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Dr. Stahl is widely published on topics ranging from custody evaluation and mediation to lessening the emotional wounds of a divorce on children. In addition, he speaks frequently at leading industry and association events such as the American Bar Association.

Upcoming Workshops, Articles, Conferences, Publications and Speaking Engagements

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Recent Workshops, Articles, Conferences, Publications and Speaking Engagements

  1. AFCC Custody Evaluation Symposium Invited online Co-presenter at a workshop on “A High Conflict Case: Trauma’s Impact on Memory, Children, Parents, and the Courts”, November 2020.
  2. Albury-Wodonga Family Law Pathways Network Invited webinar presenter on “Decision-Making in the Future: Shedding the Baggage of Cognitive, Implicit, and Cultural Biases”, NSW, AU, October 2020.
  3. Indianapolis Bar Association Invited Co-Presenter at a webinar presentation on “Personality Disorders in Family Law”, Indianapolis, IN, October 2020.
  4. Western Australia Family Law Pathways Network Invited webinar on “Decision-Making in the Future: Shedding the Baggage of Cognitive, Implicit, and Cultural Biases”, Berth, WA, AU, June 2020.
  5. Joint program of the AFCC and the University of Baltimore Law School Invited Presenter on "Critical Issues in Child Custody: To Share or Not to Share”, Baltimore, MD, December 2019.
  6. American Academy of Forensic Psychology Invited Trainer on the “Introduction to Child Custody Evaluations” and “Advanced Issues in Child Custody Evaluations”, San Diego, CA, November 2019.
  7. Mid-year AFCC Conference Invited Co-Presenter on “Cognitive, Implicit, and Cultural Bias”, Pittsburgh, PA, October, 2019.
  8. National Family Law Conference, Invited co-panelist at a program on Parenting Issues that Should NOT be Dealt with in the Courts, Brisbane, AU, October 2018.
  9. 5th Annual Conference of the Australian AFCC meeting , Invited co-panelist at on Domestic Violence, High Conflict, Alienation, Oh My – Can the Wizard Figure it Out?, Adelaide, South Australia, August 2018.
  10. Institute of the 55th Annual Conference of the AFCC, Invited co-panelist on Deconstructing the Process of Decision-Making, Washington, DC, June 2018.
  11. ...more available upon request.

Archived Workshops

  1. Analysis in Child-Custody-Evaluation Reports: A Crucial Component, American Bar Association, Robert A. Simon, Ph.D. and Philip M. Stahl, Ph.D., Family Law Quarterly, Vol. 48, No. 1 (Spring 2014) p. 35–51.
  2. Sedona Conference, 40th annual conference, Program on Cognitive Biases, January 31 - February 2, 2014.
  3. Conference Co-Sponsorship of the Southern California AAML Symposium, Beverly Hills, CA, January 17-20, 2014.
  4. LEI Family Law Program, Vail, CO - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Using Mental Health Professionals in Family Law Cases, January 10, 2014.
  5. AFCC Regional Training: There's No Place Like Two Homes, Kansas City, MO - When is Enough Enough? Realistic Bases for Custody Report Critiques, November 9, 2013.
  6. California State Bar Conference, Pleasanton, CA - How Men, Women, and Children are Affected by Divorce, October 31, 2013.
  7. AFCC / AAML Conference, Washington DC - Deconstructing the Child Custody Evaluation, September, 2013.
  8. AZ AFCC Mid-Year Training, Phoenix, AZ - Navigating Arizona's Relocation Highway, September 6, 2013.
  9. Parenting Equality and Gender Conference, London, UK - Critical Issues in Relocation Cases, July, 2013.
  10. European Congress on Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden – Critical Issues in Relocation Cases, July, 2013.
  11. Training for Ohio GAL's and for Ohio Custody Evaluators, Columbus, OH - High Conflict Families and Relocation Matters, June, 2013.
  12. AFCC 50th Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA - Best Interests of the Child Standard: Legal and Psychological Perspectives, May, 2013.
  13. Family Law Section of the American Bar Association Conference, Anchorage, AK - How to Win Your Custody Case, April, 2013.
  14. Training sponsored by the Hawaiian Bar Association, Honolulu, HI - Training for judges, attorneys, custody evaluators on domestic violence, parenting plans, and strengths and weaknesses of expert reports, April, 2012.

...more archived workshops available upon request.