participating in the weekly (Zoom) consultation group. Each Friday, May 10, 17, 24, and 31, from 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST

SPRING 2024
Online: May 5-26, 2024
Virtual Consultation: Friday, May 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2024, 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
Weekend in Residence: June 13-14, 2024, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
up to 35 CE Credits | $1,100
Registration Opening Soon

Instructor: Jessica P. Greenwald O'Brien, PhD

This course is designed for professionals who aspire to use empirically-based research and methodology and best practices to provide or understand forensic psychological assessments in contested custody matters for the courts. William James College and the Center of Excellence for Children, Families and the Law will offer the Child Custody Evaluation course for continuing education credits. This 28 hour training provides 28 Continuing Education Credit and will examine the role and process of a child custody evaluator. The course is a blended learning format and spans 4 weeks of online coursework for 13 hours and 15 hours of on-site instruction over a weekend-in-residence. Mental health practitioners, mediators, attorneys and other professionals will have the opportunity to expand their practice and skills in this emerging area.

FALL 2023
Online: September 26-October 22, 2023
Weekend in Residence: October 26-27, 2023, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
up to 28 CE Credits | $1,100
Register Online

Instructor: Jessica Greenwald O’Brien, PhD

This course will expose participants to emerging research in interpersonal violence and best practices using available guidelines and standards for evaluation of IPV. The course is a blended learning format and spans 4 weeks of online coursework for 13 hours and 15 hours of on-site instruction over a weekend-in-residence. It provides 28 Continuing Education Credits. This course in Intimate Partner Violence is designed for professionals engaged in providing services to children, adults and families and the courts who seek to provide or understand best practices of investigation, evaluation, and testimony in matters where domestic violence is alleged. Mental health practitioners, mediators, attorneys and other professionals with graduate degrees and a license or certification will have the opportunity to expand their practice and skills in this emerging area.

Coming Fall 2023
up to 28 CE Credits | $1,100