CHILD AND FAMILY INVESTIGATOR (CFI)

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1 LIVE ONLY! 40-HOUR CHILD AND FAMILY INVESTIGATOR (CFI) TRAINING PROGRAM A 5-DAY SKILLS PROGRAM designed and presented by highly experienced experts! ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED TO 50 REGISTRANTS! DATES: MAY 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10, 2011 At the CBA-CLE Classroom 1900 Grant Street Suite 300 Denver, CO Submitted for 40 General CLE Credits, Including 4 Ethics Credits Attendance is Limited! Register Today! Training designed and provided by professionals WHAT PAST ATTENDEES HAVE TO SAY... Tremendously comprehensive, thorough, and helpful. A skills training program of the highest caliber. Anyone who is currently engaged in family law work or interested in becoming a child and family investigator would be remiss in his or her professional development if this program is missed. A must attend! Magistrate Judge Spike Adams, JD, MSW, MPA, 18th Judicial District Highly interactive, participatory learning experience This course was a rare and valuable opportunity to learn from a staff of highly experienced experts, who conveyed a wealth of information, both theoretical and practical. The presentations were entertaining, as well as informative. Bill Sobesky, PhD REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM ONLINE! Go to

2 40-HOUR CHILD AND FAMILY INVESTIGATOR (CFI) TRAINING PROGRAM LIVE ONLY - IN DENVER: MAY 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10, 2011 At the CBA-CLE Classroom 1900 Grant Street, Suite 300 CREDITS: Submitted for 40 General CLE Credits, including 4 Ethics Credits ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED - REGISTER TODAY! This 40-hour child and family investigator training program is designed to meet the training requirements for new CFIs, as defined in Chief Justice Directive Les Katz and Andrew Loizeaux of Katz & Loizeaux Forensic Services, LLC have developed a skills training program that presents both theoretical and practical information pertinent to the CFI role. Previous training programs have attracted new CFIs, experienced CFIs, and family law attorneys and counselors who work with CFIs. WHAT IS A CFI? Child and family investigators are Court appointed professionals who "investigate, report, and make recommendations" regarding the best interests of children in domestic relations cases when the children's parents or guardians have been unable to come to agreements themselves. The child and family investigator role is defined in C.R.S and the professional standards that clarify the role and the accountability of child and family investigators are detailed in Chief Justice Directive (the Child and Family Investigator Standards). TRAINING FACULTY PROFILES: Les Katz, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist and a partner with Dr. Andrew Loizeaux at Katz & Loizeaux Forensic Services, LLC. He serves as a parental responsibilities evaluator, child and family investigator (CFI), and consultant to attorneys and other professionals. He has served on the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on Family Issues, and the Colorado Psychological Association's Ethics Committee. Andrew Loizeaux, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist and a partner with Dr. Les Katz at Katz & Loizeaux Forensic Services, LLC. He has performed over 250 forensic assessments over the past 20 years, and testified as an expert witness throughout Colorado. An engaging speaker, he frequently presents workshops and consults with a variety of legal, mental health, and educational organizations. Dr. Loizeaux serves as an evaluator, CFI, consultant to attorneys, and psychotherapist. He serves on the Colorado Psychological Association's Ethics Committee.

3 TRAINING FACULTY PROFILES: continued KATZ & LOIZEAUX FACULTY: Toni L. Backman, PhD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Backman's work has included a focus on issues of young childhood, foster care and adoption, divorce, trauma, depression and anxiety, domestic violence, substance abuse, and relationship struggles. Dr. Backman specializes in working with individuals and families surrounding issues of parenting and parent-child relationships. At Katz & Loizeaux, Dr. Backman serves as a co-investigator on Child and Family Investigator cases. She maintains a private practice where she provides psychotherapy for adults, children, couples, and families. Lee Hockman, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice. He joined Katz & Loizeaux in 2003 and provides child and family investigator services and parental responsibility evaluations. Dr. Hockman has worked on a variety of cases at Katz & Loizeaux with particular skill at assessing family dynamics and parent/child relationships. Dr. Hockman is also Adjunct Faculty at the University of Denver's School of Professional Psychology. Mary Hoefler, MS, LCSW, received her Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin in 1987, and has been licensed since She joined Katz and Loizeaux in 2008 as a child and family investigator and co-evaluator. She also serves as a liaison in the Emergency Department at the University of Colorado Hospital providing trauma and psychiatric consultation. Ms. Hoefler also maintains a private practice treating individuals and couples, with a specialty in addiction and dual diagnosis. Kathryn Kilian, MA, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor and psychotherapist in private practice. She joined Katz & Loizeaux in She serves as a child and family investigator, coevaluator, and parenting coordinator. She is the specialist at Katz & Loizeaux in alcohol and substance abuse evaluations. ATTORNEY FACULTY: Steven B. Epstein, Esq., is a family law attorney and shareholder at Litvak Litvak Mehrtens and Epstein, P.C. Mr. Epstein presents often at workshops, and he and his group are renowned for presenting a Family Law case update on a regular basis to groups of Judges, family law attorneys, and mental health professionals. Mr. Epstein was named a Colorado Super Lawyer from 2006 to present. Ronald D. Litvak, Esq., is the Managing Shareholder of Litvak Litvak Mehrtens and Epstein, P.C. Mr. Litvak graduated from Northwestern University in 1979 and received his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law in He is a member of the CBA Family Law Section, having served on the Executive Council for five two-year terms, the Colorado Bar Association, the Denver Bar Association, and the American Bar Association, and is a Fellow, and past President, of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Mr. Litvak has been listed in The Best Lawyers of America since 1995 and has been a Colorado Super Lawyer since Randall C. Mustain-Wood, MA, JD, is a partner in the law firm of Mustain-Wood, Walker & Schumacher, LLC. His practice emphasizes representing people in parenting time and parental responsibility cases where the child or children have special needs. He also emphasizes the issue of spousal maintenance where the party requesting maintenance has special needs. Presently he is engaged in developing an article as well as a book tentatively titled Practicing Domestic Relations Law in the New Depression. Gay Niermann, JD, is a sole practitioner and has been practicing law for 30 years. Currently her practice emphasis is on child-related matters, including Child and Family Investigator, Child's Legal Representative, Decision-Maker and Arbitrator. She is a member of the Denver and Arapahoe County Bar Associations, and frequently lectures at CLE seminars. She is a single mother of two children. Brenda L. Storey, JD, is a partner in the law firm of McGuane and Hogan, LLP, specializing in family law. She is on the Executive Council of the Colorado Bar Association's Family Law Section, as well as on the legislative committee of the Section. She is co-chairing this year's 2008 Family Law Institute, and has authored many publications such as the "Dissolution of Marriage Chapter" of The Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Domestic Relations Law published by Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc. Robert B. Wareham, JD, is the president of Highlands Ranch Law Center P.C., where his practice emphasizes domestic relations litigation and criminal justice law. Mr. Wareham is active in the CBA Family Law Section, and he has been a presenter at the annual CBA Family Law Bench/Bar Institute on the topics of Magistrate Review in Title 14 Cases, Attorney Liens, and the Uniform Child Abduction PreventionAct. Mr.Wareham frequently handles cases with domestic violence and substance abuse issues. He has been named Best-of-the-Best 6 times in the Colorado Community Newspapers annual reader's poll. Gina Weitzenkorn, JD,, is a partner in the law firm of Mills & Weitzenkorn, P.C. Her practice includes serving as child and family investigator, child's legal representative, and arbitrator, as well as representing parties is dissolution of marriage matters. She served on the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on Family Issues and is a current member of the Colorado Child Support Commission. She has been an adjunct professor at the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver where she taught family law.

4 TRAINING PROGRAM - 5 DAY AGENDA PLEASE NOTE: The program will run from 8:30 am until 5:00 pm all five days. There will be 2-3 breaks per day and an hour lunch on your own each day. Registration on May 2nd will begin at 8:00 am. Continental breakfast, mid-morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks will be provided each day. DAILY AGENDA: 8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:30 am Morning program begins 12:00 pm Lunch on your own 1:00 pm Afternoon program begins 5:00 pm Program concludes each day DAY 1 May 2: Overview of The CFI Role Overview of the CFI Role Moving a case from start to finish Best interests of the child Legal foundations DAY 2 May 3: Theory & Research: Families, Children and Divorce Attachment and child development Understanding parents and families Divorce research and resources Overnights and relocation DAY 3 May 4: CFI Skill Development Assessment of children and parent/child relationships Assessment of adults & psychological testing in CFI investigations Assessment of families in family law matters Becoming a CFI & choosing and using a CFI Establishing a CFI practice DAY 4 May 9: High Conflict and Psychopathology Child abuse and abuse allegations Domestic violence and substance abuse High conflict and parent alienation Adult psychopathology and parenting DAY 5 May 10: Putting it all Together CFI standards Developing parenting plans Courts and expert testimony Developing an ethical CFI practice Chief Justice Directive STANDARD 6 THE CFI SHALL MAINTAIN COMPETENCE THROUGH TRAINING The CFI shall accept appointments only after attaining a level of competence that includes an understanding of both the legal and psychological/social issues that are typically present in dissolution or parenting cases, and shall maintain and regularly update his or her training in relevant areas. New child and family investigators shall complete 40 hours of training in relevant areas prior to accepting appointments. Attorneys and mental health professionals and other members of the community who are working as child and family investigators, shall complete no less than 15 hours of continuing education in relevant areas every three years.

5 CHILD AND FAMILY INVESTIGATOR TRAINING PROGRAM Register by PHONE... when using VISA, MasterCard or Amex. In Denver: (303) Toll-Free: (888) Or FAX form to... when using VISA, MasterCard or Amex. FAX to: (303) Or MAIL form to... CLE in Colorado 1900 Grant St, Suite 300 Denver, CO Or register ONLINE... when using VISA, MasterCard or Amex. Register on the CBA-CLE web LIVE PROGRAM REGISTRATION FORM LIVE ONLY - A 5-day skills program designed and presented by highly experienced experts! DATES: MAY 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10, 2011 At the CBA-CLE Classroom 1900 Grant Street Suite 300 Denver, CO Individual Tuition: (source code:fl050211l) CBA Family Law Section Member...$995 CBA Member...$1095 MDIC Member...$1095 Boulder IDC...$1095 OCR Member...$1095 AFCC Member...$1095 All Others...$1245 LIVE PROGRAM TOTAL $ Name(s) Attorney Reg. No. Firm/Organization Address Street Address City State Zip Telephone ( ) Fax ( ) Enclosed is my check made payable to CBA-CLE VISA MasterCard Amex Credit Card # Exp. Date Signature Required for credit card orders All registrations and purchases must include a check or charge card information. Mail to CLE 1900 Grant St., Suite 300, Denver, Colorado You may register or purchase by phone or fax when using Visa, MasterCard or Amex. CLE USE ONLY: Check #: _ Approval #: _

6 40-HOUR CHILD AND FAMILY INVESTIGATOR (CFI) TRAINING PROGRAM LIVE ONLY - A 5-day skills program designed and presented by highly experienced experts! DATES: MAY 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10, 2011 At the CBA-CLE Classroom 1900 Grant Street Suite 300 Denver, CO ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED! Submitted for 40 General CLE Credits, Including 4 Ethics Credits REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM ONLINE! Go to Grant Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No Denver, CO