Marvin L. Chapman, MFT, CFC
Education
Master of Science in Counseling
California State University, Long Beach, CA
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
California State University, Long Beach, CA
Professional Designations
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC27081
Clinical Forensic Counselor, F16841
Diplomate National Association of Forensic Counselors
Registered Legal Document Assistant, OC 158
Divorce Coach
Mediator
Professional Organizations
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
California Association of Legal Document Assistants
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
Children's Rights Council
Collaborative Divorce Professionals of the Inland Empire
Collaborative Divorce Services of Coachella Valley
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
National Association of Forensic Counselors
Orange County Collaborative Divorce Solutions
Experience
Divorce Coach
Divorce coaching within both the traditional divorce process and the collaborative divorce approach
President
United Fathers of America, Orange, CA
Therapist; Divorce Coach; Legal Document Assistant; Consultant
Divorce Mediation and Counseling
Mediation and Conciliation Court Services, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, CA Mediation of custody and visitation disputes; Preparation of mediated agreements for the court
Personnel Officer
United States Army
Counselor to enlisted personnel
Professional Skills
Therapist; Mediator; Divorce Coach; Consultant
Professional Activities
2006 AUTHORED: “Dedicated Fathers” (7 CD Audio Series and Workbook)
2001 GUEST LECTURER: Customer Service Training
District Attorney, Family Support Division, Orange County, CA
2001 LECTURER: "Mediation" Annual Conference
California Association of Legal Document Assistants
1998-2000 BOARD MEMBER and PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS CHAIRPERSON
California Association of Legal Document Assistants
1997 LECTURER: "Fatherhood in Today's World"
California State University Long Beach
1995 APPOINTED: Advisory Board, Modern Dad Magazine
1986 APPOINTED: California Senate Task Force on Family Equity
Special Training
A Day with Stu Webb, Intermediate Level Collaborative Training; Coalition for Collaborative Divorce
Advanced Collaborative Law Interdisciplinary Training; LA Collaborative Family Law Association
Intermediate Level Collaborative Training; The Coalition for Collaborative Divorce
Child Custody Training for Court Appointed Custody Evaluators, per Rule1257.4; Psycho-Legal Associates
Collaborative Divorce Training; Collaborative Divorce
Custody and Visitation; Orange County Psychological Association
Family Triangle Process; Cortext/Mind Matters
Men in Relationships; Relationship Training Institute
Step/Blended Family Workshop; California State University
Surviving and Thriving: Activating Strengths in African-American Families; The Guidance Center
Systematic Human Relations; California State University
Treating Complicated Couples: Successful Approaches to Challenging Cases; Psycho-Legal Associates
Treating Stepfamilies; Professional Psych Seminars
Military Information
U.S. Army
Medivac Helicopter Pilot
Honorable Discharge
Biography
Marvin L. Chapman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), MFC27081, Clinical Forensic Counselor (CFC), F16841, Divorce Coach and Registered Legal Document Assistant. Early on Marvin recognized his passion for aiding people in crisis when he began his career as an Army medivac helicopter pilot and emergency medical technician. After being honorably discharged from the Army and upon completing his education, Marvin worked within the family court system as a family mediator with Mediation and Conciliation Court Services, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. Therefore, he has first hand knowledge of how the family court system works and its requirements. More importantly, having worked with thousands of parents from both within and outside of the family court system, Marvin understands the confusion and frustration of parents who are caught in the adversarial family court process.
In 1986, Marvin was appointed to the California Senate Task Force on Family Equity, a task force set up by the California legislature to review and make recommendations to the legislature on issues relating to family courts. Marvin is a member of Who's Who Among Outstanding Business Executives and Who's Who in California. As a licensed therapist, trained mediator, experienced divorce coach and with over 27 years of experience in the family court arena, Marvin is uniquely qualified to assist parents going through the family court process.
Marvin is currently the President of United Fathers of America, a nonprofit organization established in 1976. The mission of United Fathers is to enhance parental involvement in the lives of their children, physically and emotionally as well as financially, during and after the breakdown of the parents' relationship, by providing education, information and empowerment to responsible mothers and fathers. They accomplish their mission by assisting dedicated parents who are experiencing perplexing and intimidating adversarial family court system.
In 2001, the Orange County District Attorney, Family Support Division, retained Marvin to be a guest lecturer for their customer service training.
In 2001, 2002, and again in 2004, Marvin's work at United Fathers of America received special recognition from Disneyland Resort by being selected to receive their Community Service Award. The 2004 award was the Jack B. Lindquist Award, recognizing United Fathers as being the most outstanding nonprofit organization in Orange County, CA.
With over 27 years of experience, Marvin has been involved in thousands of cases and has developed a working professional relationship with the Courts, Facilitator's Office, Legal Aid Society, Department of Social Services, Department of Child Support Services, private attorneys, custody evaluators, therapists and many others.
This lifetime of knowledge and experience is what Marvin draws upon when helping parents who are going through the family court process. Marvin's passion is to share his knowledge and experience with others.