In 2024 My Collaborative Team is back for our Advance Training Series. This year our theme focuses on the importance of the neutral professionals in building the best team dynamics. We will learn the best techniques for assembling a Collaborative team and how to best utilize the neutral professionals including different ways to integrate them into the Process. Our sessions will take place on the 4th Thursday of every month, typically at 1pm EST unless otherwise noted.
This Advance Training Series is free and open to all My Collaborative Team members. Each session will run 55-mins and will include one CLE credit for all who attend. CEU credit will be available for a small additional processing fee. Single-session attendance will be available for a fee to those non-members interested in joining the training.
Building a Personal Brand in the Collaborative Space
This presentation is an advanced training session designed to help Collaborative Professionals define, develop, and strengthen their unique brand identities. This session will guide participants in identifying their core values, honing their brand voice, and crafting key messages that resonate with clients. Attendees will also learn practical strategies for establishing thought leadership, creating cohesive visual identities, and leveraging marketing efforts to grow their practice while fostering a supportive Collaborative community. Empower yourself to differentiate, connect, and inspire as a recognized leader in the field.
Presented by Eric Sachs, Collaborative Marketing Coach
Empathy in Marketing for Collaborative Professionals
The presentation titled "Empathy in Marketing for Collaborative Professionals" highlights the importance of empathy in building trust and deeper connections with clients. It explains how empathy differs from sympathy and emphasizes listening to clients' concerns to foster understanding in family law matters. The presentation covers strategies like empathy mapping to better understand clients' emotions and needs, encourages overcoming biases, and provides actionable steps to integrate empathy into marketing efforts, such as personalized storytelling, intake surveys, and proper messaging. Ultimately, empathy is presented as a crucial tool for fostering long-term client relationships and promoting peaceful resolutions.
Presented by Eric Sachs, Collaborative Marketing Coach
Understanding Personality and Team Dynamics in Collaborative Practice
Session 008: October 25, 2024 - 1-2:30pm EST
Effective Collaborative Practice requires healthy team dynamics. While you may not always be able to hand-pick your team members, the more you understand the personalities involved, the more you’ll be able to predict and manage your team’s dynamic. Learn about nine universal cross-cultural personality types, each with its own perspectives and strategies. By identifying your type and recognizing that of your team members, you will increase your self-awareness and understand why other team members operate the way they do. This will enhance your ability to collaborate effectively with your team.
Presented by Anu Osborne
Understanding Personality Type using BANK
Session 007: September 26, 2024 - 1-2:00pm EST
BANK is a simple personality-based system that shows you how to pinpoint and appeal to anyone’s personality type in less than 90 seconds.
Reveal the BANKCODE of your clients. Let your client provide you with their personality needs and how to deal with them. Decode any personality without a long, costly assessment. Focus on what will help get you and the Collaborative team to YES. BANK distills the personality types into “buying personalities” defined by the characteristics that matter in decision-making.
Presented by Jodie Graham, Chartered Professional Accountant,
Settlement- A Four-Legged Approach to Successful Resolution
Session 006: August 22, 2024 - 1-2:30pm EST
The ultimate goal of Collaborative Process is the consensual resolution of the dispute. Settlement is a dynamic process and requires a convergence of various elements. This workshop will present a methodical four-step approach to achieving a successful resolution. The four legs are: Presparation, Parties, Plan, and Process. The Collaborative team members share responsibility for the process, and each team member brings varied skills and perspectives to the settlement process. This four-step approach clarifies the teamwork, skills and dynamics necessary for successful and durable resolution.
Presented by David A. Fink, JD, Emily De Falla, JD, and Kerry Wallis
Reaching Diverse Markets for a Thriving and Profitable ADR Business
Session 006: July 25, 2024 - 1pm EST
Making the paradigm shift to an all ADR practice can be exciting. But making sure you have enough clients to keep your practice fed can sometimes be challenging. This workshop focuses on tried and true marketing principles to help you grow your business by reaching people needing our services from diverse communities and backgrounds.
Presented by Shawn Weber, JD
The Forgiveness Myth: Radical Acceptance as a Gateway to Love and Freedom in Collaborative Process
Session 005: May 23, 2024 - 1pm EST
How do we make a conscious effort to acknowledge and honor difficult situations and emotions in Collaborative Process? Healing the hurts of our clients while working with them to accept that we cannot change what caused them pain is often a challenge and can impede the Collaborative Process. Learn strategies to help clients consider forgiveness of themselves and not necessarily the individual who caused the pain. Radical acceptance is a helpful tool to lead Collaborative professionals and clients away from suffering and judging to acknowledging emotions.
Presented by Rebecca Fischer, Anthony Diaz, Candice Saketkoo, Thabatta Mizrahi
Managing Dominating Parties in The Collaborative Process
Session 004: April 25, 2024 - 1pm EST
In this one-hour advanced training, participants will delve into the intricate dynamics of managing parties often referred to as "Emotional Predators" within collaborative processes. These individuals, characterized by traits associated with personality disorders, possess a propensity to dominate, control, or hijack collaborative endeavors, presenting significant challenges to effective teamwork and consensus-building.
Through a combination of theoretical insights and practical strategies, participants will learn how to identify the signs of emotional predation within group settings. They will explore nuanced techniques for establishing boundaries, fostering a culture of respect, and mitigating power struggles that can derail collaborative efforts.
Presented by Steven Wolhandler, JD, MA, LPC
Tips and Techniques to Bring Your Client’s Spouse into the Collaborative Process
Session 003: March 28, 2024 - 1pm EST
Do you feel like you are hitting a roadblock in creating Collaborative matters? Sure, you can convince one spouse, but how the hell do you get the other spouse on board? In this interactive 90-minute workshop, learn from one of the most experienced Collaborative Attorneys in Florida on specific techniques he uses to enroll the other spouse. Topics addressed will include dual, interdisciplinary, and full team consultations; tailoring a message and method to the other spouse; and crafting a Collaborative model to fit the family rather than trying to squeeze the family into a Collaborative model. As part of this workshop, you will also get sample scripts and communications to immediately put to use in your own practice.
Adam B. Cordover is co-author with Forrest “Woody” Mosten of an American Bar Association book on Building A Successful Collaborative Family Law Practice. He is a member of the Board of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and recipient of the inaugural Visionary Award of the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals. In 2015, Adam’s firm, Family Diplomacy: A Collaborative Law Firm, stopped accepting litigation cases. Now he has offices in Tampa, Saint Petersburg, and Sarasota, and he represents clients virtually throughout the State of Florida.
Presented by Adam B. Cordover
Cooperation and Teamwork Amongst The Neutrals!
Session 002: February 22, 2024 - 1pm EST
Join us for an immersive and advanced training session focused on exploring the pivotal role of neutral professionals within the Collaborative Process framework. Designed for professionals seeking to deepen their understanding and refine their skills in facilitating collaborative resolutions, this training delves into the nuanced dynamics of teamwork and cooperation among neutral professionals.
Presented by Carol Hughes, Amy Clews, Ed Sachs, and Sheila Furr
Collaborative Practice Starting in the Middle!
Session 001: January 25, 2024 - 1pm EST
An effective Collaborative Process aims to include all professional team members from the outset, and this remains a supportive and highly effective approach. However, if we're being honest, this approach has struggled to take off in many parts of the world. Many mediators, collaborative neutrals - and even collaborative lawyers - meet clients every day who are resistant to getting lawyers involved, and many lawyers face resistance to including other professional team members. Far too often, no amount of education or "selling CP" will soften that initial resistance. Join Jacinta Gallant for a frank and informative webinar about how “starting in the middle” can respect client autonomy and lead to better client engagement while allowing, and indeed encouraging, the building of the CP team from there.
Presented by Jacinta Gallant
