Membership

How much does membership cost?

The annual fee for membership in the Albuquerque Collaborative Practice Group is $150 per calendar year for attorneys and financial professionals and $75 per calendar year for mental health professionals. Fees are payable to the state-wide organization, New Mexico Collaborative Practice Group, Inc., which is a 501(c)(3) organization. Additionally, membership is required in the state- wide organization and the international organization ($100 per year). Fees are collected by the state-wide organization, who then remits part of your dues back to the Albuquerque Collaborative Practice Group, and forwards another part of your dues to the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP).

How do I join?

You can join by clicking here, then entering your information. A representative will contact you shortly after you submit your application.

Benefits of Membership

Collaborative Practice Community

  • Participate and contribute by working with other collaborative professionals and help to develop better ways to serve clients.
  • Share and expand the vision. Membership provides a framework to network and support best practices through monthly lunch meetings.

Enhance your skills as a Collaborative Professional

  • Network with knowledgeable legal, financial and mental health professionals.
  • Learn about tools, techniques and resources to help advance and improve Collaborative Practice through The Collaborative Review, a national journal, and Collaborative Connection, a national newsletter.
  • Elevate your practice and inform clients of the quality of your services by adhering to the standards of practice established by IACP.

Increase public awareness of your Collaborative Practice

  • Participate in cost-effective collaborative marketing campaigns.
  • Access comprehensive resources –information, articles, links, practice forms, public education materials, upcoming trainings and events, and more.
  • Promote the use of Collaborative Practice with your listing in the IACP Member Directory –your profile can be easily located by visitors to the website. Your member profile is a powerful way to inform them of your values, background and training.
  • Educate the public and strengthen your practice group using the professionally designed Public Education Materials.

National Resources Available through IACP (hot links to be provided)

  • The Collaborative Review – A national journal focusing on matters of interest to collaborative practitioners. Published three times per year, The Review is the only publication currently in existence that produces resources of this kind for collaborative practitioners, providing a forum for practitioners the world over.

Website resources

  • Our website, as well as those of the New Mexico Collaborative Practice Group and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals provide comprehensive resources for members.

Listing in the Member Directory

  • In the Members-Only section, you can create and update your professional profile and upload your photo. Visitors to the website can find you by searching for your name or for your practice group, or by searching in a geographic location from our local, statewide or national website.

IACP-sponsored Networking and Educational Forums

  • This year's Forum, "The Collaborative Mosaic: Growing Globally, Expanding Locally" was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Next year’s Forum will be held at the New Orleans Sheraton from October 17-19, 2008. Annual forums provide the opportunity to share successes and challenges with other collaborative professionals and keep up with trends in the industry.

Development of Standards

  • Standards for Collaborative Trainers and Trainings, Standards for Collaborative Practitioners, Principles of Collaborative Practice, and Ethical Standards for Collaborative Practitioners have been recently adopted by the IACP Board of Directors, and are now offered to our growing worldwide community. By verifying that you adhere to the IACP Standards, you let potential clients know of the quality of your services.

Marketing Materials and Merchandise

  • The world-wide public education campaign is now well underway with high-quality client brochures, 3-part mailers, and team inserts available to groups and individuals, enabling you to grow your practice. In addition to the marketing materials, the IACP has produced T-shirts, clothing, mugs, buttons with the "C" logo, and many other products with the logo which can be
    purchased at reasonable prices.