AFCC 61st Annual Conference Workshop 21 Evaluation

Workshop 21: Voice of the Child: What Is It? How Is It Applied? Guidelines for Eliciting

With growing attention to the rights of the child, this workshop will explore the mechanisms of obtaining a child’s input into a parenting plan post-separation and divorce. Specific topics to be addressed include incorporating a child’s voice, how different jurisdictions consider the input of children of various ages and stages, specific techniques and considerations when soliciting children’s input, and assessing the quality of the data. Presenters will discuss the benefits and drawbacks and provide suggestions of potential means to mitigate risks.

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* 1. Based on the content of this session, I am able to: (1=Strongly disagree, 5=Strongly agree)

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1. Identify the benefits and risks of incorporating the voice of the child in proceedings.	1. Identify the benefits and risks of incorporating the voice of the child in proceedings. 1	1. Identify the benefits and risks of incorporating the voice of the child in proceedings. 2	1. Identify the benefits and risks of incorporating the voice of the child in proceedings. 3	1. Identify the benefits and risks of incorporating the voice of the child in proceedings. 4	1. Identify the benefits and risks of incorporating the voice of the child in proceedings. 5
2. Identify two "do's" and two "don’ts when talking to a child about these issues.	2. Identify two "do's" and two "don’ts when talking to a child about these issues. 1	2. Identify two "do's" and two "don’ts when talking to a child about these issues. 2	2. Identify two "do's" and two "don’ts when talking to a child about these issues. 3	2. Identify two "do's" and two "don’ts when talking to a child about these issues. 4	2. Identify two "do's" and two "don’ts when talking to a child about these issues. 5

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* 2. Please rate presenter: Shely Polak, PhD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise	Level of knowledge and expertise 1	Level of knowledge and expertise 2	Level of knowledge and expertise 3	Level of knowledge and expertise 4	Level of knowledge and expertise 5
Teaching ability	Teaching ability 1	Teaching ability 2	Teaching ability 3	Teaching ability 4	Teaching ability 5
Maintained my interest	Maintained my interest 1	Maintained my interest 2	Maintained my interest 3	Maintained my interest 4	Maintained my interest 5
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 1	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 2	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 3	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 4	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 5

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* 3. Please rate presenter: Shawn McCall, PsyD, JD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise	Level of knowledge and expertise 1	Level of knowledge and expertise 2	Level of knowledge and expertise 3	Level of knowledge and expertise 4	Level of knowledge and expertise 5
Teaching ability	Teaching ability 1	Teaching ability 2	Teaching ability 3	Teaching ability 4	Teaching ability 5
Maintained my interest	Maintained my interest 1	Maintained my interest 2	Maintained my interest 3	Maintained my interest 4	Maintained my interest 5
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 1	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 2	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 3	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 4	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 5

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* 4. Please rate presenter: Michael E. Zalev, LLB (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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Level of knowledge and expertise	Level of knowledge and expertise 1	Level of knowledge and expertise 2	Level of knowledge and expertise 3	Level of knowledge and expertise 4	Level of knowledge and expertise 5
Teaching ability	Teaching ability 1	Teaching ability 2	Teaching ability 3	Teaching ability 4	Teaching ability 5
Maintained my interest	Maintained my interest 1	Maintained my interest 2	Maintained my interest 3	Maintained my interest 4	Maintained my interest 5
Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 1	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 2	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 3	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 4	Was responsive to questions, comments and opinions 5

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* 5. The content of the presentation was consistent with the abstract in the conference brochure

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AFCC 61st Annual Conference Workshop 21 Evaluation

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* 1. Based on the content of this session, I am able to: (1=Strongly disagree, 5=Strongly agree)

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* 2. Please rate presenter: Shely Polak, PhD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 3. Please rate presenter: Shawn McCall, PsyD, JD (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 4. Please rate presenter: Michael E. Zalev, LLB (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 5. The content of the presentation was consistent with the abstract in the conference brochure

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* 6. Please rate this session presentation overall (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 7. How much did you learn as a result of this CE program? (1=Very little, 5=Great deal)

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* 8. Information presented in this session reflected the most current evidence on this topic (1=Disagree, 5=Agree)

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* 9. How useful was the content of this CE program for your practice or other professional development (1=Not useful, 5=Extremely useful)

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* 10. Additional Comments