September 11th, 2019 5:45pm -
September 11th, 2019 7:45pm
The Darlington House • 1610 20th Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20009 •
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The Darlington House
Join DCACP for the presentation,
Power, Privilege and Entitlement: Themes That Intersect Our Work.
Presenters: Barbara Burr, J.D. and Brandes Ash, J.D.
This program will explore ways in which gender, wealth, race and culture thread through the dynamics of our Collaborative cases. How do we understand these varied forces on our clients? How do we stay mindful of our own feelings and reactions? How do we have difficult conversations – with clients and between ourselves?
5:45 – 6:30 — networking
6:30 – 7:45 — program and dinner*
*The program/dinner fee is $40. There will be a bar open where members can purchase drinks for an additional cost.
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October 16th, 2019 5:45pm -
October 16th, 2019 7:45pm
The Darlington House • 1610 20th Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20009 •
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The Darlington House
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Inheritance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Roles Inherited Wealth Can Play During Collaborative Cases
Presenters: Anne Marie Jackson, J.D. and Debora May, C.P.A.
While the law on inheritance can be crystal clear, the other reference points often drown that one out during discussions about property division and support. We will look at ways in which inherited wealth can facilitate, obstruct, or confuse a Collaborative process and even contaminate the feelings of each professional about what seems “fair and reasonable”. The frequent presence of a loud
5:45 – 6:30 — networking
6:30 – 7:45 — program and dinner*
*The program/dinner fee is $40. There will be a bar open where members can purchase drinks for an additional cost.
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November 13th, 2019 5:45pm -
November 13th, 2019 7:45pm
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The Terrible Territory of “Resist-Refuse” Dynamics in Collaborative: When
Children Push Away From Seeing A Parent
Presenters: Lisa Herrick Ph.D. and Natalie Goldberg, L.C.S.W.
The statistics are bleak regarding success rates of therapy for reunifying children
with parents they have rejected. When clients choose Collaborative, they don’t often
fit the pattern of alienating parenting, or children who have not seen a parent in
many months – or years. However, we do sometimes cope with children who are
reluctant to spend much time with one parent, and who strongly prefer the other.
These alliances are not always accepted or understood by the parents, and the
Collaborative team gets caught trying to figure out just what to do. This program
will review the literature about children who resist or refuse time with one parent,
and approaches we can take within the Collaborative process to help even these
toughest family patterns.
5:45 – 6:30 — networking
6:30 – 7:45 — program and dinner*
*The program/dinner fee is $40. There will be a bar open where members can purchase drinks for an additional cost.
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January 8th, 2020 5:45pm -
January 8th, 2020 7:45pm
The Darlington House • 1610 20th Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20009 •
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The Darlington House
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Global Options: Often the Make or Break of Resolving our Cases
Presenters: Erin Golding, J.D.
What are our options when developing global options? What factors can turn this
phase into a thinly veiled proposal-counter-proposal negotiation between
attorneys? How can we organize the development of global options in ways that
promote continued collaboration, and creativity? Our presenters will help our
community refresh and refine our approach to this phase of our work.
5:45 – 6:30 — networking
6:30 – 7:45 — program and dinner*
*The program/dinner fee is $40. There will be a bar open where members can purchase drinks for an additional cost.
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February 12th, 2020 5:45pm -
February 12th, 2020 7:45pm
The Darlington House • 1610 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009 •
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The Darlington House
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Through The Eyes of Children: Bringing In the Kids’ Voices
Presenters: Debra Nackman, Ph.D. and Carol Miller, Ph.D.
Our presenters will offer some personal experiences of children they have worked
with as Child Specialists. This program will focus not on theory, but on carrying to
our community the experience, perceptions, worries, and fantasies of children
whose families are coming apart – so that we may be more sensitive and attuned to
our clients’ children going forward.
5:45 – 6:30 — networking
6:30 – 7:45 — program and dinner*
*The program/dinner fee is $40. There will be a bar open where members can purchase drinks for an additional cost.
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March 11th, 2020 5:45pm -
March 11th, 2020 7:45pm
The Darlington House • 1610 20th Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20009 •
Get Directions Location:
The Darlington House
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A Deep Dive into Child Specialist Work: Fine Tuning Our Approaches to
Working with Both The Children and The Parents
Presenters: Sue Soler, L.C.S.W. and Natalie Goldberg, L.C.S.W.
How do our child specialists do their most effective work? Our presenters will
examine protocols for moving through each process with families in ways that
maximize the chance that parents will be able to use the feedback in useful and
sensitive ways. The program will focus not only on specific techniques with
especially challenging children, but on how to arrange and deliver the feedback to
especially challenging parental dynamics.
5:45 – 6:30 — networking
6:30 – 7:45 — program and dinner*
*The program/dinner fee is $40. There will be a bar open where members can purchase drinks for an additional cost.
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May 13th, 2020 5:45pm -
May 13th, 2020 7:45pm
The Darlington House • 1610 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009 •
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The Darlington House
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Looking into The Future of the DC Collaborative Community: Where From
Here?
Presenters: Lisa Herrick PhD will facilitate a multi-disciplinary panel of our
community members
Periodically DCACP reflects on our evolution since 2006 when we founded our
practice group. Recently, a few core members of our community either announced
their coming retirement, or already sailed off into their next chapter. Meanwhile,
fortunately, several younger, newish members have sunk roots into our community,
have jumped into responsibilities and new cases, and are steadily morphing into
being integral people in our practice group.
Reflection on growth and development can provide us with opportunities to take
pride in our accomplishments, and develop visions for our future. So this program
will give us a time to do just that. This program will be more facilitated than taught
and will encourage everyone who attends to speak up about their observations,
hopes and ideas for the coming decade of DCACP.
5:45 – 6:30 — networking
6:30 – 7:45 — program and dinner*
*The program/dinner fee is $40. There will be a bar open where members can purchase drinks for an additional cost.
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The Collaborative Project of DC links families of modest means in Washington DC with professionals who provide reduced-free or free help to resolve family disputes without going to court using the Collaborative Process. To learn more visit the Collaborative Project of DC’s website.
