Decoding “Best Interests”: Changing the Lens
About this program
Refocusing the gaze of the clients from the fight to the family and the future beyond, strategies for the ethically driven use of expert consultants in custody cases of all kinds. Erica Swensson and Karin Manger, LCSW, a clinical social worker and therapist, examine how we, as professionals, can provide a broader perspective to family law litigants to preserve their family and the dignity of their future co-parenting relationships after the lawyers are long gone.
This OnDemand CLE program earns 1 hour of General credit in California. It aired November 4, 2026 and features Karin Manger and Erica Swensson.
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