Sanford Cassel, (Mental Health Professional)
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I work as both a child specialist and a collaborative coach. I am committed to helping children, adolescents and adults clarify, and remove, impediments to realizing their own dreams and desires. I am also committed to the collaborative goal of helping each family member feel heard and respected, regardless of age or status. I feel this is most effectively accomplished through developing each person's own effective voice, and through advocating for his/her interests, and the interests of his/her family as a whole, within the collaborative team.
Collaborative Services
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Professional Activities
CURRENT:
Member of the Collaborative Practice Training Institute
PRIOR:
Past Co-President of the Collaborative Professionals of Richmond (2 year term: 2011-2012)
Collaborative Practice Training
| Year | Course Title | Instructor | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic/ Introductory Collaborative Law or Interdisciplinary Collaborative Team Training. | |||
| 2008 | Full-Team Core Interdisciplinary Training | Phoenix Collaborative Team | 20 |
| 30-Hr Interest-Based Negotiation & Mediation Skills | |||
| 2010 | Facilitative Mediation for Custody and Visitation Cases | Nancy Siford, JD | 10 |
| 2009 | Professional Mediation Skills | Ervin Mast, LCSW | 20 |
| Additional 15 hours Intermediate/ Advanced interest-based negotiation, communication skills, collaborative, or basic professional coach training | |||
| 2010 | IACP 11th Annual Conference | Numerous | 5 |
| 2009 | VaCP 2nd Annual Conference | Numerous | 5 |
| 2009 | Collaborative Boot Camp | Lisa Herrick and Jamie Lapin, Co-Chairs | 6.5 |
| Annual 4 hours collaborative continuing education (basic, intermediate, or advanced) | |||
| 2023 | Introductory Collaborative Practice Training | I was presenter with other CPTI trainers | 15 |
| 2022 | Understanding Full Disclosure and Transparency | CPR: Stephanie Smith | 1 |
| 2022 | Trauma Conference:The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel van der Kolk | 12 |
| 2022 | Overview of the Financial Panel's Neutral Role in Collaborative Cases | CPR Financial Neutrals | 1 |
| 2021 | Stigmas: Gaining More Awareness of What We Might Not Know | CPR: Annette Graham, Barbara Picard and Lynne Einhaus | 1 |
| 2021 | Helping Divorcing Families Manage the Collaborative Process with Special Needs Children | CPR: Kristen Carlton of Eli’s Village | 1 |
| 2021 | Creating a Child-Focused Parenting Plan | Lisa Herrick and Barbara Burr | 4 |
| 2020 | What's IACP got to do with it? | Chris Farish | 1 |
| 2020 | Things to Consider in Handling Multi-Nationals Family Law Cases and Cases with International Aspects | CPR: Melissa Kucinski | 1 |
| 2020 | Managing Healthcare Expenses in Retirement | CPR: Tyler Dove, NorthBank Partners | 1 |
| 2020 | Collaborative Success Stories | CPR: I was presenter | 1 |
| 2019 | What's IACP Got To Do With It? | Chris Farish, JD | .5 |
| 2019 | Collaborative Boot Camp: An Experiential Day of Refining Skills and Deepening Team Cohesion (12th 11-11-19) | Barbara Burr, JD & Lisa Herrick, PhD | 5.5 |
| 2019 | Behavioral Finances | CPR: Susan Buniva & Sandy Cassel | 1 |
| 2018 | VA Legislative and Case Law Update (11th VaCP) 11-12-18 | Christopher Macturk, JD | 1 |
| 2018 | UCLA Panel: What’s In It For Me? (11th VaCP) 11-12-18 | Del. David Toscano; Robert Merlin, PA; Teresa Cole, JD; and Cathleen Rea, PhD | 1.25 |
| 2018 | The Complicated Marriage of Family Law & Estate Planning and Estate Law | Scott Stovall, Esq | 1 |
| 2018 | Support Redux: Navigating the New Tax Laws and the Emotional Challenges They Create for Spouses (and Teams) (11th VaCP) 11-12-18 | Sanford Cassel, PhD; Frank Morrison, JD; Gigi Robson, CPA, CDFA; and Paul Smollar, JD | 3.25 |
| 2018 | Protecting Ourselves & Our Clients from Identity Theft | Bryant Harrison | 1 |
| 2018 | Parenting Plans: More Than Dates on a Calendar | Sanford Cassel, Hon. Frank W. Rogers, III, Kristen Konrad Johnstone, Cheryl Watson Smith & Thomas P. Walk | 3.5 |
| 2018 | Mindfulness Presentation | Susan Warner | 1 |
| 2018 | Love Yourself First: Top 10 Financial Planning Tips | Jennifer Berdell | 1 |
| 2018 | Lo Bono Case Conference | I facilitated | 1 |
| 2018 | Intersection of the Property Settlement Agreement & the Parenting Plan, Part 2 | I presented with Mary Owens, Will Fitzhugh, Annelise Petry | 1 |
| 2017 | Creating the Conditions for Growth As We Help Our Clients Navigate Separation and Divorce | Lisa Herrick and Kate Scharff | 6 |
| 2016 | VaCP 9th Annual Meeting-Client Science for Collaborative Professionals | Marjorie Aaron | 6.5 |
| 2016 | CPTI Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Training | CPTI, including myself | 14 |
| 2015 | VaCP 8th Annual Meeting-Building Your Collaborative Practice; VA Case Law Legislative Update; Information Security | Mike Fancher; Chris MacTurk; Sharon Nelson & Joh Sinek | 4.5 |
| 2015 | Collaborative Practice 3-day Training | AOC, including myself | 21 |
| 2015 | CPTI Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice Training | CPTI, including myself | 14 |
| 2014 | VaCP 7th Annual Meeting-Adult Attachment Style During Separation and Divorce | Yuval Berger and Lisa Alexander | 6 |
| 2014 | Collaborative Divorce Three-Day Team Training | CPTI, including myself | 21 |
| 2013 | Interest-based Nagotiations from a Neuroscience Context | CPTI, including myself | 6 |
| 2013 | Full-Team Core Interdisciplinary Training | CPTI, including myself | 20 |
| 2013 | Collaborative Divorce Three Day Team Training | CPTI, including myself | 21 |
| 2012 | Updates on Collaborative Protocols | Paul Smollar, Jan White & Susan M. Butler | 1.5 |
| 2012 | Roadblocks to Financial Resolutions in Collaborative Cases | Debora E. May, Gigi Robson & Lonnie Broussard | 1 |
| 2012 | Collaborative Roadshow: How to talk about Collaborative Practice to Anyone | Numerous Northern VA Collaborative Professionals | 3 |
| 2012 | Collaborative Conversations on Support | CPTI | 6 |
| 2012 | Challenges in the Collaborative Process | Dana Cogan, Marie Donlan & Viola Vaughan-Eden | 2 |
| 2011 | Preventing Real Property Pitfalls in Divorce | Kelly Lise Murray | 2 |
| 2011 | Navigating Emotional Currents: Delving Beneath the Surface of the Collaborative Process | CPTI: Lisa Herrick & Kate Scharff | 3 |
| 2011 | Full-Team Core Interdisciplinary Training | CMG Team, including myself | 20 |