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Benjamin D. Garber, Ph.D.

Practice in Clinical Child, Consulting and Forensic Psychology
32 Daniel Webster Highway, Suite 17 Merrimack, NH 03054-4859
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Continuing Education for Professionals

Dr. Garber is available to provide practical, engaging and up-to-date continuing education opportunities to mental health, family law, education and allied professionals on topics concerning the well-being of children whose caregivers are highly conflicted, separated and divorced.

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Dr. Garber
brings his creativity as a seasoned clinician and his insight as a widely published author together to entertain, educate and fine tune the skills of mental health, family law and education professionals. His multi-media and engaging presentations to large and small groups alike are routinely well-received.

"Dr. Garber is an entertaining and informative speaker...."
"My work with children will be improved because of Dr. Garber's seminar."
"I feel confident I can go out there and help kids now."

(Participant feedback following Dr. Garber's "Thin Ice" presentation, 2004)

"He was fabulous - great presenter!"
"Nice presentation - professional, polished"
"very personable ... knowledgable."

(participant feedback following Dr. Garber's 10/2006 "Co-parenting" presentation
to the New Hampshire Conflict Resolution Association)



Dr. Garber's  PowerPoint® presentations give professionals who work with children and families in psychotherapy, education and the legal system specific directions, new tools and insights and the means to minimize professional risk even while maximizing the help these children need and deserve.

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Dr. Garber is available to discuss preparation of a presentation specially tailored to your needs in his areas of expertise, including subjects in child and family development, co-parental conflict, separation, divorce and custody matters,

At present, Dr. Garber has the following multi-media presentations available for your consideration:


This 3- or 4-hour interactive (ethics) presentation addresses the practical issues that clinicians and family law professionals face from the moment of the a caregiver's first call requesting services. Participants receive samples of correspondence, forms and procedures intended to minimize risk and maximize compliance with the new APA ethics code, with HIPAA and with state-specific law. This presentation will be tailored to the laws and guidelines specific to each state, province or country.

"Walking on Thin Ice" is also available as a webcast 24-7-365 sponsored by the New Hampshire Psychological Assn. To view Dr. Garber's presentation at any time, simply click on the title.


The tools of affiliation and the weapons of abuse:
Alienation, alignment and attachment theory


This 3- or 4-hour presentation is the first to place the controversial and divisive topics of "parental alienation" and "Parental Alienation Syndrome" in the context of typical development and existing developmental theory. By incorporating all of the latest data, Dr. Garber is the first to place this familiar and normative dynamic in the context of typical development. This understanding is critical to professionals who are periodically faced with those extreme circumstances in which these healthy tools of affiliation are used as weapons of abuse. This presentation Dr. Garber's "Journal of Child Custody" 2004 (1[4]) article by the same name. Learn more on this subject Click here to learn more


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From theory to therapy to courtroom:
Attachment, alienation and the best interests of the child


This unique and compelling full-day workshop integrates developmental psychology's most roibust and researched construct -attachment theory- into therapy and forensic evaluation. Bowlby's and Ainsworth's attachment paradigm is moved beyond the parent-child dyad into a family systems model which has direct and practical bearing on conducting therapy with kids and addressing matters of visitationa nd custody, among others. Sounds like psychobabble? Dr. Garber's presentation is down-to-earth, common sense and useful today. New tools are presented that participants carry back to practice immediately.



Uncoupled:
Co-parenting interventions in the best interests of the child


Its not divorce that harms children (although acrimonious litigation can exacerbate existing pain). What harms children is co-parental conflict. This means that clinicians and family law professionals must not wait for the paperwork to be filed and the hearing to be scheduled to identify and respond to the needs of children whose parents are conflicted, separated and divorcing.

This two-hour presentation discusses how co-parental conflict is best understood, its impact on children in school and among friends, socially and emotionally. The Co-parenting Questionnaire (CPQ) is introduced as one means of quantifying and tracking co-parental conflict over time. Directed Co-parenting Intervention is then introduced as a new means of working with highly conflicted co-parents in tehir children's best interests. Learn more here Click here to learn more



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Travel Details

Dr. Garber prefers to travel by air from Manchester, New Hampshire, providing service aboard most major US carriers. When necessary, travel may be possible from Logon Airport in Boston, Massachusetts.


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Costs and Stipend

Costs associated with Dr. Garber's presentations are two-fold: All travel, room and board expenses are compensated allowing at least one overnight stay when travel by air is necessary.

Dr. Garber's stipend is negotiable and will depend upon the number of participants, the duration of the presentation and the means of the sponsoring organization(s). In some instances, a per attendant fee on top of a moderate base rate  can be arranged.


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Related Details and Options

As of January, 20905, Dr. Garber's presentations are not yet accredited by the APA or comparable national organizations for continuing educatiuon credits, although each has been accredited within states including New Hampshire. Dr. Garber will  always work with sponsoring organizations to establish accredidation upon request.

Dr. Garber will provide the sponsoring organization with one original (on CD-ROM or paper upon request) of participant materials to be copied.

Dr. Garber retains all rights to the audio, visual and conceptual components of each presentation.

When PowerPoint®  presentations are used, the sponsoring organization or facility may need to make a Windows compatible projector and/or laptop available.

When significant travel/time is involved, it is sometimes effective to arrange for Dr. Garber to provide small group peer consultation/case discussion and review in addition to large group presentations.



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