Reimagining Dispute Resolution of Family Matters in Connecticut
keynote Speakers:
Robert E. Emery, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center on Children, Families and the Law at University of Virginia. Dr. Emery is a mediator, researcher, and the author of many articles and books, including “The Truth About Children and Divorce,” 2006 and “Two Homes, One Childhood,” Avery, 2016.
Peter Salem, M.A., Executive Director since 2002 of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the premier international, interdisciplinary association of professionals dedicated to the resolution of family conflict. Mr. Salem has been advising family courts and professionals since 1990, and has been an author, mediator and trainer for decades.
Marsha Kline Pruett, M.S., Ph.D., M.S.L., Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the Smith College School of Social Work, immediate past-president of the board of AFCC and renowned researcher and author in the area of family policy, will moderate our final panel.
Presenters and symposium panelists:
- Hon. Elizabeth A. Bozzuto, Deputy Chief Court Administrator
- Hon. Michael A. Albis, Chief Administrative Judge for Family Division
- Hon. Gerard Adelman, Judge for Regional Family Trial Docket
- Joseph DiTunno, Deputy Director of Juvenile and Family Services, CSSD
- Frances Z. Calafiore, JD, Law Office of Frances Z. Calafiore
- Brendan Holt, JD, Holt Law, LLC
- Deborah Noonan, JD, Law Office of Deborah Noonan
- Jennifer Luise Champagne, M.A., LPC
- Wendy Habelow, Ph.D., Beacon Behavioral Services, LLC
- Beth Karassik, Ph.D., Comprehensive Neuropsychological Services, P.C.
- Lisa Gresham, CDFA, Equitable Divorce Solutions, LLC
