Collaborative Lawyers of Tarrant County
present
Chip Rose for Level I training
January 29 and 30, 2004
Intermodal Transportation Center
(Ride the Trinity Express)
Jones Street at E. 9th
Fort Worth, TEXAS
Contact us if you need help with hotel or transportation
please detach and return the following information to:
Collaborative Lawyers of Tarrant County
c/o 304 Harwood Road
Bedford Texas 76021
or contact Diane Wanger at 817.268.1711
info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I will attend!
pricing:
registration fee for lawyers .................................................$
350.00
registration fee for allied
professionals......................................$100.00
discount for members of Collaborative Lawyers of Tarrant County ($25.00)
......$
total amount enclosed .........................................................$
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The initial training is important in establishing the basic conceptual
framework of the collaborative model. The first step is to contrast the
competitive approach of the traditional adversarial-adjudicatory model with the
cooperative approach of the collaborative family law case. This two-day
workshop begins with an examination of the sources of conflict in interpersonal
relationships and identifies the process approaches which respond to the
conflict issues in ways that encourage the clients to think and act more
constructively to solve their problems. The first application of the
theoretical to the practical is a demonstration role play of the Initial
Consultation in which the client’s concerns are addressed as the collaborative
option is explained. The next phase addresses the roles of the counsel in this
new paradigm identifying those skills that serve the clients well and those
which hinder the success of the process. Exercises include the preparation of
the client for the first four-way meeting and the new dynamics of attorney to
attorney communications in the development of a successful process. The second
day of training tests the skills learned the first day by a role play that can
be characterized as a "hot issue" first four-way session. Applying
collaborative approaches to crisis cases in which threats and demands are being
made by the clients will demonstrate the power of the process when it is done
well and the areas that need more significant development by the attorneys when
it does not succeed.
For information about Chip Rose visit www.mediate.com/crose
For more information about Collaborative Lawyers of Tarrant County visit
www.aboutcollaborativelaw.com
