My experience in Colorado Springs is that clients are very likely to use
MHPs (at least in the one coach/facilitator model of team CP) when you make
clear in the beginning that the coach will likely have some initial sessions
with the clients without the other professionals present (e.g. 3-way
meeting). Those meetings with the MHP will be using the expertise of the
coach to review the impact on kids of restructuring families, teach
communication and emotional management skills, develop parenting plans,
introduce problem solving skills, etc. AS much of this would be done with 2
CL attorneys in a meeting with clients in the standard CL model, this aspect
of the team model is clearly a significant cost savings alone (as I have yet
to hear of a CP coach who charges more per hour then a CP Lawyer - nevermind
two of them in the room!).
Jim Musante
CP coach and trainer
Colorado
rlsroth@aol.com3/11/08 3:32 PM
Marg,
Our experience in Miami for the reluctance parties have in using the
interdisciplinary model has to do with cost. Our practice group is
interdisciplinary
and most of our MHPs have not been involved in cases, not because we don't
think it is essential but because the parties are unwilling or unable to
spend
the money . We are having Norma Trusch's group coming to do a training that
our group, the Collaborative Family Law Institute is sponsoring on April 11th
and 12th. Hopefully we will gain some new skills at the training that will
help us create more integrated cases. It has been easier to have the
financial
professionals involved.
Rosemarie Roth
Rosemarie S. Roth, Esq.
8525 S.W. 92 Street
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In a message dated 3/11/2008 3:10:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
mopatovsky@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:mopatovsky%40wilsonop.com> writes:
The Niagara Collaborative Law Group is in the process of setting up a
focus group relating to Collaborative Practice.
The focus group would consist of individuals who went through a
separation/divorce but chose not to use a Collaborative process.
We would like to obtain some insight as to why they did not choose
either Collaborative Law or Collaborative Practice and what would
have made them select either process.
We also hope to gain some insight into the reasons why clients might
choose Collaborative Law over Collaborative Practice. As a group, we
are committed to the inter-disciplinary model of Collaborative
Practice but have difficulty getting clients to commit to this
practice even where they have chosen to proceed collaboratively.
Are you aware of any similar focus groups that have taken place? If
so, how was it organized and can you direct us to any published
results? We do have the research from Dr. Julie Macfarlane.
Thank you for your assistance.
Marg Opatovsky
Niagara Region, Ontario
tel. 905-835-1163
fax. 905-835-2171
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