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:

Dr. Rybicki has submitted proposals for CA-AFCC on attachment issues.

He will also be conducting the "Slice of AFCC" kick-off and planning event for the new WA state chapter of AFCC. This meeting will be held on Friday,  November 12th at noon at the 3rd Annual Collaborative Law Professionals meeting in Gig Harbor. For more information, email Dr. Rybicki 

Past Professional Workshops Conducted:

Sat., June 19, 2010: Credibility Issues in Child Custody Evaluations. WA State Bar Association Mid-Year Conference, Vancouver, WA. (2 hour CLE)

Sat., June 19, 2010: Panel Discussion -- Psychological Testing in Family Law Matters. Presented with Dr. Landon Poppleton and Dr. Kirk Johnson. WA State Bar Association Mid-Year Conference, Vancouver, WA. (2 hour CLE)

Mon., May 10, 2010: Attachment Issues in Parenting Evaluations sponsored by the WA Dept. of Social and Health Services, Children's Justice Conference (2 hour CLE)  

Fri., Feb.26, 2010: Limitations in Attachment Theory. Court Improvement Training Association Annual Conference (2 hour CLE)  

Wed., Jan. 27, 2010: Investigation Methods for Parenting Evaluations -- part of the Title 26 Family Law Guardian ad Litem Training sponsored by the King County Bar Association (2 hour CE)  

Fri., Nov. 13, 2009: Art & Science of Parenting Plans: High Conflict Cases and Practical Considerations; Plus Panel with Dr. Joan Kelly, Tacoma-Pierce Co. Family Law Association  (6 hour CLE)  

Fri., Sept. 4, 2009: Credibility Issues in Child Custody Cases sponsored by the Family Law Division of the King County Bar Association (1 hour CLE)  

Thur., Jan. 29, 2009: Investigation Methods for Parenting Evaluations -- part of the Title 26 Family Law Guardian ad Litem Training sponsored by the King County Bar Association (2 hour CE)  

Fri., 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 co-authored two articles on Family Law Special Masters and how they would be trained and structured in order to improve the quality of dispute resolution in Washington State. The first of these companion articles appears in the WSBA News, June 2010. You may access a copy here: Family Law Special Master Part One

     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.