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Professional’s Roles<\/h1>\n

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Home<\/a> \/\/ What is CD? \/\/ Professional’s Roles<\/h2>\n

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Roles Of The Collaborative Practice Professional<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Collaborative process helps a divorcing couple achieve an effective resolution, while minimizing the negative consequences often associated with divorce. To accomplish this goal, different disciplines work together in a team, integrating the legal, emotional, and financial aspects of divorce.<\/p>\n

As a participant in the process, you have made a commitment to:<\/p>\n

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\"\" Achieve a divorce settlement agreement without litigation.
\"\" Fully and promptly disclose all relevant financial information.
\"\" Devote adequate time for participation in the process.
\"\" Resolve issues in an atmosphere of honesty, cooperation, and integrity.<\/p>\n

The composition of your Collaborative team will be structured to meet your needs. Members of your Collaborative team will assist you by performing some or all of the functions listed below.<\/p>\n

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The Collaborative Attorneys<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Each represents the best interests of the client while working within the Collaborative process. Each lawyer:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"\"\u00a0Educates and counsels the client.
\"\" Helps the client identify and assess the client\u2019s needs as well as those of the other party.
\"\" Helps the client explore realistic alternatives to meet the client\u2019s needs.
\"\" Assists the parties in managing conflict.
\"\"Helps create the Collaborative team.
\"\"Works collaboratively with the other lawyer and the team.
\"\"Serves as a case manager, unless the team includes a mediator.
\"\"Assists the parties in implementing agreements.
\"\"Has a duty to terminate the process if a client fails to adhere to the Collaborative Settlement Participation Agreement.
\"\"Rafts the settlement agreement.\u200b<\/p>\n

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The Collaborative Financial Specialist<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Collaborative divorce financial specialist, a licensed financial professional, is a neutral member of the team who may:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"\" Assess the level of financial understanding of each spouse, and educate each accordingly.
\"\" Identify financial issues specific to the case.
\"\" Help each member of the couple manage financial expectations.
\"\" Work as a neutral financial analyst, creating income and expense projections for the near and longer term.
\"\" Interpret appraisals.
\"\" Assist with the discovery process by gathering documentation of income, expenses, assets, and debts.
\"\" As a neutral, provide some or all of the services listed above for the Financial Coach.\u200b<\/p>\n

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The Collaborative Coach\/Therapist<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Each Collaborative therapist is a licensed mental health professional. Each coach is a
certified coach and mediator. Their roles in the collaborative process encompasses the
following:<\/p>\n

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\"\" Improve communication skills to minimize misunderstandings.
\"\" Improve conflict resolution skills.
\"\" Develop effective co-parenting skills.
\"\" Navigate the emotional aspects of divorce.
\"\" Draft a Parenting Plan.
\"\" Assist in creating a roadmap theough divorce and after.
\"\" Solution based guidance.<\/p>\n

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The Collaborative Case Manager<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Case Manager role is part of the coach\/therapist role and that professional acts as the case
manager throughout the entire process.<\/p>\n

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\"\" Draft agenda
\"\" Have all needed documents for team members and clients
\"\" Provide refreshments for all team meetings with clients
\"\" Minutes
\"\" Follow-ups with the team
\"\" Facilitate meetings to ensure they are as effective, productive and efficient as possible
\"\" Be the \u2018go to\u2019 person for any non-legal questions
\"\" Schedule meetings
\"\" Special requests by attorneys
\"\" Provide clients with resources<\/p>\n

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The Child Specialist<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Collaborative divorce child specialist is a licensed mental health professional. The child specialist is a neutral member of the team who helps the parents:<\/p>\n

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\"\" Focus on the needs of each child.
\"\" Hear the concerns of each child, bringing the child\u2019s voice into the process.
\"\" Understand age-appropriate developmental issues, and how these will change over time.
\"\" Explore options for appropriate parenting plans.
\"\" Be effective co-parents.<\/p>\n

The child specialist may also provide children with support and information about the divorce process.<\/p>\n

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The Collaborative Mediator<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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If there is an issue that the clients are at an impasse, an outside mediator will be brought into
the case to mediate that specific issue.<\/p>\n

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\"\" Helps the parties identify the issues they will work on during team meetings.
\"\" Facilitates communication during team meetings.
\"\" Helps the parties and attorneys decide which participants to add to the Collaborative team.
\"\" Serves as a case manager, often essential to keeping the process moving forward toward resolution.<\/p>\n

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