OVERVIEW

The Collaborative Law Process: How Mental Health Professionals Fit In To The Process and What They Should Know When Working With Couples Facing Divorce is organized by Florida Mental Health Counselors Association (FMHCA).

Description:
The Collaborative Law Process is a new emerging alternative dispute resolution process that most people still don't know about. The Collaborative Law Process offers a more comprehensive, humanistic, interest-based approach to families transitioning through divorce, using a multidisciplinary team of professionals. Mental Health Professionals are an integral part of the process and offer families and spouses a greater opportunity to resolve their disputes in a more comprehensive, protective, and effective way with the support of the team.

Learning Objectives:
• Attendees will be able to identify at least 3 hallmarks of the Collaborative Process that distinguish it from other divorce options in Florida.
• Attendees will be able to identify at least three ways they can be a part of the Collaborative Process.
• Attendees will be able to identify at least three ways this process benefits and protects a families/client's emotional needs and interests.