Attachment, Divorce, and Client Management
Family law attorneys often work within client relationships that are emotionally demanding and psychologically complex. Divorce represents a major attachment loss, even when spouses are committed to remaining amicable and collaborative; as a result, the process of divorce can reactivate unresolved or early attachment injuries. Internalized models of relationships exert a powerful influence on our behavior throughout the lifespan. When your clients reenact long-standing maladaptive patterns in their relationships with you, they inadvertently harm your working alliance and undermine your ability to be an effective advocate. Using a combination of scientific presentation, clinical videotape, and experiential exercises, this training gives you the necessary tools to work with your most challenging clients. The presentation reviews the science of relationship; explains why early relational patterns remain durable and powerfully influential throughout adulthood; describes how these patterns can disrupt or sabotage your goals for legal representation; and identifies how you can re-establish an effective attorney-client relationship during and after disruption. Principles of deliberate practice and advanced skill acquisition are integrated throughout the seminar, so that you can identify the problematic relational patterns that undermine effective client representation and transform your capacity to work effectively in complex interpersonal contexts.
PROGRAM FACULTY:
Dr. Dana Baerger received her J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1993 and her Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1999. In 2000, she established her private psychotherapy practice in order to specialize in complex trauma and developmental posttraumatic stress. In addition to providing direct patient care, Dr. Baerger maintains an active teaching schedule, training both attorneys and mental health clinicians. She is known to be a dynamic speaker who is genuinely invested in her audience’s learning experience. Additional information about Dr. Baerger can be found at https://www.drbaerger.com/.
TIME:
This is an 8-hour training, given in two separate 4-hour blocks; the blocks consist of either morning or afternoon sessions. Times will be specified when a training opens for registration.
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM in Central Time (U.S. and Canada)
1:00 AM – 5:00 PM in Central Time (U.S. and Canada)
DATES:
This training is given several times throughout the year to both general audiences and private groups. For information on when the next training will open for registration, please check this space or email info@greenwoodstreet.com
LOCATION:
This will be a live presentation accessed via Zoom from your home or office. In order to participate, you will need a reliable Internet connection and a computer. This training typically includes clinical videotape and case material; please ensure that you have access to a private location from which to join.
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) CREDIT:
CLE requirements vary by state. This training is given several times throughout the year to participants from multiple states, as well as to private groups practicing within a single state. When a training opens for registration, information will be provided regarding the state(s) in which participants will be eligible for CLE credit. For more information on CLE credit, or to discuss the possibility of offering this training to a private group practicing within a single state, please email info@greenwoodstreet.com.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
For participants cancelling more than 14 days before a course begins, we will refund your course fee, less an administrative fee of 10% of the course fee.
For participants cancelling within 14 days prior to a course’s start date, we do not provide refunds, but we will provide a credit equal to the course fee, less an administrative fee of 10% of the course fee. This credit may be applied to any other Greenwood course that begins at least 36 months after your cancellation date.
For participants choosing to withdraw from a course after the course begins, no refunds or credits are provided.
Contact info@greenwoodstreet.com to request a refund or credit.
