We are pleased to bring you another issue of the Collaborative Connection, the electronic newsletter of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

-IACP Team

We are all passionate about Collaborative Practice, but how do you translate passion into action? We know that we can’t Collaborate alone and that any action starts with building and growing our Collaborative Communities. Do you have what it takes to be a leader in your Collaborative Community? Do you want to build and hone the skills to lead on the local, regional, and international level? What would it feel like to learn amongst peers who are facing many of the same challenges that you are? 

If this intrigues you, the IACP welcomes you to apply to our upcoming Leadership Academy, a year-long leadership development program. 

APPLICATIONS DUE MONDAY, MAY 17th, 2021 

The IACP Minimum Standards for Introductory Collaborative Practice Trainings and Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Trainings (the “Standards”) require Introductory Trainings to be conducted in person. However, shortly after communities around the world began feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the IACP adopted Temporary/Emergency Exceptions that recognized virtual trainings as meeting the Standards so long as certain requirements were met.

The IACP Trainers’ Network and Development Practice Group along with the IACP Taskforce on Virtual Introductory Trainings is inviting all trainers to a joint special session to receive feedback on the Temporary/Emergency Exceptions and on potential permanent changes to the Standards that would recognize Introductory Trainings held virtually.  

Date: Wednesday, April 7th, 2021 

Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm (PST)

Cost: FREE

The Annual Networking and Educational Forum is the largest and most preeminent gathering of Collaborative Professionals from around the world.

The 2021 Forum in San Diego promises to be another incredible opportunity for networking, education, and sharing of best practices. After a wildly successful virtual Forum last year, and a year of membership growth, our participants are eager to see each other in person again. Supporting partners and IACP members will not want to miss out on the sponsorships and events associated with this tremendous conference.

Join us for a relaxed and wide-ranging conversation with Stu Webb, widely recognized as the founder of the Collaborative movement, and Olivia Fürst, IACP Board Member and former President of the Instituto Brasileiro de Praticas Colaborativas. They will touch on many topics concerning the past, present, and future of our global Collaborative community. 

Date: Monday, April 19th, 2021

Time: 9:00 - 10:00 am (PST)

Presenters: Olivia Fürst, IACP Board Member and former President of the Instituto Brasileiro de Praticas Colaborativas, and Stu Webb, IACP Member

Pricing info: Stu and Olivia are generously offering this webinar for free to all as a fundraiser for the IACP Scholarship Fund. This fund provides scholarships and travel stipends to increase access to our annual Forum and other events. Your support makes it possible for us to include professionals who would otherwise be unable to participate, so please give as generously as you can!

Did you miss Pre-Forum Institute: Radically Rethinking Collaboration with Nancy Cameron and Victoria Smith at Forum? Or were you one of the lucky ones who took it, and you want more? This popular PFI sold out twice at the 2020 Forum, and demand was so high that these amazing trainers have agreed to produce a longer, more intensive version for us.

This workshop will turn our initial understanding of collaboration on its head and do a deep dive into the reality of conflict. We will learn the strategic use of downloading, debating, dialoguing, and presencing and applying this new way to collaborate in a challenging case study.

Required reading to be done prior to the commencement of the course: Adam Kahane, Power and Love and Collaborating with the Enemy

Homework will be assigned between sessions.

DATES & TIMES: 

April 19, 20, 26, 27, and May 19 at 10:00am - 12:30pm PDT

June 3, 2021 at 10:00am-11:30am PDT 

(Five 2.5 hour sessions and one 90 minute session for a total of 14 hours.)

The times listed above are in PDT. Check your time zone by clicking HERE.

COST:This seminar is only open to active IACP members - $800. Please log into your account before registering. 

Please note: if you need to cancel there will be a $50 administrative fee and you must request a refund by Monday, April 12th, 2021 at 9am PDT. Any cancellation requests thereafter will not be refunded. 

FACP invites ALL Collaborative Professionals to attend our conference in Tampa June 3-5, 2021, “Expanding Access to Collaborative – Meeting The Needs of Today’s Clients.”

We will focus on: meeting the needs of clients from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, incomes, ages and LGBTQ+ identification; Collaborative Process for divorce and for unmarried parents, relocation, modification, and pre and post-nuptial agreements; and embracing technology to fill the gaps that the traditional court system cannot handle.

IACP Global Partners is a group of organizations that have made a commitment to work collectively to leverage resources, spread the word, and find ways to make Collaborative Practice available around the globe. Founded in 2018, the Global Partners brings organizations together to foster the growth of the global Collaborative community.