Substance Use and its Impact on Families — Do we really know what we think we know?

When:

Friday, October 24th, 2025
8:30am – 9:00am: Breakfast and Registration
9:00am – 4:30pm: Conference

Where:

Founders Lodge Event and Conference Center
7201 Girl Scout Ln
Indianapolis, IN 46214

Keynote Speaker:

Steven Paymer

Judges, lawyers, court-involved therapists and child advocates regularly face challenges when one or both parents actively misuse substances, are in recovery, or allegations of substance use are raised. What we think we know related to these cases may not be accurate. This seminar will foster discussion regarding issues such as what monitoring is most accurate and effective and whether extended supervised parenting time harms children rather than protects them.

Learn from a national expert in the morning, then hear from Indiana judges, lawyers, GALs and mental health providers in the afternoon!

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Breakfast and Lunch provided!

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Interactive and Interdisciplinary

Also featuring:

• Judge David Najjar
• Greg Wooden
• Anne Perconti
• Nissa Ricafort
• Annette Kreider
• Kimtoiya Sam
• Dr. Robin Kohli
• Kathleen Meek
• Crystal Pulley

6.0 CLE, CEU pending

AFCC Indiana Members will review and vote on the 2026 Board of Directors

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Conference Agenda for October 24, 2025

8:30 – 9:00am

Registration, breakfast, and networking

9:00 – 10:15am

Keynote address, part one – Steven Paymer, Paymer Associates, LLC

10:15 – 10:30am

Break

10:30am – 12:00pm

Keynote address, part two – Steven Paymer, Paymer Associates, LLC

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Lunch, Annual Meeting/Election, and Our Family Wizard presentation

1:00pm – 3:30pm

Ted Talks

1:00pm – 1:15pm

Greg Wooden, Director of Affordable Alcohol & Drug
Screening—monitoring and testing options available in Central
Indiana

1:15 – 1:45pm

Anne Perconti, Clinical Director of Avenues, a Recovery
Community—facilities and services available through Avenues

1:45 – 2:00pm

The Honorable David Najjar, Judge, Hamilton County Superior Court 5 — family law cases with substance use issues from the Bench perspective

2:00 – 2:10pm

Break

2:10 – 2:25 p.m.

Nissa Ricafort, Broyles & Ricafort, PC — advocating for parents in family law cases with substance use issues

2:25 – 2:40pm

Annette Kreider, LifeCare Counseling Services — providing therapeutic services to the parent with substance use/misuse disorder

2:40 – 2:55pm

Kimtoiya Sam — providing therapeutic services to the co-parent of someone with substance use/misuse disorder

2:55 -3:10 p.m.

Dr. Robin Kohli, Woodview Psychology Group — providing therapeutic services to children of parents with substance use/misuse disorder

3:10-3:25 p.m.

Kathleen Meek and Crystal Pulley, Kids Voice of Indiana —advocating for the best interests of children of parents with substance use/misuse disorder

3:25-3:30 p.m.

Short break while all speakers join the panel

3:30-4:30 p.m.

Q & A with all speakers