Matthew Sullivan, PhD (Clinical Psychologist): Parent Coordination, Coparent Counseling, Mediation

Relocation tips for parents, attorneys and Custody evaluators

sullydoc — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:46:07 +0000

Dr. Phil Stahl has words of wisdom for relocation issues when parents share custody. Please click on the link to read.

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Parenting Coordination Training, April 2012

sullydoc — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:39:09 +0000

Dr. Sullivan will be presenting a full day training Parenting Coordination in Seattle Washington on April 12+14, 2012. The presentation and two additional workshops will be part of the Washington state chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts annual conference. The brochure can be viewed by clicking on the link below.

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AFCC Annual Conference, Chicago June 5-9, 2012

sullydoc — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:34:48 +0000

Dr. Sullivan will be presenting on the team treatment of high conflict post-divorce families, specifically the collaboration of therapist and Parenting Coordination. The Chicago conference will be fantastic – specialized presentations on child custody topics. The conference brochure can be viewed by clicking on this link.

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AFCC Indianapolis Powerpoints for workshop

sullydoc — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:33:19 +0000

Attached are Dr. Sullivan’s powerpoint slides for his presentation on”Doing no Harm: avoiding the iatrogenic impact of the family Court system on families” Workshop at the Indianapolis AFCC conference, 10/2011

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Sacramento minor’s counsel follow-up

sullydoc — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:59:05 +0000

As promised, here are the links to

(1) Cultural issues in child interviews:

Fontes, Lisa (2008) Interviewing clients across cultures, Wiley & sons

Fontes, Lisa (2005) Child abuse and culture, Wiley & sons.

(2) Intrusive Parenting and impacts children’s perceptions

Barber, Brian (2006) Intrusive Parenting: How psychological control affects children and Adolescents. This edited book provides research on the aspects of parent-child relationships that are negatively associated with healthy development: parental psychological control, manipulative parental behaviors, etc.

October 21st – Minor’s Counsel training in Sacramento

sullydoc — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:24:30 +0000

Dr. Sullivan will present on interviewing children in the morning of an all-day minor’s counsel training in Sacramento on October 21, 2011. This training is a response to the new California legislation mandating children’s input be solicited (if over 14) and considered in all family Court processes.

Here is the program brochure

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10 top things divorced parents can do to protect their children from conflict

sullydoc — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:10:15 +0000

Conflict between parents who share custody can have a damaging impact on their functioning and long-term healthy development. Attached below are some thoughts about what divorced parents can do to protect their children from conflict. It comes from the AFCC website (afccnet.org), which has incredible resources like this.

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Web-based Consultation Group: Working with High Conflict Coparents

sullydoc — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:31:15 +0000

Dr. Sullivan is forming a web-based consultation group for professionals who work with high conflict coparents. If there is enough interest to have 6-8 members, Dr. Sullivan will lead a monthly consultation group, using Web-ex, which allows for video conferencing, or connecting via computer or telephone.

If you are interested, email Dr. Sullivan at sullydoc@aol.com for further information and an interview to determine appropriateness.

AAML-AFCC Joint Conference September 15-17, Philadelphia

sullydoc — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:04:51 +0000

Dr. Sullivan will join some of the leading professionals in the child custody field for this first collaboration between the American Association of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). This will be a specialized conference for advanced professionals. Please see the full program below:

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10 tips for Family Court Professionals involved in alienation or alleged alienation cases

sullydoc — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:42:29 +0000

Drs. Barbara Fidler, Nicholas Bala and Michael Saini provide 10 helpful tips for handling cases where allegations of alienation are present. These are tough situations.

Click on the link

10 tips on Alienation – AFCC