AFCC Programs
AFCC Online Training Program Beyond the Basics: Advanced Training on Parent-Child Contact Problems
Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
2 credit hours each
January 12-15, 2026
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure.
Certificate will reflect the training hours viewed live only.
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
The Fundamentals of Parenting Coordination – Virtual
16 credit hours
December 1-4, 2025
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure.
Certificate will reflect the training hours viewed live only.
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
AFCC Fall 2025 Virtual Conference: Necessity is the Mother of Invention: Creative Interventions for Supporting an Overwhelmed Court System
- Institute 2 – 4 credit hours
- Opening Session – 1.5 credit hours
- Plenary Session – 1.5 credit hours
- Workshops 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, and 19 – 1.5 credit hours each
November 12-14, 2025 and November 17-18, 2025
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
AFCC Safety First Strengthening Family Law Responses to Violence and Coercive Control
AFCC June 2025 Online Training Programs
Sessions 1-12, 14 – 1 credit hour each
Sessions 13, 15 – 1.25 credit hours each
June 16 and June 17, 2025
Certificate will reflect the training hours viewed live only.
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
AFCC 62nd Annual Conference Bridging Perspectives: Pioneering Solutions in Family Law
- Institute 2 – 6 credit hours
- Plenary – 1.5 credit hours
- Workshops – 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 22, 24, 27, 35, 36, 7, 38, 42, 44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 61, 64, 70, 72 and 79 – 1.5 credit hours each
May 28-31, 2025
New Orleans
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure.
In-person conference
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
The Fundamentals of Parenting Coordination – Virtual
16 credit hours
December 2-5, 2024
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure. Certificate will reflect the training hours viewed live only.
AFCC 61st Annual Conference Coping with Transition: Individual, Family, and Beyond
- Institute 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – 6 credit hours each
- Plenary – 1.5 credit hours
- Workshops – 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 38, 39, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 59, 66, 67, 68, 69, 73, 75, 77, and 80 – 1.5 credit hours each
June 5-8, 2024
Sheraton Boston Hotel
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure. In-person conference
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
Advanced Issues for Family Law and Dispute Resolution Professionals
- I. Child Sexual Abuse
- II. Child Interview
- III. Intimate Partner Violence
- IV. Ethics
- V. Court-involved Therapy Part I
- VI. Court-involved Therapy Part II
2 credit hours each
January 16-18, 2024
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure. Certificate will reflect the training hours viewed live only.
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
The Fundamentals of Parenting Coordination – Virtual
16 credit hours
December 4-7, 2023
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure. 'Certificate will reflect the training hours viewed live only.
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
AFCC Fall Virtual Conference
- Institute 1 – 1.5 credit hours
- Opening Session – 1.5 credit hours
- Plenary Session – 1.5 credit hours
- Workshops 1, 2, 10, 13, 16, and 18 – 1.5 credit hours each
November 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7, 2023
Certificate will reflect the training hours viewed live only.
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
AFCC 60th Anniversary Conference – 60 Years of Asking the Difficult Questions
- Institute 4 and 5 – 6 credit hours each
- Opening Keynote – 1 credit hour
- Plenary – 1.5 credit hours
- Workshops – 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 18, 21, 30, 40, 44, 46, 49, 57, 59, 65, 67, 72, 75, 77, 79 and 80 – 1.5 credit hours each
May 31 – June 3, 2023
Los Angeles
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure. In-person conference.
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
The Fundamentals of Parenting Coordination
16 credit hours
December 5-8, 2022
Certificate will reflect the training hours viewed live only.
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
AFCC 15th Symposium on Child Custody
- Institutes – 1 and 3 – 1.5 credit hours each
- Workshops – 2, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, and 33 – 1.5 credit hours each
November 10-12, 2022
Las Vegas
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure. In-person conference.
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
AFCC 59th Annual Conference – The Use, Misuse, and Abuse of Technology in Family Law
- Institutes – 4, 5, 6 – 4 credit hours each
- Workshops – 2, 3, 7, 8, 13, 23, 32, 34, 36, 37, 39, 48, 49, 53, 55, 58, 63, and 68 – 1.5 credit hours each
May 11 – 14, 2022
Chicago
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure. In-person conference
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
AFCC 58th Annual Conference – When a Child Rejects a Parent: Are We Part of the Problem or the Solution?
- Opening Plenary – 1.5 credit hours
- Plenary – 1.5 credit hours
- Institute – 1, 3 – 4 credit hours each
- Workshops – 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 – 1.5 credit hours each
June 1-3, 2021
June 7-11, 2021
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure.
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Advanced Issues for Family Law and Dispute Resolution Professionals
8 credit hours
December 7 - 8, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
The Fundamentals of Parenting Coordination
16 credit hours
November 30 – December 3, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
14th Symposium on Child Custody A High Conflict Case: Trauma’s Impact on Memory, Children, Parents, and the Courts – Workshop 19
1.5 credit hours
November 13, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
14th Symposium on Child Custody Affirming LGBTQ Children in Custody Matters – Workshop 13
1.5 credit hours
November 12, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
14th Symposium on Child Custody Parenting Coordination During Custody Litigation: Challenges and Opportunities – Workshop 12
1.5 credit hours
November 12, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
14th Symposium on Child Custody Encapsulated Delusion? How Do We Identify It and What Do We Do? – Workshop 9
1.5 credit hours
November 12, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
14th Symposium on Child Custody Overcoming the Alienation Crisis: A Team Model – Workshop 1
1.5 credit hours
November 10, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
14th Symposium on Child Custody Fool me Twice, Shame on Me: Are You Being Conned by a Coercive Controlling Abuser? – Pre-Symposium 1
4.5 credit hours
November 9, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Voices or Ghosts? The Place of Children in Parenting Coordination
1.5 credit hours
September 3, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Enhancing Efficacious Parenting Coordination
1.5 credit hours
September 1, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Effective Use of Parenting Coordination: Considerations for Legal and Mental Health Professionals
1.5 credit hours
August 27, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Parenting Coordination in Cases Involving Intimate Partner Violence
1.5 credit hours
August 25, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Responding to Severe Parent-Child Rejection Cases Without a Parentectomy
1.5 credit hours
July 7, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Parental Alienation: False Positives and Real Remedies
1.5 credit hours
June 11, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Trauma-Informed Interventions in Parent-Child Contact Cases
1.5 credit hours
June 4, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Polyvagal Theory in the Courtroom and Beyond
1.5 credit hours
June 2, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Acting Before it’s Too Late: Prudent Early Intervention in Resist-Refuse Cases
1.5 credit hours
May 20, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Dynamics, Not Diagnoses: Assessing and Responding to the Best Interests of the Polarized Child
1.5 credit hours
May 19, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Parental Alienation: In Search of Common Ground for a More Differentiated Theory
1.5 credit hours
May 14, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Concepts, Controversies, and Conundrums of Parent-Child Contact
1.5 credit hours
May 12, 2020 – online
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Katie Porter, MSW, JD
AFCC Program Director
kporter@afccnet.org
Integrating Research into Practice and Policy: The Impact on Families and Children - Pittsburgh
- Panel 2 and Panel 3 on October 31 - 6.5 credit hours
- Panel 3, 5, 8, 12 on November 1 - for 1.5 credit hours each
- Plenary Session on November 2 - for 1.5 credit hours
- Panel 24, 28, 29 on November 2 - for 1.5 credit hours each
October 31 – November 2, 2019
Contact: Nicole Ellickson
nellickson@afccnet.org
(608) 664-3750
“I Don’t Want To Go” – What’s A Parenting Coordinator To Do?
1 credit hour
August 21, 2019
Contact: Nicole Ellickson
nellickson@afccnet.org
The Future of Family Justice – International Innovations
Workshops: 5; 11; 15; 26; 33; 35; 37; 38; 41; 55; 57; 61; 67; 69; 72; 74; 89; and 91
1.5 credit hours each
May 29 - June 1, 2019
Contact: Nicole Ellickson
nellickson@afccnet.org
Resistance, Rejection, Reintegration and Realities of Troubling Parent-Child Relats.
1.5 credit hours
May 7, 2019
Contact: Nicole Ellickson
nellickson@afccnet.org
AFCC-AAML Programs
AFCC-AAML Joint 2023 Conference on Advanced Issues in Child Custody: Evaluation, Litigation, and Settlement
- Institute 2 and 3 – 3 credit hours each
- Workshops – 3, 4, 5 and 7 – 2 credit hours each
September 28-30, 2023
Washington, DC
Specific dates for approved courses are available in brochure. In-person conference.
Contact: Ann M. Ordway, JD, Ph.D.
AFCC Program Director
aordway@afccnet.org
2019 Conference on Advanced Issues in Child Custody: Evaluation, Litigation, and Settlement
- Institute 2 and 4 are approved for 3.5 credit hours each.
- Session 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, and 20 are approved for 2.0 credit hours each.
September 19-21, 2019
Contact: Nicole Ellickson
nellickson@afccnet.org
(608) 664-3750
MA-AFCC Programs
Intersecting Interests: Navigating the Tension Among Parental Rights, Children’s Rights, and the Best Interest Standard
7 credit hours
March 20, 2026
Conference Center – Waltham Woods
8:30 – 5:00
In person only for credit
Contact: Bob Zibbell
razibbell@comcast.net
Brave New World: The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence in Family Law
7 credit hours
March 21, 2025
Conference Center – Waltham Woods
8:30 – 5:00
In person only for credit
Contact: Bob Zibbell
razibbell@comcast.net
From Theory to Practice: The Challenge of Managing Resist and Refuse Cases In and Out of Court
6 credit hours
March 15, 2024
The Conference Center – Waltham Woods
In person only
Contact: Bob Zibbell
razibbell@comcast.net
Neurodiversity: Understanding what it means and interpreting its implications for families in Juvenile and Probate Court
7 credit hours
March 31, 2023
Regis College
Weston, MA
In person only
Contact: Mira Levitt
mzlevitt@aol.com
Doing Harm By Doing Good: The unintended consequences of well-intentioned professional practice in family law cases
4 credit hours
April 8, 2022
Virtual
Contact: Bob Zibbell
razibbell@comcast.net
Sexts, Texts, and Tweets: The Use and Misuse of Social Media and Electronic Information in Family Law Disputes
4 credit hours
April 30, 2021
Contact:
Tony Pelusi
tony@tonypelusi.com
Mira Levitt
mzlevitt@aol.com
Do You Hear What I Say: The Voice of the Child in Family Law Disputes
3 credit hours
October 2, 2020
Contact: Bob Zibbell
razibbell@comcast.net
2019 Perspective on Removal
6 credit hours
March 29, 2019
Contact: Bob Zibbell
razibbell@comcast.net
Trauma & Substance Use Disorders: Implications for Family Court
3 credit hours
January 16, 2019
Contact: Donna Feinberg, L.I. C.S.W.
donna.rachwal@jud.state.ma.us
MAGAL Programs
Bridging the Divide: Trauma-Informed Practice in Family Court
6.5 credit hours
October 29, 2025
Conference Center – Waltham Woods
8:30 – 4:45
Contact Linda Ouellette, Esq.
linda@ouellettefamilylaw.com
Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence and Coercive Control: What You See and What You Don’t See
7 credit hours
November 21, 2024
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m
In person at The Conference Center – Waltham Woods and streaming
Contact Bob Zibbell
razibbell@comcast.net
They’re Watching You… The Purpose and Practice of Supervised Visitation in the Family Court
4 credit hours
Thursday, May 9, 2024
8:30am -1:00pm
In person at The Conference Center – Waltham Woods and streaming
Contact Donald Tye
dtye@princelobel.com
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Family Law Disputes
7 credit hours
October 6, 2023
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
In person at The Conference Center – Waltham Woods and streaming
Contact Donald Tye
dtye@princelobel.com
Bungles, Biases, & Boundaries: What Can Possibly Go Wrong?
7 credit hours
February 10, 2023
The Conference Center – Waltham Woods and streaming
Contact Donald Tye
dtye@princelobel.com
Operating in the Shadow of the Law: A Compendium of Case Law for the GAL and PC
4 credit hours
May 20, 2022
Virtual
Contact Donald Tye
dtye@princelobel.com
“May I speak freely?” The Interplay of Therapeutic Privilege, Confidentiality, and Family Law
3.5 credit hours
October 1, 2021
Contact:
Bob Zibbell
razibbell@comcast.net
Donald Tye
dtye@princelobel.com
Adult Stories: True or False, and Does It Matter?
3.5 credit hours
February 26, 2021
Contact: Sheara Friend
sfriend@sfriendlaw.com
The Accuracy of Children’s Memories and Reporting
3.5 credit hours
February 12, 2021
Contact: Sheara Friend
sfriend@sfriendlaw.com
“What, Me Biased?” How Unconscious Bias Affects Our Own Work as GALs and PCs
June 5, 2020
Must attend live webinar to receive certificate of attendance
Contact: Linda Minkoff, Esq.
linda@lminkofflaw.com
Parent Coordination Speaker Series: Learn from the Experts
2 credit hours
March 20, 2020 (actually held 7/31/2020)
January 24, 2020
December 13, 2019
October 25, 2019
Contact: Linda Minkoff, Esq.
linda@lminkofflaw.com
“But they refuse to go!” – The Dynamics and Treatment of Parent/Child Contact Problems
7 credit hours
January 10, 2020 (this course may be used to satisfy the continuing education requirements to remain on this list for 2020)
Contact: Linda Minkoff, Esq.
linda@lminkofflaw.com
Mental Health Evaluations: What, When, How & Why?
4 credit hours
May 10, 2019
Contact: Linda Minkoff, Esq.
linda@lminkofflaw.com
MBA Family Law Section Programs
The Parent Coordinator’s Challenge: How to Keep Parents in the Boat if They Want to Jump Ship
1.5 credit hours
February 4, 2025
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Certificates of attendance available for live webinar only.
Contact
Vicki Shemin
VShemin@FieldsDennis.com
MCLE Programs
How Judges Consider Thorny Family Law Cases
2 credit hours
March 11, 2025
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Webcast and On Demand
Contact: Bruce Richard
brichard@mcle.org
William James College Center for Excellence in Family Law Programs
Parenting Coordination – Basic Course, 2023
35 credit hours
May 1 – June 5, 2023
Contact Tony Pelusi
tony@tonypelusi.com
Parenting Coordination – Basic Course, 2022
35 credit hours
May 12 – June 18, 2022
Contact Bob Zibbell, Ph.D.
razibbell@comcast.net
Parenting Coordination – Basic Course, 2021
28 credit hours
May 17 – June 25, 2021
Contact Bob Zibbell, Ph.D.
razibbell@comcast.net
Parenting Coordination – Basic Course, 2020
28 credit hours
November 1 – December 11, 2020
Contact Bob Zibbell, Ph.D.
razibbell@comcast.net
High Conflict Coparenting: Interventions For Children’s Alignment and Resistance
28 credit hours
January 21 - June 30, 2019
Contact: Robin Deutsch, Ph.D.
robin_deutsch@williamjames.edu
Advanced Parenting Coordination
12 credit hours
January 7 - February 3, 2019
Contact: Robin Deutsch, Ph.D.
robin_deutsch@williamjames.edu
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