Upcoming Training Opportunities
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2024
Introduction to Collaborative Practice
February 8-9, 2024
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, Broomfield
15.0 credits, 1.2 ethics credits
2023
Advanced Collaborative Training: Settlement Strategies for Families with Mental Health and High Conflict Challenges with Brandyn Roark Caires, LCPC of Mind Matters. In person training. 1.5 days
TRAINING HIGHLIGHTS
Understand mental health struggles and identify them early
How to talk so your client can hear.
Develop strategies for negotiation.
Help clients speak so they’re heard.
How to write parenting plans for long term success
Develop a drafting library together so you have a go-to drafting resource
2022
Advanced Collaborative Training with Brandyn Roark Caires, LCPC of Mind Matters. In person training.
Understanding “human skills” within Collaborative
Team dynamics
Trauma and divorce
Co-parenting skills and support for the whole family
The Child Specialist role and Parenting Plans
Introduction to Collaborative Law, CBA CLE, co-sponsored by CCDP. June 8-9, 2022. The program will provide an introduction to the Collaborative Divorce process for attorneys, financial professionals, neutrals, and coaches. Learn how to make the mindset shift necessary to become a settlement expert, and help your clients achieve long-term resolution for their families.
Introduction to Collaborative Law, CCDP. December 1 & 2, 2022. The program will provide an introduction to the Collaborative Divorce process for attorneys, financial professionals, neutrals, and coaches. Learn how to make the mindset shift necessary to become a settlement expert, and help your clients achieve long-term resolution for their families.
2021
Introduction to Collaborative Practice
Training through CLE on June 22-23, 2021
Introduction to Collaborative Law - Webinar CLE (cobar.org)
15.0 credits, 1.2 ethics credits
2020
Facilitated our first ever Intro to Collaborative Practice through COBAR - April 2020
Introduction to Collaborative Practice
December 3 & 4, 2020
Virtually, via Zoom
Two-day class with a more robust agenda
CLE Credits: 14 General; 1 Ethics
Faculty
Selena Besirevic
Cyndi Brewster
Angie Buchanan
Joyce Fine
Sandi Gumeson
Terri Harrington
Caroline Kirkland
David Littman
Meggin Rutherford
Georgiana Scott
Tamara Vincelette
Emily Warren
2019
Introduction to Collaborative Practice
Unity Spiritual Center, Denver, Colorado
December 6, 2019
CLE Credits: 9 General and 1.7 Ethics
Faculty
Chris Boeckx, Esq. of Boeckx Law, LLC
Cyndi Brewster, Esq. of Harrington Brewster Mahoney & Smits
Sandi Gumeson, CPA, CDFA of Wellspring Divorce Advisors
Terri Harrington, Esq. of Harrington Brewster Mahoney & Smits
Meggin Rutherford, Esq. of Rutherford Law Center, LLC
Arnie Swarz, LCSW - Arnold Swartz and Associates
Danae Woody, Esq. of Woody Law Firm LLC
2018
Level I - Introduction to Collaborative Practice
Unity Spiritual Center, Denver, Colorado
November 30, 2018
CLE Credits: 7 General and 1.1 Ethics
Faculty
Cyndi Brewster, Esq. of Harrington, Brewster & Clein, PC
Sandi Gumeson, CPA, CDFA of Wellspring Divorce Advisors
Terri Harrington, Esq. of Harrington, Brewster & Clein, PC
Diana Powell, Esq., of Griffiths Law PC
Ronnie Rosenbaum of Rosenbaum Associates
Meggin Rutherford, Esq. of Rutherford Law Center, LLC
Tamara Vincelette, Esq. of Tamara K. Vincelette PC
Danae Woody, Esq. of Woody Law Firm LLC
2017
Level I - Collaborative Divorce Training
Unity Spiritual Center Denver
Friday, December 8, 2017
CLE Credits: 9 General and 4.5 Ethics
Faculty
Terri Harrington, Esq. of Harrington, Brewster & Clein, P.C.
Cyndi Brewster, Esq. of Harrington, Brewster & Clein, P.C.
Meggin Rutherford, Esq. of Rutherford Law Center, LLC
Ronnie Rosenbaum of Rosenbaum Associates
Deb Johnson, ChFC, CDFA of Life Transition Planners, Inc.
ADvanced Collaborative training - excellence in interdisciplinary collaboration: Strengthening Your Collaborative Skills
This is an exciting opportunity for collaborative team members: attorneys, financial professionals, and mental health professionals/collaborative divorce facilitators, to work together for two days to strengthen your knowledge and skills. Regardless of whether you are new to Collaborative Divorce, or are a long-time practitioner, experience the value of each professional on the team, and the strength a fully-functional and coordinated team can bring to the process. There will be ample time for role plays, video segments, small- and large-group discussions, and questions and answers.
Linda Solomon is recognized nationally and internationally as an exceptionally effective collaborative trainer. She offers a hands-on, intensive interdisciplinary training for all collaborative professionals.
Golden Community Center, Golden, CO 80401
CLE credits: 15 Regular & 2.4 Ethics Credits
This is a two-day workshop for collaborative professionals to work together to strengthen their knowledge and skills as team members. To work together on teams, we need considerable knowledge, skills, and self-awareness. The two days will include role plays, video segments, and small- and large-group discussions. There will be ample opportunity for Q & A. Ms. Solomon, a member of the IACP Training Faculty, will share her experience and many lessons learned from her work during the past decade as a Neutral Mental Health Professional in the collaborative process.
DAY ONE: DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEAM APPROACH - WHAT EACH PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTES AND HOW THE ENTIRE TEAM COORDINATES THE COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE PROCESS.
Participants will experience how each professional supports and is integrated into the process. Learn about the importance of each professional's role, especially that of the Mental Health Professional/Collaborative Divorce Facilitator (MHP/CDF). Develop strategies to support the delicate balance between neutrality and advocacy, exploring the challenges of both.
DAY TWO: CONTINUING AND APPLYING LESSONS FROM DAY ONE
Participants will have a chance to work on team concerns and develop skills to strengthen their participation with one another in collaborative matters. Ms. Solomon will address solutions to overcome challenges that occur during the Collaborative Divorce process.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AT THIS CONFERENCE
The unique roles of each team member and the advantages of forming the team at the beginning:
How the MHP/CDF enhances the collaborative process.
How to effectively structure and interact with members of your collaborative team.
How to market Collaborative Divorce as a value-added proposition
Linda Solomon is a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist, and is trained as a Mediator and Parenting Coordinator. She has been in private practice in Dallas, Texas, for over 30 years. She is actively involved in the collaborative team approach, working as a Neutral Mental Health Professional. She was instrumental in the development of the Neutral MHP Model in Texas and was a member of the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas Board of Directors.
Linda has presented training on coaching and collaborative practice nationally and internationally. She has presented at annual International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) Forums in on such diverse topics as The Role of the Neutral Mental Health Professional, Balancing Neutrality in the Process and A Comparison of the One Coach and Two Coach Team Approach. Linda, a former member of the IACP, was also part of the 2013 IACP Institute introductory training team and is a member of the IACP Training Faculty.
She is a member of the Lone Star Collaborative Training Team and serves as a mentor to other mental health professionals world-wide. She is a former board member of IACP and The Collaborative Law Institute of Texas. In addition, she has served on the planning committee for the conference several times. Linda is the proud 2015 recipient of The Gay Cox Collaborative Spirit Award in The State of Texas.
Linda continues to be committed to helping collaborative practice spread throughout the world with particular focus on the team approach. She is passionate about her profession having a clear understanding of the role on a collaborative team and helping the other professions understand how mental health professionals will contribute to the process. www.lindasolomonlpc.com
2016
Level I Collaborative Divorce Training
ALTHEA Center for Engaged Spirituality Denver, Colorado
December 9, 2016
CLE credits: 8 General and 0.6 Ethics
Faculty:
Terri Harrington, Esq. of Harrington, Brewster & Clein, P.C.
Cyndi Brewster, Esq. of Harrington, Brewster & Clein, P.C.
Ronnie Rosenbaum of Rosenbaum Associates
Deb Johnson, ChFC, CDFA of Life Transition Planners, Inc.
2015
Level I Collaborative Law Training
December 4, 2015
Confluence Ministries, Denver, CO
CLE credits: 8 General and 0.6 Ethics
Level I Collaborative Law Training
August 6, 2015
Glenwood Springs, CO
CLE credits: 8 General and 0.6 Ethics
We had our first WESTERN SLOPE training in Glenwood Springs in August 2015. Our trainees were very delighted to participate in this first level of training.