MATERIALS RECEIVED AS OF February 8, 2026 | Presentations, Handouts, Bios/CVs- if available here are listed in Bold, Italics
Opening Plenary 5:45 PM to 7:45 PM – FRIDAY, February 6, 2026
Welcome and Q&A with Sacramento Judges
SATURDAY
Plenary 2 – Lived Experience in Focus: A Film from the Front Lines of Divorce
BIOS: Ellen Bruno, Film Producer, Director
Workshop 1: Bridging the Gap: Working with Neurodivergent Adults in Family Court Systems
BIOS: Yi Martins, MFT, MLI
Workshop 2: Educational Systems and Family Law: What Legal and Mental Health Professionals Need to Know
BIOS: Jessica Wharton, LMFT
Workshop 3: But They Just Don’t Want to Go… When Doing Nothing Does Damage: Parental Inaction in Chronically Conflicted
BIOS: Angelina Ray, CFLS
Workshop 4: How the Words We Use Impact Possibilities for Families
BIOS: Lyn Greenberg, Ph.D., ABPP | David Blacker, JD CFLS
- PRESENTATION MATERIALS – Note this is a zip file with multiple handouts
Plenary 3 – Family Acceptance Project
BIOS: Caitlin Ryan, Director, Family Acceptance Project, San Francisco State University
- PRESENTATION
- HANDOUTS: Resource Booklet | Training Options | Project Overview
Workshop 5: Beyond the Bruises: Litigating Non-Physical Abuse in Family Law
BIOS: Angelina Ray, CFLS | Victoria Linder, CFLS | Commissioner Richard Clark, Sacramento Superior Court
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this Work Shop has been cancelled.
Workshop 6: This court-involved family needs a family-based intervention, but who will pay? An exploration of solutions to expand availability of conjoint /family therapy services
BIOS: Hon. Sharon Kalemkiarian | Susan Rempel, Ph.D. | Barbara Griswold, LMFT
- PRESENTATION
- HANDOUTS
Workshop 7: My Big Fat American Divorce: Viewing Differences Through the Lens of Movies
BIOS: Gitu Bhatia, Psy.D. | Linda Bortell, Psy.D.
Workshop 8:The Conundrums of High Conflict Custody Litigation: How to Break the Trauma Loop and Move Forward for the Benefit of the Children
BIOS: Hon. Joshua Wayser | Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis (Ret) | Hon. Anne Kiley
SUNDAY
Plenary 4 – Neurodivergent and Disabled Parents and Children in Family Court Processes
BIOS: Daniel Pickar, Ph.D., ABPP | Hon. Shelly Averill| Dene Carroll, LCSW | Deborah Wald, Esq.
- PRESENTATION
- HANDOUTS : Informed Care | Special Need | Neurodiversity (Pickar)
Workshop 9: Safety Planning for Domestic Violence Survivors
BIOS: Gina Castro Rodriguez, Psy.D., LMFT | Jill McInerney, J.D., CWLS
- PRESENTATION
- HANDOUTS: References
Workshop 10: From Courtroom to Code: AI’s Double-Edged Sword in Family Law
BIOS: Matthew Sullivan, Ph.D. | Robin Deutsch, Ph.D., ABPP | David Donner, Esq. | Renee Ross, Esq.
Workshop 11: Nuts and Bolts of Relocation Child Custody Evaluations: From Legal Perspective through Evaluation to Final Report
BIOS: Kenneth Perlmutter, Ph.D. | Frank Davis, Ph.D. | Michelene Insalaco, JD, CFLS, CALS
- PRESENTATION
- HANDOUTS:
Workshop 12: A Bridge to Nowhere: Rethinking the Existence of the Nature of Relationships in Parent-Child Contact Problems
BIOS: Jennifer Harrison, Psy.D., ABPP, ATR-BC | Leslie Drozd, Ph.D.
- HANDOUTS
- POWERPOINT PRESENTATION – Added 02/09/2026
- CDRC Document –Added 02/09/2026