Sunday, September 18, 2011

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AFCC: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

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Board of Directors ... Law School for ten years and served as mediator and ...



ABOUT AFCC
 
Staff
Executive Director
Peter Salem, M.A. 
Peter Salem has served as Executive Director since 2002 and was Associate Director from 1994-2002. He taught mediation at Marquette University Law School for ten years and served as mediator and director of Mediation and Family Court Services in Rock County, Wisconsin. Mr. Salem is a former president of the Wisconsin Association for Mediators and is co-editor ofDivorce Mediation: Models, Techniques and Applications. He has provided training and technical assistance to family court service agencies throughout the United States since 1990. He is author of numerous articles and videos on mediation, domestic violence and divorce. He received the John M. Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award presented by the Association for Conflict Resolution in 2008 and received a William T. Grant Foundation Distinguished Fellows award in 2009. He holds an M.A. in Communication and Mediation Management from Emerson College in Boston and a B.A. in Political Science from McGill University in Montreal.


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five-year report web.qxp

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Attendance and revenues for the Congress on ParentEducation and Access Program .... The project team wasPeter Salem (Project Director), Robin Deutsch, Andy Schepard ... Chair) , Stephen Grant, M.A., (Vice Chair), Phil Bushard, D.P.A., Pamela Cardullo Ortiz, J.D.,. Hon. .....including domestic violence and alienation


AFCC: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

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In 1994, Peter Salem joined the AFCC staff to become AFCC's associate director. ... their reformulation of Richard Gardner's controversial Parental Alienation ..



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Children's Legal Rights Journal

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The Evidentiary Admissibility of Parental AlienationSyndrome: Science, Law, and Policy by Jennifer Hoult, J.D........ lack of empirical support and acceptance)Peter Salem .... 112 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court treats .

Managing Contact Difficulties: A Child-Centred Approach (2003-FCY-5E)

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Dec 9, 2009 – This paper examines the utility of parental alienation syndrome (PAS) and other formulations that ......Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Mahony, P. .....Peter Salem Association of Family and Conciliation Courts...

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AFCC–CA Annual Conference

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(Ret.); Peter C. SalemM.A.; Professor Scott Altman. 7:45pm – 9:00pm ..... Since parent alienation was described in the 1980s, there have been several changes ..


Associate Director
Leslye Hunter, M.A., LMFT, LPCC 

Leslye Hunter has served as Associate Director since 2008 and was Chapter Services and Development Consultant from 2006-2008. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and professional counselor who has practiced as a custody evaluator, parent educator, mediator and parenting coordinator. She served on the boards of the Family Mediation Council of Louisiana and Voices for Children; chaired a subcommittee on Evaluator Standards and Guidelines for the Louisiana State Bar Association Family Courts Committee and sat on the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Task Force for Child Custody Evaluation Standards. She was on the Steering Committee of the AFCC/Hofstra University Law School Family Law Education Reform Project and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Child Custody. She was President of AFCC in 2004-2005, during which time she appointed the AFCC Child Custody Evaluation Model Standards Task Force. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from Beloit College where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Her M.A. in Psychology was earned from Long Island University, New York.

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AFCC News Su2006 Pages

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Parental Alienation and the DSM-V, presented by ...Leslye HunterM.A ...


  1. Beware AFCC and Reform the Courts? What an Oxymoron! « Let ...

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    Feb 19, 2011 – What Is Parental Alienation? While Gardner was the first to coin the phrase “Parental Alienation ..... Leslye HunterM.A.LMFTLPCC. Leslye...
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    2008 TX AFCC Annual Report

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    Leslie Hunter, AFCC parent organization Chapter .....which there is parent-child alienation. The camp will take place in Vermont in July (?). ...... M.A.LMFTLPCC, NCC, former AFCC President and current AFCC Chapter Services and ...
  3. Business Enterprise « Let'sGetHonestBlog

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    Mar 18, 2011 – Parental Alienation. Participants responded to three items from the Dads ...... Leslye HunterM.A.,LMFTLPCCLeslye Hunter has served as ...


Program Director

Candace Walker, CMP, CMM

Candace Walker joined AFCC in January 2003 as Program Director to oversee the development and management of conferences and training programs. For more than twenty years, she has planned and managed conferences, exhibits, educational meetings and seminars for nonprofit membership organizations and previously was Executive Director of the Middleton Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Walker is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and earned a Certification in Meeting Management (CMM) designation for senior-level strategic management in the worldwide meeting industry. She is a member of Meeting Planners International (MPI) and served as co-chair of education at the state level and roundtable facilitator for hotel contracts and negotiations at national conferences.



  1. AFCC Atlanta Symp 2006

    www.docstoc.com › Legal › Family › Divorce - Cached
    Nov 29, 2009 – Examining Parental Alienation in Child Custody Cases: A Survey of Mental Health and ..... M.A., Executive Director Candace WalkerCMPCMM...
  2. Liens to SFTC « Let'sGetHonestBlog

    familycourtmatters.wordpress.com/tag/liens-to-sftc/ - Cached
    Aug 31, 2011 – And what's more, they reduce parental alienation, right? ...... Candace WalkerCMPCMM. Business and Administrative Director ...


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    AFCC News Su2006 Pages

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    Parental Alienation and the DSM-V, presented ...Candace WalkerCMPCMM. Business .... ors restoration of positive relationships between alienated children ...


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      Youth Services #10 41236

      events.afccnet.org/sites/.../afcc_48th_annual_conference_orlando_2011.pd...
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      Jun 3, 2011 – add relocation, intimate partner violence,alienation, parenting plan guidelines ... Candace Walker,CMPCMM .... Differential Responses to Alienation...early identification of parent-child contact problems and risk fac- ...
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      Youth Services #10 41236

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      Candace WalkerCMPCMM. Business and Administrative. Director. Chris Shanahan, B.A., CPA .... tion of parental alienation syndrome at the 2000 Annual ...
    3. Let'sGetHonestBlog

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      Matches 1 - 6 of 6 – The CJE works to drive recognition ofParental Alienation out of the ...... Candace Walker,CMPCMM. Business and Administrative Director ...




Business and Administrative Director 
Chris Shanahan, B.A., CPA 

Chris Shanahan began working with AFCC in December of 1996 as a contract accountant.  She assisted with the World Congress conference in June of 1997, in San Francisco,CA.  Ms. Shanahan became Business and Administrative Director, handling finances and human resources for AFCC in 2006.  She also coordinates the volunteer and dine-around programs for the annual conferences. She attended Southern Illinois University inEdwardsvilleIllinois and is a CPA.



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five-year report web.qxp

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Chris ShanahanB.A.CPA ... Attendance and revenues for the Congress on Parent Education and Access ......including domestic violence and alienation...


  1. AFCC Atlanta Symp 2006

    www.docstoc.com › Legal › Family › Divorce - Cached
    Nov 29, 2009 – Examining Parental Alienation in Child Custody Cases: A Survey of Mental Health ..... CMP, CMM, Program Director Chris ShanahanB.A.CPA...
  2. Liens to SFTC « Let'sGetHonestBlog

    familycourtmatters.wordpress.com/tag/liens-to-sftc/ - Cached
    Aug 31, 2011 – And what's more, they reduce parental alienation, right? ...... Chris ShanahanBACPA. Office Manager & Registrar. Dawn Holmes ...
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    Safe Harbor's Run Walk & Tot Trot! Safe Harbor Child Advocacy ...

    www.safeharborhelpskids.org/files/SHCAC-Newsletter_final_1_.pdf
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    Nov 7, 2010 – shanahan@co.dane.wi.us. Upcoming Events.... The work of Dr. Richard Garner, in which the phrase “Parental Alienation Syndrome” is coined ...
  4. Embattled Cuban Father in 'Elian Gonzalez II' Case Wins Sole ...

    www.glennsacks.com/enewsletters/enews_12_4_07.htmCached
    Dec 4, 2007 – Some biting commentary from the New Yorker's Danny Shanahan .... If you're the target ofParental Alienation, the Parental Alienation ....Christopher had scrapes on his leg and was dressed in shorts despite the desert cold. ...
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    Research Report

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    orchestral music composed by Chris Cree- ......Accountants. 42 pp. Shanahan, Y.P. (2005) Study Plan Five: ...... Darlow, B.A. (2005) Infants in a neonatal intensive care unit: Parental response. ...... to the parental alienation conundrum. Auckland, New Zealand: LexisNexis Child Law. Conference, Mar 2005. 19 pp. ...
  6. Related acronyms of Canada

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    It awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), ... since Chris-Craft later became a partner in UPN, while Warner Bros. launched ...... Shanahan D (2008) [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197 ......one and through what is now known as Parental AlienationSyndrome (PAS), ...
  7. small dead animals: SDA Mini Survey (BUMPED)

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    Jun 4, 2007 – technicians/technologists: 27accountants/bookkeepers/economists/taxation/insurance: 24 .... Posted by: Norm Shanahan at June 1, 2007 10:10 AM ..... Posted by: Alienated at June 1, 2007 11:40 AM ....Attorney. Posted by: Chris L. at June 1, 2007 12:22 PM .....41 yr old parent of 2 ... BA, MA Geography ...




Office Manager/Conference Registrar 
Dawn Holmes
Since 1999, Dawn Holmes has been the Office Manager and Conference Registrar for AFCC. She handles membership records, renewals, new member applications and membership customer service. She directs and coordinates registration activities for the organization. Ms. Holmes also provides technical support for software, hardware and network problem solutions for the office.



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AFCC Atlanta Symp 2006

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parent educators and others dedicated to improving the lives of children and ..... dards, difficult issues such as sexual abuse allegations, parental alienation..... dees, please contact Dawn Holmes at (608) 664-3750 or email afcc@afccnet.org. ...



Program Coordinator 
Nola Risse-Connolly, B.A.

Nola Risse-Connolly began working for AFCC in 2002 and was promoted to Program Coordinator in 2006.  Her responsibilities are both creative and organizational – she designs, lays out and produces many of the documents that represent the program to the public, including the electronic newsletter.  The AFCC conferences are AFCC’s hallmark events every year, and Ms. Risse-Connolly designs the conference brochure covers and assists the Program Director in the many aspects of organizing the conference.  She also writes and edits many of the articles and documents issued by AFCC. She earned her B.A. in sociology from Central College in Pella, Iowa.


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    five-year report web.qxp

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    Nola Risse-ConnollyB.A. ... Attendance and revenues for the Congress on Parent Education and Access ......including domestic violence and alienation...
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    AFCC Vancouver Bro 2008-8 OLD

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    parental alienation syndrome? high conflict? abuse? estrangement? mental ...
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    Youth Services #10 41236

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    Jun 3, 2011 – add relocation, intimate partner violence,alienation, parenting plan guidelines ... Nola Risse-ConnollyB.A.. Program .... Differential Responses toAlienation... early identification of parent-child contact problems and risk fac- ...
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    AFCC Atlanta Symp 2006

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    parent educators and others dedicated to improving the lives of children and families through the resolution ...... Nola Risse-ConnollyB.A., Program Coordinator ...
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    AFCC Vancouver Bro 2008-8

    www.afccnet.org/.../2008%20AFCC%2045th%20Annual%20Conference%...
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    Nola Risse-ConnollyB.A. .... Abused and AlienatedChildren. Clients with borderline ..... abuse in the context of disputes about custody and parental access...
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    Youth Services #10 41236

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    Nola Risse-ConnollyB.A.. Program Coordinator. Erin Sommerfeld, B.A ...
  7. Liens to SFTC « Let'sGetHonestBlog

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    Aug 31, 2011 – And what's more, they reduce parental alienation, right? ...... Nola Risse-ConnollyBA. Program Coordinator. Erin Sommerfeld, BA ...
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    James K. Ribe, MD Page 1 5/28/2007 1 THE MEDICAL LITERATURE OF ...

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    Parental rights. 566. Parental alienation syndrome. 566. Water intoxication ...... Cairns BA. J Burn Care Rehab 2002 Sep-Oct; 23(5): 357-359. ...... Williams RL, Connolly PT. Arch Dis Chil 2004; 89: 490-492. ...... Risse M, Weiler G. FSI1989 Sep; 43(1): 1-7. 87% of SIDS, 55% of stillbirths, 40% of ...




Program Coordinator 
Erin Sommerfeld, B.A.

Erin Sommerfeld began working for AFCC in 2006 and was promoted to Program Coordinator in 2008.  She is responsible for marketing AFCC and its conferences and trainings. She writes and edits press releases, membership letters, blast emails and is one of the AFCC Facebook page administrators. Ms. Sommerfeld is a contributing editor to the electronic newsletter. She oversees publications sales and orders, helps coordinate chapter relations and works with the Resource Development Committee on fundraising efforts. She received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is working on a Master's of Library and Information Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.


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    AFCC Vancouver Bro 2008-8 OLD

    www.afccnet.org/.../AFCC%20Denver%20Program%202010%2001%2029...
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    parental alienation syndrome? high conflict? abuse? estrangement? mental disorder? .... Chris Shanahan, B.A., CPA. Business and ... Erin SommerfeldB.A. ...
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    five-year report web.qxp

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    Erin SommerfeldB.A. ... Attendance and revenues for the Congress on Parent ...
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    Youth Services #10 41236

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    Jun 3, 2011 – add relocation, intimate partner violence,alienation, parenting plan guidelines ... Erin Sommerfeld,B.A.. Program .... Differential Responses to Alienation...early identification of parent-child contact problems and risk fac- ...
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    AFCC Vancouver Bro 2008-8

    www.afccnet.org/.../2008%20AFCC%2045th%20Annual%20Conference%...
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    Erin SommerfeldB.A.. Chapter .... Carole McKnight, B.A., Ministry of Attorney General, ...... between parents, between a parent and an alienated child or with ...
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    AFCC Vancouver Bro 2008-8 OLD

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    relocation, domestic abuse, the voice of the child, parent- ing coordination .... Erin SommerfeldB.A.. Program ......Alienation: Clinical and Legal Interventions ...
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    AFCC News Su2006 Pages

    events.afccnet.org/sites/default/files/afcc_news_2010_winter_web.pdf
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    Parental Alienation and the DSM-V, presented by William...
  7. Liens to SFTC « Let'sGetHonestBlog

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    Aug 31, 2011 – And what's more, they reduce parental alienation, right? ...... Erin SommerfeldBA. Administrative Assistant. Jessica Murdy, BS ...
  8. Lord Justice Wall

    www.fathers.ca/FEATUREDSTORIES/.../LordJusticeWall.aspxCached
    I also note the blinkered attitude to Parental AlienationSyndrome and ask you again how can I ..... I refer the Court to Sommerfeld v Germany whereby it states: ...
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    B.A. University of Minnesota 1976. Summa Cum Laude / (4.0 G.P.A. of 4.0 possible...... JD, a psychologist and lawyer who represented Sommerfeld in the suit... says the willingness ..... UT; Erin S. Kappenberg, MA, Claremont Graduate University; ... International Conference on Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS): A ...
  10. American Counseling Association Employees - Professional ...

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    Results 1 - 10 – Parental Alienation Disorder is defined as a mental condition in which a child ...... By sommerfeld at Sat Aug 21 23:55:18 -0500 2010 ...


Administrative Assistant
Jessica Murdy, B.A. 

Jessica Murdy began working as the Administrative Assistant at AFCC in August of 2010. As administrative assistant, Jessica answers the phones and assists with member inquires and issues. She also helps maintain the membership database and assists with the mailing. Jessica has had the opportunity to intern at the Madison Police Department in the summer of 2009 and Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center in the summer of 2010. In addition to working at AFCC, Jessica volunteers as a children's advocate for Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS) and serves on their Trauma Informed Care Committee. Jessica earned her B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies with a Certificate in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.


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    Indianapolis, Indiana

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    Jessica Murdy, BS. AFCC ... be used between parents, between a parent and an “alienated” ..... Robin H. Ballard,BA, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN ...
  2. Liens to SFTC « Let'sGetHonestBlog

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    Aug 31, 2011 – And what's more, they reduce parental alienation, right? ...... Erin Sommerfeld, BA. Administrative Assistant. Jessica Murdy, BS ...
  3. Let'sGetHonestBlog

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    Matches 1 - 6 of 6 – The CJE works to drive recognition ofParental Alienation out of ...... Erin Sommerfeld, BA. Administrative Assistant. Jessica Murdy, BS ...
  4. Alan Preston Actor

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    BA Robertson (born Brian Alexander Robertson, 12 September 1956, Glasgow) is a ...... Next, Beckinsale replaced Sarah Jessica Parker in the film Vacancy, released in 2007. ...... In the 1980s, biologist Ed Murdy named a genus of gobiid fishes of New Guinea ..... Baldwin called thisparental alienation syndrome. ...
  5. Rupert murdoch - UK lawmakers to debate Murdoch press phone ...

    usbuzzblog4.blogspot.com/.../rupert-murdoch-uk-lawmakers-to-deb... - Cached
    Jul 6, 2011 – Alienating Rupert Murdoch ..... Answer:murdy backs everyone I bet you one of his other media is backing someone else, its what his done for ...

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