Dear Esteemed AFCC-California Members, The world generally and the world in which we work can sometimes seem like a very dark place. Extremists shout down those wanting to investigate shades of gray. Old Manichean ideas of good and evil, winners and losers, sinners and saints, are everywhere. Just read any Yelp review! I joined AFCC because of its cutting-edge research on children and families going through family dissolution. I joined because of AFCC’s community […]
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In this edition of Insights, we spotlight former AFCC-CA Board Member the Honorable Christopher R. Bowen. Judge Bowen is a California native, who has lived for most of his live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Judge Bowen grew up in Berkeley and then attended college at Santa Clara University. In his youth, Judge Bowen was very involved in issues related to service. He was also influenced by the philosophy of social justice and community […]
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Dear Esteemed AFCC-CA Members, Well, another year has gone by and the COVID-19 pandemic is still here, and most of us have accepted the fact that working both virtually and in-person is our ‘new normal’. Also, it is noteworthy that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were forced to pivot at short notice and put on our first virtual conference. Not surprisingly, the conference was well attended and had a range of dynamic presenters […]
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There was finally a light at the end of the COVID tunnel, or so it seemed. California, among other states slowly opened back up, just to lock back down this summer due to the crisis with the Delta Variant, which may affect us for some months to come. And it is still not at all clear what the post-COVID world will look like. Many of the technology changes will stay, no doubt we will be […]
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We’re excited to issue this latest edition of our newsletter Insights. This edition includes the article “Stacking the Deck in Favor of Children” by our esteemed colleagues the Honorable Marjorie Slabach (Ret.) and Matthew Sullivan, Ph.D. This article explores the global trauma and chaos we’ve all been enduring and how this impacts families and access to justice. We also present the latest edition of our recurring column “Ask Three Mentors” in which three members of […]
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Our colleagues listed below joined the AFCC California Chapter September 2020 through January 2021. Welcome! Robert Abrams, JD, Fresno Suzan Aiken, JD, Sausalito Joelle Bailard, JD, Santa Monica Erica Bansmer, Stockton Tom Barnes, Marina Del Rey Mauna Berkov, Ran Rafael Shana Black, JD, San Diego Robert Boden, Van Nuys Monica Borschel, Foothill Ranch Jemma Cannon, CADC, LMFT, Kihei, Hawaii Lacy Carter, Sacramento Curtis Daugherty, JD, Visalia Charles DeLacey, San Francisco Sonia Dujan, JD, Woodland Hills […]
Read More So, here we are. 2020 has not been kind to us. In fact, I think we all would agree that we are looking forward to December 31, 2020 not so much to ring in the new year but to boot out the old. The deafening whooshing sound around midnight will not be the escape of champagne from bottles, but more likely our collective sigh of relief to see 2020 in the rearview mirror. Having said […]
Read More Our colleagues listed below joined the AFCC California Chapter May through August 2020. Welcome! Robert Allison, San Diego Tracy Bennett, Ph.D., Camarillo Morris Bisted, San Jose Mark Breithaupt, Ph.D., San Jose Leslie Burkes, Los Angeles Karen Carrie, Los Altos Russell Collins, MA, Santa Barbara Suzanne Colvin Cloward, Senior Paralegal, Oakland Cara Cupp, San Francisco Rhea Ann Dandeneau, LSCW, Rocklin Melinda Daugherty, Parenting Coordinator, Elk Grove Nicole Ford, JD, San Jose Donna Guillory, Manager, Oakland Carla […]
Read More This is my first, and very brief, President’s Message; I hope you enjoy reading this issue of AFCC-CA Insights. According to urban legend, Steve Jobs once famously said that the way to predict the future is to create it. In fact, this quote’s provenance may reach as far back as Abraham Lincoln, perhaps even earlier. Regardless of where the sentiment comes from, in 2020 we need to sit up and take notice. At our recent […]
Read More Our colleagues listed below joined the AFCC California Chapter December 2019 through March 2020. Welcome! Frank Ali, JD, Rosevile Tammy Andrews, JD, Los Angeles Robin Birnbaum, JD, CFLS, Benicia Nancy Brison-Moll, Psychologist, Manteca Wendy Campbell, MFT, Fair Oaks Kristine Cirby, JD, Larkspur Alfredo Crespo, Ph.D., Studio City Kathleen Dong, JD, San Jose Sophia Engle, CCRC/Mediator, Martinez Page Galloway, JD, Monterey Paige Garcia, San Francisco Elizabeth Goodhue, LMFT, San Rafael Matthew Havrevold, Minneapolis, MN Stacy Herhusky, […]
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