Personal Information
Beth Painter Harrington
4660 Slater Road; Suite 210
Eagan, MN 55122
Ph: (651) 405-3845
Fax: (651) 683-0057
Email: bpharrington@mac.com
Professional Licensure
- State of Minnesota, Board of Psychology, 1/94; Lic. No: LP3031
- Licensure in California, 1990-1994
Professional Memberships
- Minnesota Psychological Association (member of Ethics committee; 1998-2003)
- Association of Family & Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
- President, AFCC-Minnesota Chapter
Education
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA;
1972-76; B.S. Biopsychology, 1976 - University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA:
1979-82; M.A. Psychology (Developmental), 1982
1984-88; Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, 1988
Postdoctoral Training
- 10/88-10/90; Postgraduate Associate, Wright Institute Los Angeles, CA
- Two year internship involving training in intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy including individual and group supervision, clinical case conferences and seminars on theory/technique
Professional Experience
- 2010-present; SENE (Social Early Neutral Evaluation) roster, Ramsey and Dakota County
- 1999-present; Private Practice in Forensic and Clinical Psychology; Eagan, MN
- 1994-1997; Psychologist, Private Practice, Fridley and Minneapolis, MN
- psychological evaluations for child custody, personal injury and worker’s compensation cases
- individual and couples psychotherapy
- 1999-2009; Contract Psychologist for Hennepin County District Court Psychological Services Division; court ordered psychological evaluations for juvenile and adult criminal court (Rule 20, Pre-plea, EJJ, Certification}, and family court
- 1994-1999; Psychologist; Forensics Services and Psychological Assessment Divisions, LifeSpan Behavioral Health Services( formerly known as Linden Center); Eagan, MN
- psychological evaluations for Dakota County Community Corrections including probation, sentencing, and Rule 20 assessments, and expert testimony
- psychological evaluations for family court including child custody, CHIPS petitions, and termination of parental rights
- psychological evaluations of adults, adolescents and children for diagnosis and treatment planning
- supervision of students and unlicensed staff
- 1991-1993; Psychological Assessment; Psychological Treatment Services, Inc., Tarzana, CA
- psychological and psycho-educational testing of inner city minority children and adolescents
- 1987-1990; Registered Psychological Assistant to Michael Dishon, Ph.D.
- psychosocial interviews and psychodiagnostic testing for workers compensation and disability evaluations
- individual psychotherapy
- 1986-1987; Psychological Intern, Los Angeles Center for Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, Los Angeles, CA
- internship (university approved) in private industrial psychology clinic
- diagnostic assessment and administration/interpretation of psychodiagnostic tests
- brief supportive and cognitive oriented psychotherapy
Publications
Psychological Issues & Trends in Custody Cases, Minnesota Child Custody Deskbook, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, 2nd Edition, 2012
Presentations/Trainings
2007-12 Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution, Hamline University; Parenting Expeditor Training (daylong training)
12/12 GAL Training Institute; Parental Alienation: Separating Fact From Fiction, Prior Lake, MN
11/12 Minnesota Continuing Legal Education; How do I know if joint custody is working and what do I do if it isn’t? Webinar Presentation (with Deb Dewalt, family law attorney, and James Street, Family Court Referee.
11/11 The Minnesota Legal Services Coalition; Family Law Training: High Conflict Divorce.
11/11 Supervised Visitation Network; Working With Children Who Have Been the Victim of Sexual Abuse.
10/11 Minnesota Continuing Legal Education; Psychological Issues & Trends in Custody Cases: Making Sense of the McIntosh Research from Australia.
3/11 Family Law Institute; Creative Parenting Plans
1/11 Ramsey County Continuing Legal Education, panelist; The Current Status of Social Science Research and its Impact on Custody, Parenting Time and Domestic Abuse Determinatiions.
1/10 Dakota County Family Law CLE; Parental Alienation: Separating Fact from Fiction
5/08 Conflict Resolution Minnesota Annual Conference, panelist; So How are the Children: Evaluating Emerging Trends and Practices in Family ADR from the Perspective of the Children.
4/08 2008 Family Law Institute; Parental Alienation: Separating Fact from Fiction
12/07 National Business Institute; Child Custody and Shared Parenting (The Role of Development in Determining Children’s Needs in Divorce & Dealing with Difficult Divorce Cases from a Psychologist’s Perspective
5/07 Minnesota Women in Psychology (annual meeting); Panel Discussion on Future Trends in Psychology
10/06 Minnesota Area Custody Resolution Specialists (annual meeting); Panel
3/06 2006 Family Law Institute; Ethics/Practice Standards for Parenting Consultants: Panel
4/05 MPA Annual Meeting; Hybrid Psychological Services: Collaboration and Dispute Resolution in Family Court
12/02 Minnesota Institute of Legal Education; Effective Use of a Psychologist as an Expert Witness
9/02 Minnesota Psychological Association; Ethical and Legal Practice Management
9/01 Minnesota Psychological Association; Ethical and Legal Practice Management
4/01 Dakota County Bar Association; Attachment as it Relates to Custody Cases
10/00 Dakota County Bar Association; Use of Clinical Interview Material in Family Court Evaluations
9/00 Minnesota Psychological Association, Ethical and Legal Practice Management; Tips for the Accidental Tourist: Seven Things Every Psychologist Should Know Before Straying into the Legal System; Minnesota Psychological Association
5/00 Dakota County Guardian ad Litems; Psychological Tests: Magic, Mumbo-jumbo or Slice of the Pie
3/00 Dakota County Guardian ad Litems; Mysteries of the Psychological Evaluation Revealed
5/99 Minnesota Psychological Association Annual Meeting; Mothers Come in Many Forms: Psychologists Appreciate Diversity
Continuing Education (selected)
2/13 Hearing the Child: Forensic Interviewing of Children and Child Inclusive Mediation, AFCC, Minnesota Chapter, St. Paul, MN
6/12 Child-Inclusive Mediation Training with Dr. Jennifer McIntosh, (3 day training) Mediation Center at Hamline University, Minneapolis, MN
3/12 The Immune System: The Mind-Body Connection: Who Gets Sick and Who Stays Well, Institute for Brain Potential, Eagan, MN
2/12 Sex, Lies and Facebook, AFCC, Minnesota Chapter, St. Paul, MN
2/12 The New Frontier: Exploring the Challenges and Possibilities of the Changed Landscape for Children and the Courts, AFCC-CA, Santa Monica, CA
10/11 AFCC Regional Training Conference: Working with High Conflict and Violent Families: A Race with No Winners, Indianapolis, IN
10/10 AFCC Ninth Symposium on Child Custody Evaluations, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Cambridge, MA
7/10 High Conflict Divorce: Working with High Conflict Families; Second Annual Conference, AFCC-Minnesota Chapter
2/10 The Challenge of Diminishing Resources in Family Law: A Clear and Present Danger to Our Children, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts-CA, Los Angeles
9/09 10th Annual Psychiatric Update, University of Minnesota Medical School
6/09 Children, Courts and Custody: 46h Annual Convention, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, New Orleans, LA
4/09 High Conflict Divorce: Is it Abuse, Alienation and/or Estrangement: First Annual Conference, AFCC-Minnesota Chapter
10/08 Advanced Topics in Dispute Resolution, Minnesota Association of Child Custody Resolution Specialists
5/08 Building Bridges: Annual Conference, Conflict Resolution Minnesota
4/08 2008 Family Law Institute, MSBA Family Law Section/Minnesota CLE
4/08 Custody and High Conflict Families: Strengths, Challenges and Options, Minnesota Interdisciplinary Committee on Divorce
2/08 The Rosetta Stone of Child Custody, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts-CA, Los Angeles
10/07 Divorce Camp 2007; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
6/07 Conflict Resolution, Children and the Courts; 44th Annual Convention, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Washington, D.C.
4/07 High Conflict Divorce: Treading Lightly-Working with Personality Disorders in Family Court, Minnesota Interdisciplinary Committee on Divorce
1/07 Ethical Decision Making for Psychologists and the New APA Ethics Code, Minnesota Psychological Association
10/06 Divorce Camp 2006; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
10/06 Multiple Sexual Abuse Allegations – New Legislation; Minnesota Association of Custody Resolution Specialists
6/06 Marriage Closure and Divorce Support, Erickson Mediation Institute
3/05 High Conflict Divorce: Beyond Victimhood: A Model for Working with Intimate Partner Violence; MInnesota Interdisciplinary Committee on Divorce
2/05 Family Mediation Training; Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution, Hamline University
9/04 Early Neutral Evaluation of Child Custody and Parenting Plan Disputes; Hennepin County Family Court Services
5/04 Detection of Malingered Cognitive Impairment; Federal Bureau of Prisons, Rochester, MN
4/04 The Truth about Children and Divorce; MInnesota Interdisciplinary Committee on Divorce
9/03 Divorce Camp 2003; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
4/03 The Good Divorce; The Minnesota Interdisciplinary Committee on Divorce
4/03 24th Annual Family Law Institute; MSBA Family Law Section/Minnesota CLE
12/02 Healing the Hardware of the Soul; Institute for the Advancement of Human Behavior
11/02 Best Interests of the Child in Court; Minnesota Continuing Legal Education
10/02 Divorce Camp 2002; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
References
Lawrence Panciera, Ph.D., L.P. Chief Clinical Psychologist, Psychological Services Division, Hennepin County District Court, (612) 348-3660
Gary Debele, Esquire Walling, Berg & Debele, (612) 340-1150
Karen Irvin, Ph.D., L. P., L.M.F.T., Minnesota Mediation & Counseling Center, (651) 636-3500
As of August 1, 2014
Beth Painter Harrington, Ph.D. 