Training

CLI-Sponsored Trainings

The Institute provides essential training to improve collaborative skills, including ongoing training workshops and training from international experts. The foundation for collaborative work is a required 2-day basic training course developed and presented by experienced collaborative professionals who are members of the CLI training committee. This training is presented twice a year to give new members an opportunity for basic training within a short time of joining the Institute. Past trainings on a variety of collaborative-related topics have been videotaped and are replayed annually to permit new members to have the same training experience as older members. New trainings, which may or may not be video-taped for replay, are presented annually. Training opportunities are provided throughout the year.

Training Requirements for Continued CLI Membership

Members, including supporting partners, must agree to attend “The New Collaborative Experience” (2-day basic training) during their first year of membership.

Thereafter, professional members are required to complete 12 education credits every 2 years on topics relevant to Collaborative practice. Up to 6 of those credits may be earned at substantive regional group meetings , as approved by the training committee. Trainings sponsored by groups other than CLI may qualify for CLI education credits upon approval of the training committee.

Recommended Additional Training Within One Year of Membership

Chip Rose: The Craft of Collaborative Law
Pauline Tesler: From Shallow Peace to Deep Resolution

INDEX OF CLI TRAININGS:

Click on the name of each of the following trainings for specific information on the course description, its agenda, and a profile of the trainer(s).

THE NEW COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCE (required core course)

CLI Credit: 13.25 hours – Internal 2-day training
Professional Education Credits: 13.25 hours

CHIP ROSE I: THE CRAFT OF COLLABORATIVE LAW (recommended core course)

CLI Credit: 7 hours – Internal 1-day training
Professional Education Credits: 7 hours

PAULINE TESLER: FROM SHALLOW PEACE TO DEEP RESOLUTION (recommended core course)

CLI Credit: 2.5 hours – Internal 1/2-day training
Professional Education Credits: 2.5 hours

CHIP ROSE II: ADVANCED COLLABORATIVE LAW (core course)

CLI Credit: 6 hours – Internal 1-day training
Professional Education Credits: 6 hours

BASIC SKILLS FOR COACHES & CHILD SPECIALISTS IN THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS (core course)

CLI Credit: 3 hours – Internal 1/2-day training
Professional Education Credits: 3 hours

BASIC SKILLS FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS IN THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS

CLI Credit: 3 hours – Internal 1/2-day training
Professional Education Credits: 3 hours

GAMACHE & SMITH: INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE (core course)

CLI Credit: 7.5 hours – Internal 1-day training
Professional Education Credits: 7.5 hours

LIZ FERRIS: HOW TO MARKET YOUR COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE

CLI Credit: 3 hours – Internal 1/2-day training
Professional Education Credits: none

DR. SUSAN GAMACHE: EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATION

CLI Credit: 6 hours – Internal 1-day training
Professional Education Credits: 6 hours

SHARON ELLISON: TAKING THE WAR OUT OF OUR WORDS

CLI Credit: 6.5 hours – Internal 1-day training
Professional Education Credits: 6.5 hours

DAVE MATHEWS: A MODEL FOR ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS (“RECEIVE—RESPOND—REFER”)

CLI Credit: 3 hours – Internal 1/2-day training
Professional Education Credits: 3 hours

FAUS & HUMBREE: THE NEUROSCIENCE OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE

CLI Credit: 6 hours – Internal 1-day training
Professional Education Credits: 6 hours

training fee reimbursement policy

This policy outlines the rules regarding the refund of fess paid for CLI training or other CLI sponsored events made by an individual or by a firm on behalf of an individual (both member and non-members). (1) If notice of cancellation is given at least 2 weeks prior to the event or training, the individual will receive a full refund less a $10 handling fee. The individual will receive a refund check within 3 weeks of their request in order to allow for processing and delivery time. (2) If notice of cancellation is given less than 2 weeks prior to the event or training, no refund will be given.
a. Limited exceptions may be made at the discretion of the Collaborative Law Institute. If an exception is granted, the individual will not receive a cash refund but instead will be issued a credit to a future CLI training equal or lesser value.