Cynthia M. Lifson - Legislative Review HCCP Member Cynthia Lifson provides us an annual indepth review of the session’s accomplishments and defeats, and how those changes will affect our clients. She graduated from Smith College, majoring in government, and from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies with a Master’s Degree in international relations. [...]
Presented by Cary Jacobson, Jacobson Family Law Many parties choose the collaborative process because it can be tailored to the needs of their unique circumstances. But, who gets to decide what the collaborative process is going to look like – should it be the professional team or the clients? Questions to discuss: What happens if [...]
Pamela Blackwell, LCPC, Co-Parent Education Coordinator for NFRC, former Director of Student Services, Howard County Public Schools, and Risa Garon, Director and Therapist at NFRC will present the challenges children are trying to cope with returning to in-person school. Our presenters will discuss the major challenges children and teachers report and some strategies to help [...]
Emily Tinling Cook, PhD, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Author of The Marriage Counseling Workbook, will present on bringing clarity about a relationship, to assist clients in determining if divorce is the right step. Discernment counseling is a specialized service designed to help couples evaluate options and identify the right direction for their marriage when [...]
Presented by Ida Reis, Gretchen Conley, and Marni Schwartz – Tips on protecting your clients’ interests in today’s real estate market from the realtor’s, mortgage lender’s and attorney’s perspectives.
Presented by David Hoffman, author of Bringing Peace to the Room - How the personal qualities of the mediator impact the process of conflict resolution. David is a mediator and collaborative attorney in Boston, has presented around the country, and has a TEDx talk.
How far outside the container of the Collaborative Process should you go? Who controls the process? What is the best way to assist the parties in the CP? What other agreements need to be signed to stretch the container, if at all? What concerns do you have when the CP no longer looks like the [...]
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