April 29, 2015

Credentials

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Joan Norton, J.D.

Texas Licensed Attorney

  • Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) from South Texas College of Law in 1988
  • Texas Licensed Attorney since 1988
  • B.B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1984

Advanced Mediator – Family & Divorce 

  • Basic Mediator Training, June 2017: Mediators of Texas (40 hours) (alternative dispute resolution techniques)
  • Advanced Mediator Training, June 2017: Mediators of Texas (30 hours) (family dynamics, child development and family law)
  • SB 539 Mediator Training Part 1: Dynamics of Domestic Violence by the Texas Council on Family Violence; December 2017 (1 hour)
  • SB 539 Mediator Training Part 2: Child Exposure and Resiliency by the Texas Council on Family Violence; December 2017 (1 hour)
  • SB 539 Mediator Training Part 3: Intersection of DV and Child Custody by the Texas Council on Family Violence; December 2017 (1 hour)
  • SB 539 Mediator Training Part 4: Safety Centered Practice by the Texas Council on Family Violence; December 2017 (1 hour)

Child Protective Services (CPS) Mediator

  • Child Protective Services (CPS) Mediator Training, July 2017: Mediators of Texas (16.75 hours)

Texas Parenting Facilitator

I am qualified to serve under the Texas Family Code as a Parenting Facilitator (sec. 153.6101) and Parenting Coordinator (sec. 153.610) as follows: 

License to Practice Law + Mediation training (See Above) + 8 hours Family Violence Dynamics Training:

  • July 2017:  “Domestic Violence Impact on Children” by Esteban Mayers, Child Protective Services (3 hours)
  • July 2017:  Domestic Violence Training by Sgt. Alma Gonzalez, Houston Police Dept. Domestic Violence Division (2 hours)
  • July 2017:  “Psychological Dynamics of Domestic Violence” and “Domestic Violence Case Law” by Dr. Scott Creighton (3 hours)
  • March 2015:  Darkness to Light “Stewards of Children” Training by the Center for Child Protection (2.5 hours)
  • December 2013: “Trauma and Family Violence: A Complete Overview Including Impact, Intervention, and Healing” by Mindy Kanewske (LCSW) and Shellie Ryan of Safe Place (BA, Psych) through Austin Recovery (3 hours)
 

 +16 hours Training in the Laws Governing Parenting Coordination and Parenting Facilitation and the Multiple Styles and Procedures used in Different Models of Services:

 
 
  • June 2017: Parenting Coordinator and Facilitator Training Certificate by Manousso Mediation Training & Alternative Dispute Resolution Services (16.75 hours)
 
  • March 2017: Nurturing Skills Facilitator Training, The Nurturing Parenting Program by Dr. Stephen J. Bavolek presented by Sonya Thorn (LCSW) (18 hours)
 

Additional Experience: Guardian ad Litem 

 
 
  • October 2012 – September 2015: Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer Guardian ad Litem with CASA of Travis County (33 hours Basic Training) (75 hours Continuing Education)

Memberships

  • State Bar of Texas, ADR, Family Law, and Child Protection Sections
  • Williamson County Bar Association
  • Austin Bar Association, CAFA (Court-Appointed Family Advocates)
  • Austin Association of Mediators

Also visit the Meet Joan Norton page.