Mentoring is a reciprocal and collaborative at-will relationship that most often occurs between a senior and junior colleague for the purpose of the mentee’s growth, learning, and career development. The goal of this Mentor List is to create a resource for developing mentoring relationships, based upon advice giving and counsel. Effective mentors often act as role models and sounding boards and provide guidance to help reach goals. We believe that a centralized list will be […]
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AFCC-CA President’s Message ~ May 2024
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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Are Child Custody Evaluators a Dying Breed in California – Concerns and Action Plan
The Mentorship Outreach Committee (“MOC”) of AFCC-CA, formed in 2020, is a committee of the California Chapter of the AFCC, and includes members from varying geographic areas of California. We are working to develop outreach methods to recruit of a new generation of well-trained mental health professionals (“MHPs”) to work with the various family law communities and family courts, in every county in California. We are setting up local MOCs throughout California, and also sponsoring […]
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AFCC-CA President’s Message ~ August 2022
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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