Workshop

This workshop is designed to educate professionals on the role and benefit of neutral team members in
Collaborative divorce. Financial neutrals and mental health professionals will learn the art of neutrality and
review the Model Standards. Lawyers will learn how to maximize the benefit of working with neutral team
members. All participants will join in an activity on unconscious bias and review the importance of emotional
management and nonverbal communication. This is an interactive workshop with ample Q & A for the end of

This workshop prepares all professionals for working with clients that identify as transgender or on the gender
spectrum, including 1) teaching best practices; 2) work in teams on financial issues related to transitioning and
parenting issues in a divorce setting; and 3) discussion of gender identity discrimination and the law.

Collaborative professionals debate the role of law in collaboration citing potential ethical violations regarding
advocacy and responsibility to educate. This panel discussion will explore when, where, and how the law should
and must be considered and the relationship to client self-determination. This is an important backdrop for the
neutral professionals.

Participants will learn about the complex issues confronting divorcing/separating parents of children and adults
with disabilities and how to help these families navigate them more effectively through the Collaborative
Process.

People over 60 are the largest cohort of the divorcing population. We will discuss the unique challenges for
people whose lives are upended by divorce well past life’s midpoint. Collaborative tools help navigate divorce
coinciding with retirement, the mental and physical health changes, and financial implications of aging.

We will discuss what the IACP Uniform Collaborative Law Act Task Force has
been doing this year and what can be done to help states adopt the
Uniform Collaborative Law Act and Rules and help other countries adopt
similar laws in their jurisdiction.

Collaborative Communication is not one size fits all. Successful outcomes for all parties involved will be
dependent on productive conversations. Whether you are speaking with one or many, in-person, virtually, or in
print, the magic lies in proper preparation, perception and delivery. Learn key factors in becoming more flexible
and effective in your collaborative communication and have better conversations with your clients and your
team with better outcomes for all.

Infidelity occurs in many divorces regardless of which divorce process is used. Only Collaborative Process
offers a supportive approach when dealing with the emotions, financial and legal issues that accompany
infidelity. Learn about the five different types of infidelity and the effects on the Collaborative Process, the
professionals and the couple.

Members of the IACP Trainers Networking and Development Group will provide an overview of topics critical
to providing effective training for Collaborative Professionals.

Culture is an important aspect in international collaborative processes. Understanding, appreciating and working
with the cultural lens in the collaborative team across the world will help to create successful collaborative
divorces. This workshop will focus on how the collaborative process can be adapted to meet a family's different
cultural needs in order to work towards a collaborative divorce.