Help!
My Client is Getting a Divorce!
with Terri Bly and Carl Arnold
PsyD, LP JD, Mediator
About the Training
Divorce presents unique challenges for therapists, requiring both legal awareness and ethical clarity. Join co-presenters Dr. Terri Bly, PsyD, LP, and Carl Arnold, JD, as they bring together the perspectives of a psychologist and a family law attorney/mediator to help therapists effectively support clients through separation and divorce.
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Learning Objectives:
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The legal process of separation and divorce.
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The roles of different professionals involved.
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How to distinguish between supporting and advocating for a client.
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Common misconceptions held by clients and therapists.
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How to guide clients without providing legal advice.
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Earn 2 pre-approved CE hours! (see below for list of pre-approvals)
Your Instructors
Carl Arnold, JD, Mediator
A family law attorney and mediator with over 20 years of experience. He has led foundational family mediation trainings, co-teaches a negotiation and mediation college course, and has served as President of the Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota. He frequently speaks at legal seminars on family law and alternative dispute resolution.
Terri Bly, PsyD, LP
A licensed clinical psychologist with extensive training in divorce mediation, high-conflict co-parenting, and collaborative divorce. Dr. Bly completed client-centered divorce mediation training at the Erickson Mediation Institute, high-conflict co-parenting training through Overcoming Barriers and William James College, and Collaborative Divorce training through the Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota. She has served as a Divorce Neutral and developed therapy programs for families experiencing post-separation resist-refuse dynamics.
Pre-approvals
MN Board of Social Work (CEP-2403)
MN BBHT for LPCs/LPCCs (2025.CE.070)
MN Board of Marriage and Family Therapy (2025-067)
MN Board of Psychology (202503.333)