Resources for Judges
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High Conflict Institute is providing this page as a resource to assist you with high-conflict cases. Please feel free to share it with other judicial officers.
Everything here is free except the training courses and books—you are under no obligation to make any purchases. We simply wanted you to know where to find them if you wish.
High Conflict Institute is a training institute focused solely on understanding and managing high-conflict personalities, the most difficult “difficult” people in society. HCI has trained over 250,000 professionals, primarily in the legal specialties.
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BIFF Response® Communication Method
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In divorce and co-parenting, not only do parents need to deal with their own emotions, but they may be faced with a daily barrage of hostile calls, texts, social media blasts, and/or emails. How can they regain a sense of control and peace for their own sake and their kids? Apply the BIFF Response® communication method by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.
Parents can reduce the conflict and regain their sanity by learning what to write and what not to write. Brief, Informative, Friendly and Firm. The BIFF is a communication game changer―it works!
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Written Communication Tool: BIFF Response® 1
Parents learn a game-changing communication tool. 4 min video
Written Communication Tool: BIFF Response® 2
With expert advice for parents. 4 min video
Our Appreciation and Thanks
We would like to especially thank the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section for creating these videos. With special 'Thanks' to all involved, including the Honorable Kim D Eaton, Administrative Judge of the Family Division, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, the Honorable Daniel J. Clifford, Administrative Judge of the Family Division, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, psychological commentary by Shannon Edwards, Psy.D. Edwards and Associates, Deborah Gilman PH.D Fox Chapel Premier Psychological Services, Heather Green PH.D. Forensic Psychological Associates, Narrator Morgan M Bonekovic, Esq. and cast.
View the full 45 min video below.
Tips and Tools for Co-Parents Full Video 45 mins
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New Ways for Families® Co-parenting
How Judges Provide the Structure: New Ways for Families Coaching
Judges are the key to the success of the New Ways for Families® method with high-conflict cases. Judges provide the necessary structure that high-conflict families need and can’t provide for themselves.
How New Ways Helps Attorneys Manage Their Clients
It is a structure for high-conflict clients (who need a lot of structure). It reduces HCP clients' complaining phone calls to attorneys and provides standards and skills that family law attorneys can remind clients to use.
Sample 'Court Order': Online Classes and Coaching Sessions
Please download the sample 'court order' for when you order New Ways for Families® Online Co-parenting Classes and three (3) Co-parenting coaching sessions. Bench card also available.
Skills Before Decisions
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Can Difficult Clients Learn Decision-Making Skills?
How do we protect our children from their parents’ high-conflict behavior in separation and divorce? How do we create a shift from their negative engagement with decision-making to a positive engagement that helps parents help their children – rather than harming them, perhaps for life? We believe that the answer lies in a significant paradigm shift called 'Skills Before Decisions.'
Download PDFTraining for Professionals
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For any questions please email info@highconflictinstitute.com
BOOKS ON HIGH CONFLICT DISPUTES BY BILL EDDYBill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.
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High Conflict Institute's Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer. While pioneering High Conflict Personality Theory (HCP), he was the National Conflict Resolution Center’s Senior Family Mediator for 15 years, a Certified Family Law Specialist for 15 years, and a licensed clinical social worker therapist for over 12 years.
Bill serves on the faculty of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law and is a Conjoint Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle Law School in Australia. He has been a speaker and trainer in over 35 U.S. states and 13 countries.
The author or co-author of over 20 books, manuals, and workbooks, he also has a popular blog on the Psychology Today website with over 6 million views.
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The SPLIT Outreach ProjectÂ
Two groundbreaking films about divorce for children, teens and their parents.
Website:Â www.splitfilm.org
SPLIT UP: The Early Years. Children 6 - 12
Interviews with 12 young children. Offers an unfiltered look at how kids feel and think about divorce. No adults, no experts… just kids speaking the powerful truth of what is on their minds and in their hearts as their families change. Their wisdom, candor, and humor give courage to other children and encourage parents to make better choices as they move through divorce.
SPLIT UP: The Teen Years. 10 Years On
SPLIT UP revisits the same 12 kids, ten years later, as they reflect on childhoods marked by divorce. Offering a practical and emotional roadmap for teens and young adults navigating divorce, and a cautionary tale for divorcing parents, SPLIT UP shines a bright light on the true legacy of divorce. Watch the short video below that shows the real heartfelt impact on our young adults.
