Date: February 22, 2023
Presenters:
Racheal Howitz, Senior International Professional Liaison
Steven Bradley, Professional Liaison | OurFamilyWizard®
Time:
9:40 AM Attendees login to Zoom
9:50 AM Welcome and speaker introduction | Louise Livesay
10:00 - 10:30 AM | Racheal Howitz
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Presentation | Steven Bradley
Location: Zoom
Part I Description
Communication problems plague families in divorce or separation. While more of the correspondence is moving to email and texting, from the court's perspective, these forms of communication are often unreliable and easy to manipulate. In turn, court dockets are continually overloaded with custody cases coming back to court due to communication breakdowns, often with insufficient evidence.
This presentation will advise family law practitioners of communication technology ordered by the court in high-conflict custody and visitation cases. Practitioners will learn how to stay informed of co-parent communication using online tools. Each attendee will receive examples of agreements and court orders currently used to specify parent and practitioner use of OFW, as well as a full demonstration of the available features on OFW.
Part II Description
Today various forms of technology are being used for: communication, education, entertainment and practically evert aspect of our lives. As such, Social Media has become the number one activity online
today. As advocates and system partners working with victims and survivors of online harassment and cyberstalking, you have a responsibility to understand the risks of social media and the roles it can play. In this interactive workshop, Steven Bradley will demonstrate technology as it is being used harass, monitor and threaten victims and survivors of all ages. He will explore smart phone technology, location applications, and commonly and uncommonly used social networking sites.
Zoom. (Registered attendees will receive a confirmation email with the link to register with Zoom to then receive the link to join the training.)
Racheal Howitz | Racheal has been a professional liaison for the OurFamilyWizard® website since 2016. Her role includes educating Judges, lawyers, and other family law professionals, across the US and internationally, on the online tools that can be utilized to benefit and monitor the parental communication process in family law cases. She is a current board member of AFCC Minnesota and co-chair of the Education Committee. She graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design receiving a BFA in Photography. Her interests include travel and health & wellness related topics.
Steven Bradley | With an extensive law enforcement career focusing on investigating crimes against persons, specializing in sex crimes, child abuse, domestic violence, and crimes against the elderly, Steven Bradley was recruited by the FBI to start a taskforce that would investigate technology and cyber related crimes. After returning from the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA, he began combating many types of technology crimes including child pornography, cyberstalking, financial exploitation, and apprehending child predators. Later in his career, Steve began working with State Coalitions, and local domestic violence/sexual assault centers on bridging the gaps between law enforcement and community partners to better support survivors and victims. It was there, that Steven led many group discussions and trainings on proper investigative techniques and working together for offender accountability. Now as part of the Our Family Wizard professional team, Steven further promotes the empowerment and healthy communication between separated and divorced parents via technology. Steven is nationally recognized as an expert on law enforcement’s response to intimate partner violence, abuse of the elderly, and stalking/cyberstalking. As a National Trainer for the past 20 years, Steven is known for his real-world practical education and has provided training throughout the United States and U.S Territories on many related topics.
CLI Members and non-members: $75
Student – CLI Member: $15
Student - non CLI Member: $25
(A student is currently enrolled in a law school or a graduate/professional training program)
Annual Platinum, Gold, & Silver Partners: $0.00