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Two-Day Basic Interdisciplinary Collaborative Training – POSTPONED!!

May 14, 2020

Two-Day Basic Interdisciplinary 

Collaborative Training

 

POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19!!

 

 

Program Trainers:

Kim L. Duell, Esq.

James G. Russell, C.P.A.

Elizabeth S. Thayer, Ph.D.

This training is designed for family law attorneys, mental health professionals, and financial professionals who are interested in expanding their practice area(s) to include collaborative divorce. This is an exciting opportunity to learn about and obtain practical experience and skill development in the interdisciplinary model of collaborative practice.

Collaborative divorce is a methodology that uses an interdisciplinary team approach to help families transition through the divorce process. The goal of the process is to preserve the integrity of the family and the dignity and self-respect of all family members.

The collaborative model is a non-adversarial approach to divorce that differs from mediation, arbitration and other dispute resolution options.

Training Topics will include:

  • How to make the paradigm shift from a litigation model to a collaborative model
  • The stages of a collaborative case
  • The roles of each member of the professional team
  • Ethical considerations for each of the professions
  • The road map of a collaborative case

Participants will learn:

  • The process and substantive skills for completing a collaborative case
  • The basic components of interest based negotiations
  • How to work effectively within the interdisciplinary team
  • Strategies for dealing with impasse
  • How to avoid common mistakes
  • Basic assessment tools for determining the right process for clients

This training promises to be challenging and rewarding for participants. It will be highly interactive and will include opportunities to learn and practice new skills in small groups and role play exercises.  Participants will expand their repertoire of services to offer future clients. They will meet allied professionals and colleagues and have valuable networking opportunities.

Program Trainers:

Kim L. Duell, Esq.
www.kimduell.com

Attorney Duell has practiced family law for 35 years, constantly seeking better ways to support families going through this process.  She has extensive training in mediation and collaborative divorce and has worked extensively with children as a GAL and AMC.  She is a member of two practice groups, Collaborative Divorce Lawyers Association of Greater Hartford (www.collaborative-divorce.com) and Collaborative Divorce Professionals (collaborativedivorceprofessionals-ct.com) and has presented at the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) and local bar association and practice group workshops on a variety of topics.  Her goal is to provide an array of options to clients and families with an emphasis on problem-solving and improving communication skills for all.

Attorney Duell’s law practice is in Hartford, Connecticut, where she brings her love of mediation and yoga to the world of family law.

James G. Russell, C.P.A.
www.russellcompanycpa.com

Mr. Russell has over 30 years of experience in public accounting. He has assisted in family law matters for over 20 years.  Jim has extensive experience in financial planning and tax laws pertaining to family law and has performed valuations for businesses and pensions. A graduate of Bryant University, Jim is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and holds an Accredited Business Valuation Certificate.  Jim is also past chairman and current member of the Peer Review Committee for the CSCPA.

Elizabeth S. Thayer, Ph.D.
www.beaconbehavioral.com

Dr. Thayer is a licensed psychologist at Beacon Behavioral Services LLC, in Avon and West Hartford, CT. She is trained in mediation and collaborative divorce and has many years of interdisciplinary experience as a mental health collaborative divorce coach. She is co-president of the Collaborative Divorce Group of Connecticut and a member of the International Association of Divorce Professionals (IACP) Trainers Committee. She is co-founder of the PEACE Program, a parent counseling program for parents of divorce, and the co-author of two publications: The Co-Parenting Survival Guide and Adult Children of Divorce.

Dr. Thayer provides individual, group, couples and family therapy and mediation and has given numerous presentations, workshops, and trainings for professionals. She is on the board of the Children’s Law Center and a former board member of CCND.

This training meets professional training requirements for membership in both CCND and IACP.

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May 14, 2020
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