Learning from the experts is the focus of this series of interviews in which family professionals, from a wide range of expertise, talk to John Hind, Director of Compass Resolution, about the various ways they support people in conflict, to communicate and sort out matters which are important to them.
These expert interviews compliment the Compass online Divorce E Book of resources (over 120 videos, scripts, guides and templates) available to Compass clients, helping them to navigate this difficult time in their lives, reach their own agreements, stay well away from court and keep their costs to a minimum, with the help of our panel of mediation and mediation-supporting experts.
These experts including top family and civil mediators like Lisa Parkinson and Henry Brown, as well as coaches, financial, business and child experts, as well as experts in emotional support.
The interviews begin with Una Archer, psychologist, talking to John Hind about some great tips and techniques for good co-parenting communication.
In another series, she talks in some depth about the potential tricky area of introducing new partners to your children, offering a range of strategies for managing this.
Independent Financial Adviser and experienced family mediator, Tom Farrell talks about how a financial neutral expert is able to help a separated couple understand more clearly their financial situation and reach their own financial agreement, with financial expert support.
Ashley Palmer, Family mediator and psychotherapist, shares information about her fantastic new Handover book, which is receiving excellent feedback, particularly from national organisations, supporting separated parents and their children.
In another excellent interview, John Hind talks to Duncan Barnes, forensic accountant and experienced mediator about the role of a forensic accountant in supporting separating couples, exploring this from the business and non-business owners’ perspectives.
Henry Brown, one of the world’s foremost family and civil mediators discusses the benefits of his Hybrid model of mediation, especially when it comes to supporting ,high conflict personalities,.
We were also lucky enough to have Mark Jones, pension expert, talk about pensions in divorce.
This series continues to grow every month or so.
In the last interview of the current series, John Hind talks to Lisa Parkinson,one of the best known and loved of our family mediators, in this country. Lisa shares her passion about Direct Child Consultancy and explains why, in her view, it is so important, in so many mediation cases involving children, that the children should be given an opportunity to express their views.
Well, there you have it, so far. We hope that you enjoy these interviews.
To help you pick and choose the bits you are particularly interested in, with each subject, we provide time indicators for each video.
Happy watching.
John Hind- Director, Compass Resolution Ltd