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Evolution in Our Revolution: The Changing Role of the Mental Health Professional in Collaborative Divorce

Evolution in Our Revolution: The Changing Role of the Mental Health Professional in Collaborative Divorce by Lauren BehrmanWhen our organization, the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals (NYACP) first grew out of the New York Collaborative Law Group, and incorporated mental health and financial professionals in addition to attorneys, we were committed to changing society’s adversarial divorce culture. Yet, we also had a bigger goal in mind: to change the way people resolved conflict—not only in family settings or divorce situations, but in all situations across the world. Read More →

Training a New Generation of Collaborative Professionals

Training a New Generation of Collaborative Professionals by Lauren BehrmanEarly in May, I had the opportunity to be a trainer in NYACP’s Basic Interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce Training. My training team consists of two attorneys, MaryEllen Linnehan and Deb Wayne, and a financial neutral, Marty Blaustein, and myself as the mental health professional. Even though we’ve offered this training many times before, our team worked for a year and a half to reinvigorate it—making it more user-friendly and accessible. Read More →