Bundle: Custody Evaluations 101 Full Series

This bundle contains all 8 courses within our 40-hour CE course Custody Evaluator 101 training series. All courses approved by the JCC for training to become a court approved custody evaluator.

About this bundle

Are you looking to become a certified Child Custody Evaluator/Parenting Plan Evaluator? This package is for you!

One of the first requirements to certification in California (and other jurisdictions) is to complete a certified 40-hour CE training course such as this training series! Custody Evaluations 101 is a 40-hour comprehensive series by Lori Love, Ph.D., designed to provide the participant with the knowledge to perform custody evaluations. Each course is worth 5.0 CE Credits, and teaches necessary APA standards, AFCC guidelines, and court rules.

Now featuring an updated "Rules, Guidelines and Procedures" course which reflects changes in guidelines seen through the end of 2024!

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This bundle contains ALL 8 COURSES in the series - the full 40-hour training!

What You Will Learn

By the end of the full training series, you will be able to:

List the basic procedures required to start a custody evaluation

Design the basic evaluation shell for a report

Discuss and provide recommendations when sexual, physical, or emotional abuse is alleged

Give examples of sensitivities when addressing cultural and religious differences, and socioeconomic levels

Evaluate step parents and step siblings and children with special needs for custodial parenting purposes

Summarize how Child Welfare Services (CWS) works and understand how it can impact the evaluation process

Summarize how to integrate different developmental stages into the most appropriate recommendations

Describe the unique qualities that exist when evaluating parents that have never been married

Describe ways that a psychologist can get their first 4 reports supervised

... and more!

Who is this bundle for:

Anyone enroll in and learn from this series of courses. But this bundle is ideal for those licensed professionals who are interested in becoming court appointed Child Custody Evaluators/Parenting Plan Evaluators.

This training is approved for purpose by the Judicial Council of California, per California Rules of court 5.225. While many jurisdictions have similar requirements, we recommend that if you are in other jurisdictions that you double check with your licensing board if this training series will be accepted.