Advanced Family Court Advocacy
Advanced Family Court Advocacy: Behind the Scenes on Case Consultation
Course Overview:
The focus of Family Court Advocacy (FCA) is walking alongside survivors, longer term, who are involved in Family Court (FC) cases whether considering separation, the onset of separation, experiencing problems with FC cases, or returning to court on motions to make changes, or other factors that impact them regarding FC involvement.
This course is for Called to Peace Ministries Affiliated Advocates who want to deepen their knowledge and skills in FCA and are interested in shadowing Drs. Debra and Jess to learn the FCA process and work toward carrying FC cases independently.
If you complete this course and are interested in moving forward with the process to do FCA, you:
- will be invited to join a shadow group on the Signal app (download and add Dr. Debra Wingfield, (719) 251-0618, to your contacts, and introduce yourself)
- can work through the process outlined in our Protocol for Family-Court Related Shadowing Advocates
”Shadowing” involves observing/learning from Drs. Debra and Jess as they do FCA.
Who Should Register:
PREREQUISITES:
You must be a Called to Peace Ministries Affiliated Advocate, which requires completion of the Advocacy Training Courses through Course 6, and be on-boarded with Called to Peace Ministries as an Affiliated Advocate. You can do so by following this link: Become an Affiliated Advocate.
Completion of Course 9 & 10 of the Advocacy Training Courses are required as well, as they are foundational to the Advanced Family Court Advocacy Course. If you are in our self-paced Google classroom, please jump ahead and complete them before you take this course. If you are not in the self-paced classroom, please let us know by emailing faith.advocacy8@gmail.com and we can make the replays available to you. If you are not able to complete both courses prior to 7/23, you can finish them as you take this advanced course.
- Course 9: Advocacy with Survivors of Coercive Control in Family Court
- Course 10: Coercive Control, Child Abuse, and Child Custody/Parenting Time Issues
Topics Covered:
- Coercive Controller Mentality/ Motivations in Family Court
- Family Court Mindset (Myths)
- Referrals and Case Preparation
- Our Involvement
- Setting Expectations
- Case Question Topics/Themes
- Case Analysis/ Overarching Factors
- Court Process
- Parenting Plans
- Communication
- Survivor Strategies for Court
- Documentation
- Family Court Advocacy Shadowing
Course Schedule:
July 23, 30, August 6, 13, 2:00 PM – 3:45 PM EST
Course Objectives:
- Understand how referrals for FC cases are made to FCA
- Address survivor’s needs for support through their cases in family court
- Understand the dynamics of FC cases-multiple topics/themes
- Analyze cases and develop strategies used by advocates to assist survivors in accomplishing their goals in their FC cases
- Explain the various FC processes
- Understand and advocate with survivors on preparing parenting plans and identifying loopholes
- Educate advocates on relocation and jurisdictional issues
- Deepen understanding on assisting survivors with safer communication with coercive controllers
- Address documentation processes for FC
- Preparing advocates for the shadowing process
Enroll Now:
For more information or questions, please email us at faith.advocacy8@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you,
Dr. Debra Wingfield and Dr. Jessica Evans
Meet the Instructors
Debra Wingfield, Ed.D
Founder & CEO
House of Peace Publications
