Rhonda Simpson Brown, Attorney At Law, has a private practice which focuses on family and juvenile law and alternate dispute resolution (including family group decision-making techniques). She serves as a court-appointed Parenting Time Expeditor, and parenting consultant which utilizes her experience as a trained mediator since 1991. Ms. Brown also litigates third-party custody matters that may involve grandparents, non-parent relatives and non-relatives seeking legal and physical custody of minor children.

Ms. Brown became aware of Adlerian Psychology when friends in the counseling field provided her with Adlerian reading materials. "I practiced some of the principals with clients," she says, "and saw what a positive difference it made for them in working collaboratively with soon-to-be-former spouses."

In November, 2004, Ms. Brown began teaching Legal Considerations for Mental Health Professionals at the Adler Graduate School . The passion in her teaching stems from her love of the law and the law's ability to meet the needs of families and, particularly, children when applied by skilled, caring professionals.

Currently Teaching:
Legal Considerations for Mental Health Professionals

Professional Affiliations:
Hennepin County Bar
Minnesota State Bar
Family Group Decision-Making (FGDM) Statewide Committee
Virginia State Bar
Minnesota Black Women Lawyers Conference

Seminars:
Legal and Economic Aspects of Divorce (LEAD)
Guardian Ad Litem Training
Parent Education Workshops/Panels/Seminars focused on Chemical Use and Prom Night
Legal Advocacy for Women (LAW) Clinic - Chrysalis
Divorce Information Clinic - Chrysalis
Phone Advice Clinic for the Volunteer Layers Network (VLN)
Starting Your Own Practice Panel, Minnesota State Bar, 1991

CEU's for:
In-Home Therapists - Termination of Parental Rights, Permanency Planning
Paternity and Out-of-home Placement
Chemical Dependency Counselors - Legal Consequences of Chemical Dependency Evaluations
Educators - Legal Issues for School Staff
Mental Health/Social Workers - Mandated Reporting
Child Protection
Foster Placement

Publications:
Contributor to the Handbook for Teenage Medical Services (TAMS), Minneapolis , MN 

Contact Information:
Work: 952-474-8003
Fax: 952-474-5270
E-mail: brownr297@msn.com

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