Previous Seminars and Trainings

June 7, 2023 “Evidence-Based Relationship Aggression Treatment and the Alternative Behavior Choices Program, Part Two.  3 hours.  On the Teams platform.

May 19, 2023 “Evidence-Based Relationship Aggression Treatment and the Alternative Behavior Choices Program, Part One.  3 hours.  On the Teams platform.

May 12, 2023 “Research-Informed Domestic Violence Defense:  An Overview.”  New York State Public Defenders.  2 hours.  On Zoom

March 24/31, 2023 “Evidence-based treatment of Intimate Partner Violence.” 4 hours.  Ngwaagan Gamig Recovery Center, Inc.  On Zoom.

Jan. 27, 2023 “Latest trends in best practices for BIPs.”  California Association of Batterer Intervention Programs.  1.5 hours.  On Zoom.

Oct. 12, 2022 “Safety and justice:  A call for reform in domestic violence arrest, prosecution and treatment.”  6 hours.  Conducted on the Zoom platform.

Spt. 16, 2022 “Domestic violence and child custody.” 30 minutes.  Men & Families Conference, Holiday Inn Downtown Hotel, Toronto, Canada.

Aug. 23-Spt. 22 “Batterer Intervention Core Basic Training.” 40 Hours,  Conducted on the Zoom platform.

July 9, 2022 “High conflict family violence parent groups:  Research and practice.” 4 hours.  San Benito County, CA. 

July 7, 2022 “Evidence-based treatment of intimate partner abuse.” 4 hours.  Palo Alto University, CA.

Feb., 2022 “Batterer Intervention Core Basic Training.” 40 Hours, John Hamel & Associates, San Rafael, CA

Feb. 15/17, 2022 “Evidence-Based Interventions in Intimate Partner Violence.  12 Hours.  Navajo Indian Child Welfare Program. 

Dec. 6-8, 2021 “Evidenced-based treatment of intimate partner abuse.”  12 hours.  Presented online for Wynona’s House, Newark, NJ.

Oct. 21, 2021 “Domestic violence:  Through the lens of those who abuse.”  1 hour.  Presented online for Laurel House and Bryn Mawr College.

July 7, 2021 “The gender paradigm in family court.”  90 minutes.  Zoom presentation for International Council for Shared Parenting, University of British Columbia.

June 29, 2021 “Elimination of bias:  The gender paradigm in family court.”  1 hour Zoom presentation

May 21, 2021 “Domestic violence worldwide.”  2 hour interview/presentation on Zoom the Finding Humanity Organization.

April 9, 2021 “Evidence based treatment of intimate partner violence.”  4 hour presentation on Zoom for Fresno State University, California.

Feb. – March, 2021 “Effective supervision of AB109 clients involving domestic violence.”  Los Angeles County Probation.  Ten 8-hour presentations on Zoom.

Jan.  – Feb. 2021 “Batterer Intervention Core Basic Training.” 40 Hours, John Hamel & Associates, San Rafael, CA

December 6, 2020 “What family law professionals should know about domestic violence.”  40 minutes.  International Council on Shared Parenting.  Zoom seminar

October 26, 2020 “Intimate partner abuse and gender.”  1 hour.  Zoom webinar panel presentation at the APHA Annual Meeting and Expo conference, Committee on Women’s Rights and Family Violence Caucus Collaborative Session.

August 29, 2020 “Group engagement:  Results from an exploratory study.”  45 minutes.  ADVIP 3rd International Conference, August 29, 2020 Zoom Webinar, California.

August 29, 2020 “2019 BIP survey:  ADVIP and evidence-based practice.” 45 minutes.  ADVIP 3rd International Conference, August 29, 2020 Zoom Webinar, California.

August 14, 2020 “High conflict family violence parent group curriculum.”  6 hours.  Zoom webinar for Mariposa Heritage House, California.

June 9, 2020 “Intimate partner aggression:  From high-conflict to battering.  1.5 Hours. EAPA, San Francisco, CA.

June 2, 2020 “Domestic violence and intimate partner abuse:  Overview of evidence-based treatments.”  5 Hours.  Seneca Center, Oakland, CA

Jan. 12-26, 2020 “Batterer Intervention Core Basic Training.” 40 Hours, John Hamel
& Associates, San Rafael, CA

Jan. 6-7, 2010 Evidence-based treatment of intimate partner abuse for family court professionals.  12-hour certification course, Sacramento, CA

Oct. 4, 2019 “Batterer intervention programs.”  45 minutes.  “Joining Branches, Saving Lives” conference, Alameda County Domestic Violence Council, San Leandro Public Library, CA.

September 13, 2019 “Moving forward with evidence-based IPV intervention.”  6 hours.  Utah State University Domestic Violence Solutions Conference keynote and breakout sessions.  Utah Valley Convention Center, Logan, UT.

September 7, 2019 “Domestic violence perpetrator treatment:  Views from researchers and providers.”  1.5 hours, IVAT Conference, San Diego, CA.

September 5, 2019 “Evidence-based practice batterer intervention.”  3 hours, IVAT Conference, San Diego, CA.

June 16 2019 “Alternative Behavior Choices”: An evidence-based program for batterer intervention.  7 hours.  Sparks, NV.

Feb. 12-26, 2019 “Batterer Intervention Core Basic Training.” 40 Hours, John Hamel
& Associates, San Rafael, CA

Dec, 2018-Jan, 2018 “Batterer Intervention Core Basic Training.” 40 Hours, John Hamel & Associates, San Rafael, CA

October 19-20, 2018 “Evidence-based treatment of intimate partner abuse.” Sacrament County. 16 hours. Family court mediators and evaluators in training.

April 18, 2018 “What family law attorneys should know about domestic violence.” 1 hour. Contra Costa County Bar Association, Martinez, CA

April 13, 2018 “Moving forward with evidence-based practice.” 1 hour. Family Conflict conference, Frankfurt, Germany.

March 9, 2018  Moving forward with evidence-based practice.” 8 hours. Allen Temple Baptist Church, Oakland, CA.

December 8, 2017 “Moving forward with evidence-based practice.” 8 hours. GEO Re-entry services, Napa, CA

December 1, 2017  “Moving forward with evidence-based practice.” 8 hours. Siskiyou County Probation, Redding, CA

July 18, 2017 “Finding common group in batterer intervention.” 1 hour. San Francisco Adult Probation, San Francisco, CA

June 8, 2017 “Domestic violence characteristics, causes and consequences: Implications for prevention and treatment. 2 hours. AFSPC Prevention Summit, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO

June 7, 2017 “Finding common ground across batterer intervention models.” 1.5 hours. Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance, Boise, ID.

June 6, 2017 “A survey of domestic violence perpetrator programs in the U.S. and Canada: Findings and implications for policy and intervention.” 1.75 hours. Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance, Boise, ID.

June 6, 2017 “Domestic violence perpetrator programs: A proposal for evidence-based standards in the United States.” 1.5 hours.  Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance, Boise, ID.

May 19, 2017 “Finding common ground among batterer intervention programs.” 3 hours. John Hamel & Associates, Walnut Creek, CA.

Nov. 5, 2016 “Results a National Survey on BIPs,” 3 hours, John Hamel & Associates, Walnut Creek, CA

Sept. 21, 2016 “The Clinician’s Guide to Balanced and Comprehensive Domestic Violence Treatment,” 6 Hours, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL

June 10, 2016 ADVIP Conference Panel: “Research on domestic violence perpetrator programs worldwide. ” 2 Hours, Sheraton Harborside Hotel, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

ADVIP Conference Panel: “Proposed standards for perpetrator programs in the United States,” 2 Hours, Sheraton Harborside Hotel, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

March 5, 2016 “The Clinician’s Guide to Balanced and Comprehensive Domestic Violence Treatment,” 6 Hours, Sheraton County Hotel, Philadelphia, PA

March 4, 2016  “The Clinician’s Guide to Balanced and Comprehensive Domestic Violence Treatment,” 6 Hours, Best Western,  Bethlehem, PA

March 3, 2016 “The Clinician’s Guide to Balanced and Comprehensive Domestic Violence Treatment,” 6 Hours, Radisson Hotel,  Camp Hill, PA

February 20, 2016 “The Clinician’s Guide to Balanced and Comprehensive Domestic Violence Treatment,” 6 Hours, Holiday Inn – Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD

February 19, 2016  “The Clinician’s Guide to Balanced and Comprehensive Domestic Violence Treatment,” 6 Hours, Frederick, MD

February 18, 2016  “The Clinician’s Guide to Balanced and Comprehensive Domestic Violence Treatment,” 6 Hours, Sheraton Reston, Reston, VA

NOTE:  Request vitae for list of 2002-2015 seminars.