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G. Andrew H. Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D. Parenting Evaluation Training Program T: 206.616.6220 E-mail: gahb54@u.washington.edu
Information Training Co-Parent Psychotherapy Workshop: How to Build A Successful Practice in Psychology at the Crossroads of Law and Behavioral Health Workshop Brochure Template (.pdf) PETP Graduates Book: Family Evaluation in Custody Litigation: Reducing Risks of Ethical Infractions and Malpractice
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January 2, 2008 Dear Colleagues, Since publishing Family Evaluation in Custody Litigation: Reducing Risks of Ethical Infractions and Malpractice (Benjamin & Gollan, 2003, American Psychological Association Press), word has spread about PETP's protocol for conducting parenting evaluations. A burst of training occurred in other jurisdictions around the United States and Canada since the publication of the book. Workshops in other jurisdictions will continue. After 17 years in operation, PETP has prepared more than 120 accomplished mental health and law professionals to work effectively as evaluators and treatment personnel. Using the protocols developed by the program, they have learned to protect the interests of vulnerable children and help resolve high-conflict family law litigation. A list of PETP graduates now conducting parenting evaluations and co-parent counseling in Western Washington is available here on the Web site. In 2005, PETP resumed its training mission in western Washington. A small annual class of ethnically and linguistically diverse, seasoned mental health professionals conducts evaluations under my supervision. PETP is accepting referrals for conducting other high-conflict custody and dependency case evaluations so that this new class can gain certification from the program. Please follow these steps to enter a case into the PETP process: 1. Obtain a court order that mandates all parties to participate in the evaluation process. 2. Each lawyer representing a party and each pro se litigant should outline in a letter the issues that are to be examined and addressed in the evaluation. These issues need to be specific and framed in a manner so that they can be addressed clearly in the evaluation. 3. Accompanying steps one and two should be a $50 processing fee per party (credit cards are accepted, please call the number above) and a statement from each lawyer that sets out the net worth and net annual income information for each household of a party so that the sliding fee can be allocated by PETP. 4. Finally, the current addresses and all phone numbers of each party should be mailed. Please e-mail the information to meet steps one through four to: gahb54@u.washington.edu. I look forward to continuing the many rewarding professional relationships we have shared in the past years. With warm regards, G. Andrew H. Benjamin, J.D., Ph.D.
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