Preliminary Schedule – 2027 Annual Conference

AFCC CALIFORNIA
2027 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Preliminary Schedule as of October 1, 2026 – Subject to Change

INSTITUTES – Friday, February 5, 2027 – Afternoon Sessions

  1. DV program – Mark Juhas, Mike Kretzmer, and Robin M. Deutsch, Ph.D. 4-hour  (DV)
  2. Bridge to Nowhere: When Parent-Child Relationships Were Never Built and What to Do About It. Jennifer Harrison, Leslie Drozd, Deborah Wald
  3. One Family, Multiple Lenses: Effective Therapy with Families in Conflict. Lyn Greenberg, April Harris-Britt, Jill McInerney
  4. Now What? Moving forward from AFF Knowledge to Monday Morning Practice.  Dene Carroll, Elizabeth Crenshaw, Berenie Leon-Fonseca, Brighton Early

PLENARIES

Plenary 1 (Friday night): Exact Times TBA
The Emerging Impact of AI on Families and Family Professionals: Utopia or Dystopia? Justice Thomas Altobelli, AFCC International President, and Susan Rempel.

Plenary 2 (Saturday morning):
Domestic Violence Restraining Orders. Robin Sax, Josh Wayser,  Michael Hanasab

Plenary 3 (Saturday after lunch)
Collaboration as a Competency, Not Just a Courtesy. Kathleen McNamera, Ph.D, David Blacker, AAML, and Hon. Herman Walker (AFCC National Board Members)

Plenary 4 (Sunday Morning)
LGBTQ Topic Hon. Diane Goodman and Deborah Wald, Steff Sloan

90 MINUTE WORKSHOPS (Saturday morning) Exact Times TBA

  1. You Say “Potato,” I Say “Solanum tuberosum.”  A Court-Involved Mental Health Care Professional and a Lawyer Talk About Documents. Andrea Palish and Susan Rempel
  2. How Interdisciplinary Mediation Teams Reduce Impasse. Joann Campoy, Beth Wanamaker, Kristine Bartlett
  3. Centering the Child: Writing Orders Aimed at Reducing Conflict. Angelina Ray (another speaker will be added)
  4. Former Minor’s Counsels Who Are Now Judicial Officers. Hon. Stephanie Story, Hon. Sonia Dujan, Hon. Michelle Short

120  MINUTE WORKSHOPS (Saturday Afternoon) Exact Times TBA

  1. Accessibility of Services. Hon. Mark Juhas and Mike Kretzmer
  2. Drafting Parenting Plans. Michele Bissada, Ariella Goodwine Fisher
  3. Navigating Supervised Visitation. Deborah Wald, Angelina Ray, Robin Silverman, Eric Frame
  4. DV Discussion Laura Cohen, Hon. Diane Goodman

120  MINUTE WORKSHOPS (Sunday Morning) Exact Times TBA

  1. One World. Same Issues: Children Navigating Their Parents’ High Conflict. Phil Stahl, Hon. Bruce Cohen (Ret.), Rebecca Stahl
  2. Balance Between the Court Order and Ethical and Clinical Responsibilities of the Treating Clinician. Hon. Sharon Kalenkiarian, Kendall Wagner
  3. Death of the Family Therapist. Jennifer Harrison, Mindy Dirks
  4. Parenting Plans for Neurodivergent Children. Robert Kaufman and Daniel Pickar