Meetings & Events
OCTOBER 10, 2023
COERCIVE CONTROL
Tuesday
October 10, 2023
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Brookdale Community College
A primer for judicial, legal, & mental health professionals
Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD, author of Invisible Chains: Overcoming Coercive Control in You Intimate Relationship
Hon. Marc R. Brown, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County
Gary Blaustein, Esq., Basking Ridge
MAY 9, 2022
Hot Topics in Parent-Child Contact Problems
Tuesday
May 9, 2023
4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Maggiano's Little Italy
MODERATOR: Jonathan Wall, PH.D
Panelists:
Hon. Lisa Chrsytal, P.J.F.P (Ret.)
Robert Epstein, Esq.
Derek Free, Esq.
Susan Montgomery, Psy.D.
Marcy Pasternak, PH.D
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Adolescent Development and Issues that Arise in Divorce Families
4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Via ZOOM
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Moderated by Shireen Meistrich, LCSW
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Marcy Pasternak, Ph.D.
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Sharon Ryan Montgomery, Psy.D.
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Alexandra Coglianese, Esq.
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Amy Wechsler, Esq.
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Eileen Kohutis, Ph.D.
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Hon. Stavey D. Adams, J.S.C.
April 27, 2022
Annual Meeting
When Cultures Collide
Wednesday
April 27, 2022
4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Via ZOOM
MODERATOR: Hon. Hany A. Mawla, J.A.D.
Panelists:
Jeffrey Singer, Ph.D.
Aileen Torres, Ph.D.
Babita Spinelli, LP, JD
April 27, 2021
ANNUAL MEETING
Gender Diversity and Sexual Orientation Issues in Contested Custody Cases
Panelists:
Sarah Burgamy, Ph.D.
Jodi Argentino, Esq.
Moderator: Gregg Benson, MA, LCADC
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Resist/Refuse Dynamics
Via ZOOM October 8, 2020 - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Panelist discussion on refuse/resist dynamics, the types of treatment available and roadblocks and pitfalls in implementing treatment and in representing clients in these cases.
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AFCC International
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Resist/Refuse Dynamics
Via ZOOM October 8, 2020 - 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Panelist discussion on refuse/resist dynamics, the types of treatment available and roadblocks and pitfalls in implementing treatment and in representing clients in these cases.
Thursday, April 23, 2020
NJ Chapter Annual Meeting via Zoom
6:00 p.m. via Zoom - Invitation Only
Annual Elections and Presentation of the Phil Sobel Award
November 13, 2019
Supervised Parenting Time
4:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. at The Offices of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., 90 Woodbridge Ctr Dr., Suite 900, Woodbridge, New Jersey
WE ARE SORRY - THIS MEETING IS SOLD OUT Please join us for this workship on assessing the need for supervised parenting time, the use of different models of supervision, implementation of the process, including appropriate safeguards, and determining when and under what conditions supervision is no longer necessary. This is an intermediate level program, for which some basic knowledge of the specific contest is required.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Open Board Meeting - NJ Chapter of AFCC
11:00 a.m. - Millstone Township, NJ 08510
Come and get an update on our chapter activities, and enjoy time together. Learn how you can become more involved in our Chapter. Guests are welcome! Please R.S.V.P. to afccnewjersey@gmail.com by Wednesday, October 6, 2019.
Friday, June 7, 2019
Intimate Partner Violence - Understanding the Coercive Control Continuum: Dynamics, Concepts & the Effects
10:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Crowne Plaza Princeton - Conference Center 900 Scudders Mill Road Plainsboro, New Jersey
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Cynthia M. Lischick, PhD, Psychology, LPC, DVS and Evan Stark, MSW, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University
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4 Domestic Violence CE Credits Available
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For more information click here
May 29 – June 1, 2019
AFCC 56th Annual Conference
Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto
The Future of Family Justice: International Innovations
For more information click here
April 16, 2019
Annual Meeting, Elections and Program
5:30–8:30pm
Maggiano’s, 900 Commons Way, Bridgewater, NJ
Settlement-based Custody Evaluations
Presenters: Hon. Lisa F. Chrystal, P.J.F.P., Marcy Pasternak, Ph.D., Sharon Ryan Montgomery, Psy.D., and Charles Vuotto, Esq.
Please contact Amy Wechsler at AWechsler@swldfamilylaw.com for further information.
September 25, 2018
Mid-Year Meeting
4:00–7:15pm
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, LLC, 400 Crossing Blvd., Bridgewater, NJ
Parental Decision Making With High Conflict Families
Moderator: Sharon Ryan Montgomery, Psy.D.
Speakers: William Campagna, Ph.D., Thomas DeCataldo, Esq., Cynthia Lischick, Ph.D., Hon. Maureen B. Mantineo, J.S.C., and Shireen Meistrich, L.C.S.W.
September 16, 2018
Open Board Meeting
April 18, 2018
Annual Meeting, Elections and Program
5:00–9:00pm
Maggiano’s, 900 Commons Way, Bridgewater, NJ
Treatment and Interventions in High Conflict Custody Cases in Light of Allegations of Domestic Violence
Moderator: Sharon Ryan Montgomery, Psy.D.
Speakers: Cynthia Lischick, Ph.D., Hon. Hany Mawla, J.A.D., Ann Ordway, Ph.S., and Amy Z. Shimalla, Esq.