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Dr. Zervopoulos Workshop Outline

8:00--8:30 AM             Registration

8:30--10:00 AM           Understanding the legal landscape

10:00--10:15 AM         Break

10:15--Noon                --Meeting the challenge of addressing mental health

                                        testimony: The Three Perspectives: Legal, Psychological,

                                        Emotional.

                                    --The Legal and Psychological Perspectives: Applying a

                                        four-step caselaw-based model to critique the strengths

                                        and weaknesses of mental health testimony.

Noon--1:00 PM             Lunch

1:00--2:30 PM              --Using critical thinking to develop expert opinions and to

                                         challenge expert testimony.

                                     --Identifying hidden "analytical gaps" in mental health

                                         testimony.

                                                     Overused abstract psychological concepts.

                                                     Misapplied and misrepresented research.

                                                     Misused General Acceptance claims.

2:30--2:45 PM                Break

2:45--3:40 PM                --The Emotional Perspective: Understanding emotional

                                          dynamics that underlie impasses to divorce resolutions.

3:40--4:00 PM                Questions and Wrap-up.