Opportunities and Roles for Psychologists in Family Law
March 24, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Opportunities and Roles for Psychologists in Family Law
Friday, March 24, 2023
Registration 8:30am Program 9am to 12pm
Presented By: Steven R. Cohen, Ph.D. and Jane Iannuzzelli, Med., MA
Location: Online Workshop
3 CE Credits
Act 48 available
There is a great need for psychologists to become involved with Family Law related clients. This workshop will explain a variety of roles for psychologists. These will include Custody Evaluations, Court Ordered Mental Health Evaluations, Co-Parent Counseling, Parenting Coordination, Reunification therapy and other roles. The workshop participants will gain an understanding of the roles, an introduction to how to perform these roles, and how to perform them in an ethical manner.
These roles in Family Court related areas are usually not covered by insurance and our fees are not limited by insurance imposed rates.
Objectives:
- Identify the roles that psychologists have in Family Law related cases.
- Describe the procedures and scope of the roles that psychologists have in Family Law related cases.
- identify actions that they should and should not take when dealing with attorneys and the courts.
- Analyze how to maintain their duties to the client, to the attorneys, and to the court while responding ethically to attorneys and the court.
Steven Cohen and Jane Iannuzzelli have been involved in Family Law issues for many decades. This work has involved Custody Evaluations, Court Ordered Co-Parenting Counseling, Reunification Counseling, Individual Counseling for people in the process of separation and/or divorce, Parenting Coordination, Court Ordered Mental Health Evaluations, consultation with attorneys, and many years of testifying in Court.
They are founding members of the PPA Child & Family Forensics Committee.
They are also founding members of a peer support for psychologists involved in Family Law matters.
Steven Cohen is a Past President of PSCP and a Past President of PPA. He was Chair Of the Ethics Committee of PSCP and Chair of the Ethics Committee of PPA. In addition he is a former Chair of the Pennsylvania Board of Psychology.
PSCP: The Psychology Network is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PSCP: The Psychology network maintains responsibility for this program and its content.