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Workshop 25: Neurodiverse Parents in Family Court: Challenges for Family Law Professionals
Neurodiversity and major mental health issues in parents pose complex challenges for family law judges, attorneys, and mental health professionals. Following an overview of the benefits of a neurodiversity framework, the presenters will examine legal approaches to representing such parents. Then, factors regarding judicial determination of time-share and decision-making responsibilities will be considered. Relevant issues for court-involved mental health professionals will also be addressed, including avoiding automatic negative presumptions about parenting ability based on a parent’s neurodiverse condition.

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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. Describe the broad categories included in the concept of neurodiversity and explain why neurodiversity provides a paradigm shift in how we think about mental health issues and cognitive functioning.
2. Identify both legal representation strategies and judicial considerations involved when adjudicating parenting time and decision-making in families with a neurodiverse parent.

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* 2. Please rate presenter: Daniel B. Pickar, PhD, ABPP (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 3. Please rate presenter: Hon. Linda Fidnick (Ret.) (1=Poor, 5=Excellent)

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* 4. Please rate presenter: Alexander D. Jones, JD, MSW (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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