For the Sake of the Children:
Advances in Family Dispute Resolution

November 15, 2007, 3:15 p.m.–6 p.m.
Moot Court Room (Room 123)
Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington
211 South Indiana Avenue
Bloomington, Indiana

Bringing together a multi-disciplinary group of national and international scholars and practitioners to discuss the various issues facing attorneys, mediators, and judges during family disputes, this public forum is presented to in connection with a round table working conference co-sponsored by the Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington and the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.

Continuing Legal Education

The program is approved for 2.5 hours of CLE credit (30 minutes of ethics), at no charge, for attorneys. There is no need to register in advance for the public forum. Attorney registration for CLE credit will take place at the door. Attorneys should bring their attorney numbers.

Program

3:15 - 3:30	Welcoming Comments Joe Hoffmann Acting Executive Associate Dean, and Harry Pratter Professor of Law School of Law Rick Viken, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, and Director of Clinical Training Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
3:30 - 4:15	Robert Emery Professor of Psychology, and Director, Center for Children, Families, and the Law University of Virginia "Divorce Mediation versus Adversary Settlement: The Current Status of Social Science Research"
4:15 - 5:00	Andrew Schepard Professor of Law, and Director, Center for Children, Families and the Law Hofstra University "Kramer v. Kramer Revisited: Ethical and Practical Considerations for Lawyers and Judges in High Conflict Cases for Represented and Self Represented Parents"
5:00 - 6:00	Judges Panel Discussion Views from the Bench: What Works, What Does Not Work, and What Else Should the Family Law and Psychology Community be Developing? Moderator Bill Fee, Judge, Steuben County Superior Court, and President of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Panelists E. Michael Hoff, Judge, Monroe Circuit Court I Frances G. Hill, Judge, Monroe Circuit Court IV David L. Welch, Judge, Monroe Circuit Court VII Teresa D. Harper, Judge, Monroe Circuit Court VIII Brett Raper, Commissioner, Monroe Circuit Court Frank M. Nardi, Judge, Owen Circuit Court

Workshop Participants

Participants in the working conference include:

Amy G. Applegate: Clinical Professor of Law and
Director, Family and Children Mediation Clinic
Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington; "The Family and Children Mediation Clinic: An Introduction"
Jack Bates: Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Indiana University; "Childhood and Adolescent Psychopathology and Behavioral Disorders: Family Processes and Outcomes to Consider When Studying Divorce Mediation"
Connie J.A. Beck: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Arizona; "Domestic Violence Assessment, Screening, and Accommodations: Implications for Divorce Mediation"
Sanford Braver: Professor, Department of Psychology
Arizona State University; "The Role of Fathers and Keeping Fathers Involved after Divorce"
Paulette Carson, MSW, LCSW: Indianapolis, Indiana; "Parenting Coordination and Current Local Dispute Resolution Trends"
Robert Emery: Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Virginia; "Helping Kids to be Kids, Not Children of Divorce: How Parents and Professionals Can Handle Divorce Differently
Jay Folberg: former Dean and now Professor Emeritus
University of San Francisco School of Law; "History of Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Legal Perspective"
Amy Holtzworth-Munroe: Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Indiana University; "Intimate Partner Violence: Overview of the Problem and Implications for Divorce Mediation"
Jenn McIntosh: Clinical Director, Family Transitions,
North Carlton, Australia; and
Adjunct Associate Professor
La Trobe University School of Public Health; "Child Inclusive Mediation: Learnings from Two Prospective Studies in Community and Court Based Mediation"
Brian D’Onofrio: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Indiana University; "Impact of Divorce on Children: Convergent Findings from Social Science Research"
Peter Salem: AFCC Executive Director; "Therapeutic Justice, Triage, and the Multi-Door Family Courthouse: Fitting the Intervention to the Family and the Fuss" (with Andrew Schepard)
Andrew Schepard: Professor of Law and
Director, Center for Children, Families and the Law
Hofstra University; "Therapeutic Justice, Triage, and the Multi-Door Family Courthouse: Fitting the Intervention to the Family and the Fuss" (with Peter Salem)
Edward Seidman, Ph.D.: Senior Vice President, Program,
William T. Grant Foundation; "Family Dispute Resolution as a Locus for Social Setting Research"
Jana Singer: Professor of Law
University of Maryland School of Law; "Dispute Resolution and the Post-divorce Family: Legal and Ethical Concerns (e.g., questions regarding joint legal custody)"
Sharlene Wolchik: Professor, Department of Psychology
Arizona State University; "The New Beginnings Program for Divorced Mothers: Moving from Efficacy to Effectiveness"