As Courts continue to increase attention on the role of family violence in family law matters, Parenting Plan Evaluators will require clearer methods of identifying not only instances of intimate partner or family violence, but also patterns of violence.

In this presentation, elaborating on his forthcoming peer-reviewed article (Singh & Hendry, in press), Dr. Singh guides the audience through the factors that comprise a clear definition of coercive controlling violence (“CCV”, also called “coercive control”) and presents a framework for differentiating between different types of CCV, alongside treatment and recommendation implications for these.

Applicable California Rules of court (Education and training requirements) rule 5.225(d)(3)(6)