The goal of the collaborative process is to help individuals to work successfully within the collaborative law structure to achieve a positive resolution that minimizes the negative economic, social, and emotional consequences that people often experience in the traditional adversarial separation and divorce process.
In order to accomplish this goal, the Family Professional and other collaborative team professionals work together as a team to integrate the legal, emotional, and financial aspects of separation/divorce.
As a Family Professional, Pam works with clients and other collaborative team members to:
Identify and prioritize the concerns of each person.
Facilitate effective communication between the clients.
Work collaboratively with the clients, their lawyers and other involved professionals to enhance communication and reduce misunderstandings.
Direct the clients’ best efforts towards keeping the collaborative process moving towards resolution.
Develop effective co-parenting skills as required.
Develop parenting plans as required.
With a background in both Children’s Mental Health and Inpatient and Outpatient Psychiatry, Pam’s expertise is often used in the role of Child Specialist in the process of a Collaborative negotiation. Pam can bring valuable input to parents and their Mediator or Legal Counsel by interviewing the child/ren and providing verbal feedback to parents regarding their child/ren’s needs within the context of the divorce and the child’s own unique personality, coping style, and understanding of how their family is changing. In this role, Pam provides concrete information to parents in order to assist them in the development or implementation of their parenting plan.
