I am a member of the Santa Rosa group - the Collaborative Council of the
Redwood
Empire to which Julie refers below. (Thank you Julie for relating your
positive
experience!)
Our Case Facilitation Committee is not only used during a particularly
difficult
part of a case but also to debrief a difficult case at conclusion. There are
times when a Team will ask for a facilitator or even two facilitators. Our
group asks each of its members to sign a pledge upon joining and again when
renewing their membership noting that they will attend and participate fully in
good faith in any case facilitation meeting if invited by another Team member.
Our group offers volunteers who volunteer up to two hours of their time to
facilitate a case. I do not personally know of a facilitation that went longer
than the two hours.
Our members who have taken advantage of the Case Facilitation Committee have
reported satisfaction with the process. I myself have been in two end of case
facilitated debriefs and thought it was very worthwhile.
The Case Facilitation Committee has protocols that it follows in preparation
for
a facilitation including a letter to start the process, debrief checklist,
confidentiality agreement for the process, and even an end of facilitation
questionnaire to help us learn what was valuable and maybe what was not so
valuable during the facilitation.
If anyone is interested in learning more about our process, they can email me
offline.
Regards,
Jude
Judith F. Sterling, CDFA, CPA
Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
5418 Diane Way
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
707) 538-2665
heyjude31@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - The information contained in this message is intended
for its designated recipient and may contain legally privileged and
confidential
information intended for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is
addressed. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, distribution, or taking
any
action in relevance on the contents is strictly prohibited. If you are not the
intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all
copies of the original message.
________________________________
From: Anne Towey <anne@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, May 30, 2012 5:58:28 PM
Subject: RE: [CollabLaw] Process Snag
I’ve been wishing we had this in MN. Such a great concept!
Warmly,
Anne
Anne C. Towey Henninger, of Anne C. Towey, PLLC
Anne C. Towey, PLLC
Main: 952.476.5295 web: www.atowey.com
18305 Minnetonka Blvd, Suite 201
Wayzata, MN 55391
From:CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ;
Julie Hicks
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:12 PM
To: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [CollabLaw] Process Snag
Does your group have a committee that addresses issues between the
collaborative
professionals in a case? I trained in Santa Rosa and watched this in action. An
attorney and mental health professional debriefed the attorneys in a case that
had gone horribly wrong. They were able to bring closure to the situation
through reframing and helping the attorneys talk the issues through. In that
group it is called a case facilitation committee. The experience was extremely
powerful for those of us who were privileged to observe and clearly had a
positive result for the participants.
Julie A. Hicks
Attorney at Law
907 Santa Fe Avenue, Suite 101
Fresno, CA 93721
Telephone (559) 489-0906
Facsimile (559) 265-4299
The information contained in this e-mail message is information protected by
attorney/client and/or the attorney/work product privileges. It is intended only
for the use of the individual named above and the privileges are not waived by
virtue of this having been sent by e-mail. If the person actually receiving
this
e-mail or any other reader of the e-mail is not the named recipient or the
employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the named recipient, any use
dissemination, distribution, or copying of the communication is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please
immediately
notify us by telephone and return the original message to us at the above
address via the U.S. Postal Service.
--- On Wed, 5/30/12, hirshwoman@xxxxxxx <hirshwoman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: hirshwoman@xxxxxxx <hirshwoman@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [CollabLaw] Process Snag
To: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 4:22 PM
I agree, John. But the other attorney is not even willing to have a
conversation with me about it. SHe feels that she and my client should work it
out.
Andrea Hirshman, Esq.
Brooklyn, NY
-----Original Message-----
From: John Crouch <divorce@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: CollabLaw <CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, May 30, 2012 4:35 pm
Subject: Re: [CollabLaw] Process Snag
Do I tell my client to email the Wife’s attorney directly?
