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Monthly Member Meeting Wednesday, May 10, 2023 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Children, Anxiety and Divorce: Helping Children Build Resilience and Manage Worry. Presented by: Bonnie Zucker, PhD This presentation will focus on understanding anxiety in children and teens whose families are going through the divorce process. We will review the symptoms and presentation of anxiety, specifically common worries and separation fears, parental factors that affect anxiety in children, and how professionals dealing with divorce can best support children. Participants will become familiar with strategies to help children and their parents address anxiety that may surface during difficult changes in the family. We will take a look at protective factors and what builds resiliency and confidence in children facing divorce. Please note: This meeting will be conducted by Zoom. Please contact the DCACP Adminstrator at DCACP.office@gmail.com for more meeting information. Kindly submit an RSVP below to record your attendance. Read More

Monthly Member Meeting Wednesday, March 8, 2023 6:30 – 8:00 PM 5:45 – 6:30 PM Pre-Meeting Social The Paradigm Shift: You know it when you see it. Presented by Barbara Burr and Rebecca Shankman Justice Potter Stewart once struggled to accurately describe pornography, and giving up, proclaimed that “I know it when I see it.” Likewise, the Paradigm Shift can be hard to define. But we are quick to recognize when we don’t see it (in others, that is)! Elusive though a definition may be, the Paradigm Shift may just be the thing that distinguishes a masterful Collaborative professional. This program will delve into a deep understanding of just what is the paradigm shift and, importantly, how do we successfully make that shift – in our heads, in our hearts and in our practice. Please note: This meeting will be in-person. Kindly submit your ticket purchase below to record your attendance. Read More

Monthly Member Meeting Wednesday, September 13, 2023 6:00 – 6:30 PM Pre-Meeting Social 6:30 – 8:00 PM Member Meeting Update on the Success of the Ongoing Social Media Campaign in 2023 and Aspirational Plans for 2024 and Beyond! Presented by Patrice Garver, PhD, Darcy Shoop, and Sarah Zimmerman with participation by the Socialistics Team We are nearing the 1-year mark of the Social Media Campaign sponsored by DCACP, CDRP and CPNV! Patrice, Darcy, and Sarah will provide an overview of the Campaign and its successes. The presentation will be interactive, and Members will be encouraged to engage with and ask questions of the Socialistics Team and the presenters – with the goal of our membership having a deeper understanding of the Campaign, its goals, and our aspirational plans to continue the Campaign into 2024 and beyond. We hope you’ll join us for drinks and catching up at 6:00 PM! Dinner will be 6:30 – 8:00 PM. Please note: This meeting will be in-person. Kindly submit your ticket purchase below to record your attendance. Read More

Monthly Member Meeting Wednesday, February 8, 2023 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Tell Me Your Story: The Role and Power of Our Clients’ Narratives Presented by Natalie Goldberg, LCSW, LICSW, LCSW-C and Sue Soler, LCSW-C, LICSW All clients come to the Collaborative process with a narrative. It’s through their narrative that they make sense of what’s happened in their lives, their relationships and the divorce. In this program, we’ll explore how those narratives play a significant role in how our clients view the process, the professionals, their partner and the resolution. How they are, in fact, another reference point for our clients. We will discuss the purpose of narratives, what informs narratives, and why it is important for us to understand and integrate narratives into our work and process with clients. Finally, we will explore frameworks and tools available to the professionals as we work with each other and our clients on getting to resolution using narratives as a main reference point. Please note: This meeting will be conducted by Zoom. Please contact the DCACP Adminstrator at DCACP.office@gmail.com for more meeting information. Kindly submit an RSVP below to record your attendance. Read More

Monthly Member Meeting Wednesday, January 11, 2023 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Supporting Adults and Children When New Partners Enter the Picture After Separation/Divorce Presented by Karen S. Bonnell In many of the families we work with, a parent’s new romantic partner is part of the picture, or parents anticipate dating in the future as they move through the divorce process. Karen Bonnell, a mental health professional (retired) with over 40 years of experience working with families as a therapist, divorce/co-parent coach and mediator will join us to answer some of our most pressing questions. Today, Karen helps parents Divorce Well – prepare their children for two-home family life, Co-Parent Strong – strengthen their co-parenting skills, and Step-Wise – assist with how to successfully introduce kiddos to a new romantic partner and integrate a new adult into two-home family life – best practices while moving toward stepfamily. Karen will speak to so many of the issues we have all wondered about: How does growth and development play into a child’s readiness to integrate a new adult into their sense of family? How do we help parents and the person their dating to understand the axiom that “the slower we go, the faster we’ll get there”? Help parents see, anticipate and manage the “five stepfamily challenges” that begin during the dating phase – for example, discipline. Help parents appreciate the impact of dating on their co-parenting relationship, how to discuss dating with a co-parent, and how to prevent the risk of children falling into painful loyalty binds; important considerations when developing a parenting plan that supports next-time family. Help parents begin to imagine the purpose of forming a constructive parenting coalition where all the adults communicate and work together on behalf of the kiddos… huge impact post-decree. Please note: This meeting will be conducted by Zoom. Please contact the DCACP Adminstrator at DCACP.office@gmail.com for more meeting information. Kindly submit an RSVP below to record your attendance. Read More

Monthly Member Meeting Wednesday, November 9, 2022 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Introducing the DMV Social Media Campaign Please note: This meeting will be conducted by Zoom. Please contact the DCACP Adminstrator at DCACP.office@gmail.com for more meeting information. Kindly submit an RSVP below to record your attendance. Read More

Monthly Member Meeting Wednesday, October 12, 2022 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Raising Happy Rainbows: LGBTQ+ Youth in Divorcing Families Presented by Amy Cannava, Ed.S., NCSP The vast majority of LGBTQIA+ youth are born to heterosexual parents. This often leaves even the most well-meaning parents unsure of where to turn for needed affirming medical and socio-emotional supports. Parents may not always see eye-to-eye on how to best support their children and that can lead to marital conflict. Therefore, divorce professionals need to be informed about the development of sexuality and gender identity, the coming out process, the impact of affirmation, disproportionate risk facts of queer and trans youth, and family dynamics. This presentation will arm attorneys, financial neutrals and mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to better advocate for their adult clients AND the children they are raising. Please note: This meeting will be conducted by Zoom. Please contact the DCACP Adminstrator at DCACP.office@gmail.com for more meeting information. Kindly submit an RSVP below to record your attendance. Read More

Monthly Member Meeting Wednesday, September 14, 2022 5:45 PM – 8:00 PM Presentation begins at 6:30 PM. Raising Happy Rainbows: LGBTQ+ Youth in Divorcing Families Presented by Amy Cannava, Ed.S., NCSP The vast majority of LGBTQIA+ youth are born to heterosexual parents. This often leaves even the most well-meaning parents unsure of where to turn for needed affirming medical and socio-emotional supports. Parents may not always see eye-to-eye on how to best support their children and that can lead to marital conflict. Therefore, divorce professionals need to be informed about the development of sexuality and gender identity, the coming out process, the impact of affirmation, disproportionate risk facts of queer and trans youth, and family dynamics. This presentation will arm attorneys, financial neutrals and mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to better advocate for their adult clients AND the children they are raising. Read More