Monthly Member Meeting | Alcohol and Custody: When is Monitoring Necessary

Approved for:
1 General CLE Credit
1 Marital and Family Law Certification Credit

FL Bar CLE approved exclusively for NADP members. Reciprocity may be available in your state—be sure to verify requirements.

Description:
This course is designed to give Family Law Professionals specific knowledge on how to manage cases that involves one or both parents being accused of abusing alcohol while parenting child(ren).  The presentation will start with first-hand examples that document the dynamics involved with successful parenting when Alcohol Use Disorder is presented.  This course explores the facts around the disease of Alcohol Use Disorder and how it plays into developing parenting plans around child custody decisions and safety.  Lastly, best practices will be reviewed around testing and both compliant and non-compliant behavior.  Ultimately the attendees will leave with an enriched knowledge base of how to implement new technology that meets specific goals of parenting and child safety while maintaining the Best Interest of the Child and not weaponizing new technology. 

Key Takeaways:

• Why Monitoring is so important in custody cases involving parents that struggle with Alcohol Use Disorder.
• Best practices around alcohol monitoring.
• What is available as a tool or resource for monitoring.

Speaker Bio: 

Chris Beck, Soberlink VP of Business Development – Family Law

Chris Beck is the VP of Family Law Business Development for Soberlink Healthcare, he works with Family Law Judges, Attorneys and Health Care Professionals across the country to educate them on Soberlink’s modern approach to alcohol monitoring for Child Custody Cases.
Chris and his wife Sheila are Foster Parents. The experience continues to strengthen his family values and advocacy for children. In May 2021, Chris and Sheila finalized their 3rd adoption which brings the total to 5 kids.
Chris holds a BA in Psychology from the University of California Irvine with an emphasis in child psychology.

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