In mental health, supervision or mentoring are assumed to be necessary
in any new skilsl practice. When I first learned to do hypnosis, though
I am a very experienced clinician, my colleagues and I set up a study
group to learn together. Lawyers are asked, much more, to just fly by
the seat of their pants, pretending that they know what they are doing.
I think it is a disservice to lawyers to ask that they work that way.
So,I think that mentoring in a deliberate and planful way needs to
become a norm in a profession that does not have that norm. I am
relieved to hear everyone interested in developing that process. Maria
Alba-Fisch
The Collaborative Divorce Team of the
Hudson Valley
-----Original Message-----
From: brutoria@xxxxxxx
To: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:58:09 EDT
Subject: Re: [CollabLaw] Five-year practice requirement? Logic?
John:
These are excellent suggestions. I do think we need to be more
intentional
about what mentoring will require, and what we need to do to provide
it.
Not all cases provide complex legal issues - in fact, probably most
don't.
Experience is the kind of thing that one can acquire, not only because
the
issue presents itself on the case I am now working on, but also by
having one's
antenna up while other people are discussing their cases in groups
like you
propose, on listserves, which really are an excellent place to learn
about the
exact issues that attorneys in your own community are grappling with
on a
regular basis.
Good thoughts.
Take Care
Bruce D. Peck
Collaborative Family Law
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Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
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