Educational Seminars & Publications

Dr. Rybicki offers Professional Continuing Education Seminars for Psychologists and Attorneys designed to satisfy state requirements while providing timely and useful information.

Dr. Rybicki has conducted training for legal and mental health audiences in such areas as --

Utilizing Mental Health Experts Effectively

Child Custody Evaluation

Specialty Issues in Forensic Psychology: Repressed Memory, Child Abuse Evaluation, Domestic Violence, Malingering

How to Cross-Examine Mental Health Experts

With over 23 years of teaching experience at several colleges and universities, Dr. Rybicki can design special programs to meet your needs for on-site seminars or resort locations. Contact us for more information.

Current Workshop and Training Offerings:

There are no training seminars currently on the schedule. Check back again for updates. 

Past Professional Workshops Conducted:

Frid., May 18, 2007: The Role of Psychological Assessment in Contested Custody Matters sponsored by the Pierce County Family Law Association.  

Sun., Feb. 22, 2004 (10:30-12:30) Uses and Abuses of Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations. AFCC-CAL (2 hr.CE)

Sat., Oct. 11, 2003 (9-5pm) Current Issues in Child Custody Evaluation (6 hr. CE)

Wed., Sept. 3, 2003 (12-5pm) Current Approaches to Domestic Violence (4 hr.CE)

Fri. Jan. 17, 2003 (1-5pm) Domestic Violence (4 hr. CE )

Sat. Jan. 18, 2003 (8:30-4:30pm) Special Topics in Child Custody Evaluation (8 hr. CE)

Sun. Jan. 19, 2003 (8:30-4:30pm) Child Sexual Abuse (8 hr. CE)

Friday Aug. 2, 2002 (1-5pm) Update and Legal & Ethical (4 hr. CE - meets annual update requirement)

Sat. Aug. 3, 2002 (8:30-4:30pm) Child Custody Evaluations (8 hr. CE)

Sun. Aug. 4, 2002 (8:30-4:30pm) Serving as an Expert Witness (8 hr CE)

(Participants who completed the entire series earned 40 hours CEU's for licensure. They also met the new Rules of the Court requirements under 1257.4 for certification as a child custody evaluator. By taking the entire series, participants could also meet the 12 hour domestic violence requirements for custody evaluators under 1257.7 rule. Participants who  completed the entire series or the January series met the custody requirements for child sexual abuse topics outlined in 3110.5 of the Rules of the Court. And, MFT's and LCSW's who completed the entire first weekend also earned their 6 hours of law and ethics training while psychologists earned their 4 hours of law and ethics training for the Friday Aug. 2nd seminar)  

Recent Publications and Forthcoming Publications:

      Dr. Rybicki is currently completing the manuscript for a forthcoming book on Expert Witness Testimony. You may download here a segment from the chapter on Family Law and Divorce issues pertaining to Parental Alienation Syndrome and Enmeshment. Simply click on the underlined link bar in the previous sentence. Please contact us by e-mail if you wish to be notified of the availability and publication of the book.

     Dr. Rybicki has also recently published an article on police psychology with a focus on pre-employment psychological evaluations and work fitness or fitness for duty evaluations. The article appears in the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 2002, 17(2), 18-31. To download a reprint of this article, click the following link: Work Fitness Survey.