Law Practice,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Feb. 22, 2019
Should lawyers and mediators also play the role of therapists?
Lawyers are not generally trained or “attuned” to addressing their client’s feelings in the same way. Instead, the typical lawyer discourages the client from becoming “too emotional” or too wedded to any particular outcome.
Jan Frankel Schau
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ADR Services, Inc.
1900 Ave of the Stars Ste 250
Los Angeles 90067
Email: jfschau@adrservices.org
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
Family therapists work to create a comfortable, safe space for their clients to express themselves. In the confines of a small office furnished with an upholstered armchair or sofa, clients are invited to express how they are feeling and encouraged to get in touch with their emotions in a way that will be useful in improving their interpersonal relationships with those with whom they hold conflicts in their family circle or beyond.
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