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End of Year Social Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Come celebrate the end of DCACP’s Collaborative year and connect with your Collaborative colleagues at this in-person event! Details to come! Read More

Without a Crystal Ball? Uh Oh…. How Do We Accurately Predict a Successful Collaborative Case? Screening; Setting Expectations; Seeing Beyond the Clients’ Presentation of their Case Presented by: Lisa Herrick, PhD and Rebecca Shankman, Esquire Wednesday, November 13, 2024 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Sometimes we think clients are delightful and the case will be “easy,” but then we are taken by surprise when we start hitting bumps, resistance, non-compliance, and resentment – from one client – or YIKES – from both! Other cases appear challenging from the start, we buckle up and create a strong team…yet the challenges become so impossible we find ourselves questioning our own judgement in agreeing with those clients to follow a Collaborative model. This program will look at techniques and approaches we could include in our screening of new cases and new clients to make the path forward a bit more predictable. We will also discuss the role of setting expectations with clients at the start, and then at different steps throughout the process in the effort to avoid some of the deadlocks, and push-backs, we ultimately have to navigate. When is it time to “call it?” To advise a client to terminate, or to discuss with our teammates the dreaded option of withdrawing? Tune in for THAT discussion in January! 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

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End of Year Holiday Party A Joint Celebration Between CDRP and DCACP! Members and their guests of the Collaborative Dispute Resolution Professionals and the DC Academy of Collaborative Professionals are invited to gather and celebrate the end of the year together! Read More

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, September 11, 2024 6:00 – 6:30 PM Pre-Meeting Social 6:30 – 8:00 PM Member Meeting Welcome back from the Summer! Come mingle and reconnect with your Collaborative colleagues! Read More