Meet
Dr. Simon

Robert A. Simon, Ph.D. —
Expert Psychologist

Robert A. Simon, Ph.D. is an Expert Psychologist who is a Recognized Expert in Forensic Psychologist Consulting with over 20 years of experience in the legal domain of family law and domestic relations. Dr. Simon is licensed as a Psychologist in the State of California and available for consultation throughout California and the United States.

Based in Del Mar, California, Dr. Simon offers empirically driven, ethically integrated Forensic Psychology solutions to both legal professionals and individuals as follows:

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Professional Associations & Committees

Robert A. Simon, Ph.D. actively participates in the following Professional Associations and serves on the listed Committees as a means of serving the professional community, participating in developments in his field and continuing his ongoing professional education and development:

• Member, American Psychological Association
• Member, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• Member, California Psychological Association
• Member, Ethics Committee of the California Psychological Association
• Member, American Psi-Law Society
• Member, Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego
• Member, Board of Directors, Kid's Turn San Diego
• Founding Member, San Diego Family Law Council for Children
• Member, International Association of Collaborative Professionals
• Editorial Board, Journal of Child Custody

Professional Presentations

As a recognized expert in forensic psychology in the domain of family law, Dr. Simon is a frequent professional speaker in the areas of child custody, custody disputes, forensic psychology and procedure, divorce and its impact on children/families, child custody evaluation and forensic work product review. He has been a guest on NPR and an Expert Commentator used by local television stations. In addition, Dr. Simon has been a guest lecturer at the University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego State University and California Western School of Law, as examples.

• August, 2010
  Trial Consultation in High Conflict Custody Cases
  Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.
  San Diego, CA.
• June, 2010
  Doing Less with More — Brief/Focused Custody Evaluations
  Presentation with The Honorable Jeannie Lowe to the Family Law Section of the San Diego County Bar Association.
• April, 2010
  The Efficacy Of Parent Education Programs and Reunification Therapy in Litigated Child Custody Dispute
  Presentation to the Certified Family Law Specialists Spring Seminar.
  San Diego, CA.
• March, 2010
  An Overview of Behavioral Finance: Overcoming Obstacles to Financial Settlement in Dissolution Proceedings
  Presentation to the Financial Planning Association of California.
  San Jose, California
• February, 2010
  Predictors of Positive Adjustment and Adaptation in Children of Divorce
  University of San Diego School of Law
• February 2010
  Between Psychologist and Attorney: Issues in Objective Review of Child Custody Evaluations Annual Conference of the California Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
  Santa Monica, California
• October 2009
  Representing Problem People
  Presentation to the Certified Family Law Specialists Fall Seminar.
  San Diego, CA
• August, 2009
  Overview of Issues in Child Custody — The Psychologist's Perspective
  California Western School of Law
• May 2009
  Collaboration In Litigation
  Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Consulting in Litigated Cases. Presentation to the 46th Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. Presented with Jonathan W. Gould, Ph.D., ABPP and Dianna Gould-Saltman, Esq, C-FLS.
  New Orleans, LA
• March, 2009
  Interdisciplinary Team Model of Collaborative Divorce
  3-day Training
  Phoenix, Arizona
• February 2009
  The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
  Procedure And Ethics In Objective Child Custody Evaluation Review Work. Presented To The Family Law Stafff of Selzer, Caplan, McMahon & Vitek.
  San Diego, California

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