Resolution has re-developed its Collaborative Foundation training opening it up to lawyers, financial and therapeutic professionals. To support this, the programme is led by trainers from a mix of professions to promote the ethos of the ‘collaborative team’ and using the interdisciplinary model from the start of your practice.
Collaborative practice focuses on resolving clients’ family disputes efficiently and constructively via a round-table meeting process. This model allows clients and lawyers to focus on the best outcomes for all concerned and brings in neutral advisers to help and support the family.
Practising as a collaborative professional demands different skills than those of ‘traditional’ practice, not least working with your colleagues and with both clients together. Our training programme introduces the essential skills to start practising collaboratively and gives you the opportunity to try these out in a safe space. We help you understand the collaborative model and advise you on how to set up collaborative cases.
Course content
- Essential skills, the collaborative divorce process, legal information, putting skills into practice, and how to build your collaborative business.
- Understanding the psychodynamics of the couple relationship
- Family separation and the effect/s for children and young people
- Working collaboratively with financial advisers, family consultants and other neutrals – including how to find them
- Participation Agreement, anchor statements and collaborative documents
- Exploring solutions and avoiding positions
- How to cost a collaborative case and work cost effectively
- Marketing
Learning objectives
- Qualification as a collaborative practitioner upon successful completion of the course
- A good grounding in the process of collaborative practice within England and Wales
- Through role play exercises, demonstrations and other small group exercises, an understanding of the skills required to work as a collaborative practitioner in an accomplished way.
Important information about the course
- Bookings from YRes members are encouraged; there is no minimum PQE required for this course.
- This course is exclusively for current Resolution members
- You are required to have undertaken Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding training within the last two years. This reflects the critical importance Resolution believes should be accorded to this subject.
- Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding courses are available to book with Resolution and other providers if you have not completed training in the last two years. If you are not able to book and attend a course before the collaborative training starts, please do get in touch with us.
- We would recommend that you do not book travel or accommodation until we have written to you to confirm that there are sufficient delegates for the course to run. We will give you as much notice as possible. Numbers are limited on this course and places will be offered on a first come, first served basis.
Delegate feedback
“It really started a re-education within me as to how I want my future cases to map out, and what is best for my clients at the end of the day. I don’t think I have attended such an in-depth and beneficial course before. It has made me want to become a better solicitor and a better sounding board for my clients. It has also, on a personal level, made me want to resolve the unresolved conflict that exists between my husband and his ex-wife. Why must my stepdaughters have to live with that forever? The answer is they don’t, and I have some power in changing that.”
“The speakers were clearly passionate about Collab and this really came through and was inspiring and motivating”.
“I am very thankful to Resolution for putting this course on in the manner that they did. I and my practice have benefitted hugely.”
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Booking agreement
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Please note: From time to time, Resolution carries out randomised checks as to accuracy of information provided by applicants.
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