Two Day Introductory Collaborative Training

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This training, offered for the twenty-second time , is designed for
attorneys, mental health and financial professionals. Trainees will
develop advanced professional skills to become part of an
interdisciplinary team providing divorcing couples with a collaborative
divorce process. You will learn what each team professional
contributes to the process and how each professional’s role integrates
with the process. We will review the collaborative divorce process and
written materials associated with this client-centered practice.

At the conclusion of this two-day training, you will be able to:

• Define the roles of professionals on the team.
• Discuss three difficult client situations and strategies used to
  intervene successfully.
• Identify the hallmarks of a collaborative divorce process that
  differ from other divorce options.
• Describe two elements of the paradigm shift.
• Discuss ways in which the coach/communications specialist can
  assist the couple to overcome emotions, improve communication
  and honor each party’s interests.
• Differentiate the role of child specialist as a neutral and explain
  two ways this unique role is used to assist parents and children
  during a time of family transition.
• State one boundary limitation of the mental health professional.
• Name two situations in which collaborative divorce is not
  appropriate.