DIVORCING CLIENTS NEED SPECIAL CARE.
Be the professional they are looking for.
Become a certified divorce specialist (CDS)
Get Certified. Gain Credibilty. Grow Your Business.
In a world of consolidation, commoditization, fierce competition, and very little differentiation, there is only...
Step up & stand out.
The Certified Divorce Specialist (CDS) Training is for professionals in the legal, financial, mental health, and real estate fields who provide services for divorcing clients. CDS graduates are equipped with valuable divorce-specific information and a customized communications skillset to work with and collaborate on low and high conflict divorce cases.
This unique program will provide you the tools to overcome common obstacles most professionals experience with divorcing clients and ultimately improve the experience for all parties involved.
Divorce professionals are in high demand.
Don’t Get Lost in the Crowd.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
This CDS program is a highly involved and participatory 16-hour course. It consists of a specialized communication skills training with a focus on integrating those skills in a client-session environment. It also highlights specific legal, financial, mental health, and real estate information that are integral to the divorce process. The CDS curriculum is filled with experiential learning, including a comprehensive manual, several exercises, and time to practice your new skills. You are sure to come out of the training enlightened and empowered.
The CDS encompasses three main areas of divorce...
COMMUNICATION
Essential communication skills you need to understand and work with divorcing clients to build and maintain a productive client relationship. Helping you break through resistance and gain more cooperation.
LANGUAGE & CULTURE
How to understand the unique language and culture of the divorce process and the specific needs and wants your clients may have. From terminology to traditions, we cover a wide range of important topics all divorce professionals should know.
SYSTEMS
The holistic fundamental elements of the divorce process through its various stages, including the instrumental professionals and industries. Know whom, how and when to bring into the case to help support you and your client.
WHY BECOME A CDS?
Not having the right information or proper tools for divorcing clients will usually lead to unhappy clients, with even unhappier results. The process is already challenging enough, the last thing you want is to complicate it for you, your client and their families. Our research and first hand experience has led us to understand the main challenges professionals have when providing services to divorcing clients and that is exactly why we developed this exclusive training
- Become better equipped in assisting your divorcing clients
- Understand the legal, financial, mental health, and real estate implications in the divorce process.
- Be skillful at managing emotional states.
- Know which questions to ask and how to ask them.
- Successfully manage client expectations.
- Be seen as a divorce specialist within your industry.
- Stand out from your competition.
- Connect and build trusting relationships with other divorce industry professionals from across the country.
- Become a part of a national directory of Certified Divorce Specialists.
- Receive a discounted rate for NADP membership.
CE/CLE APPROVED CREDITS
Florida Bar Certificate of Accreditation for Continuing Legal Education
CLE Credit: General (18.5) Mental Illness (2.5) Professionalism (1.5)
Certification Credits: Marital and Family Law 18.5
CLE Reciprocity May be available in your state
CDFA (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst)
CE Credits: 16.0
WHAT CDS GRADUATES ARE SAYING...
“The Certified Divorce Specialist program is a well-developed training highlighting methods and practices best suited to improve communication between the divorce professional and the client. As someone who successfully completed the course, I have incorporated the skills learned in the training to build and improve rapport with my clients – which in turn has improved my clients’ experiences, as well as my own. I highly recommend the CDS program to any practitioner dealing with divorcing clients.”
“I wasn’t sure of what my expectations where going into this training, however, I never expected to gain such an awareness of how other professions work with divorcing families. The theories and techniques I learned will no doubt give me a new lens in which to work with my clients”
"No psychobabble here... just easy, relatable information.
The course was instructive, interactive, and
NEVER boring, thanks to the enthusiasm and creative approach
from the instructor, Liz Becker.
I highly recommend this course for those who are looking for a proven
model of communication with the added value of specific examples
that are important to a divorce professional, as well as the very useful
information regarding the legal, financial, mental health, and residential
aspects of the divorce situation."
“I had an amazing time at the CDS training in February. I would like to thank Liz Becker for a great and very intense two-day training! I learned so much from you and also met amazing group of family law attorneys, mental health and financial professionals. It was a very informative and educational training session and I truly enjoyed it! I believe I am now better equipped with great knowledge to assist my clients. Thank you, Liz, for providing such a valuable experience!”
“The CDS Training is an excellent experiential workshop that will certainly add tremendous value to anyone currently working or interested in working with divorcing clients. Expect to grow personally and professionally by participating in this well organized, top notch program”
“This left me feeling more empowered and prepared to work with divorcing clients, and honestly, ANY client!”
“This training is a MUST to be the most effective professional in the divorce process”
“This training opened my eyes to how I perceive my clients before they even speak. I have learned to step back, be non-judgmental and keep an open mind. I now have tools to speak the same language as my clients.”
“I had an awesome time at the CDS training. Liz is amazing. I learned new effective ways of communicating TO and FOR my clients. I’m excited to put all the great knowledge into my Real Estate business.”
“I feel totally inspired & motivated to start implementing some of the communication strategies we learned”
"I took the CDS® training in NYC and learned a tremendous amount about communicating with divorcing clients. It taught me how to be aware of various communication styles, and how to best deal with clients and prospects who may not have the same communication style, personality, or ways of looking at things as I do. One of the most rewarding areas of the training was the session on information gathering and precision questioning. I have used the skills I learned both with divorcing and non-divorcing clients, and it has enhanced my practice. Liz Becker is a force of nature and brought knowledge, enthusiasm and energy to 2 days of intense training. I highly recommend the CDS® to anyone who wants to bring their practice with divorcing clients to the next level."
"Working with divorcing clients, or those considering divorce, is like going on a journey with someone during one of the most complex (and intense) experiences of their lifetime. From not only the very real and life changing legal and financial issues, but the less tangible emotional, psychological and behavioral aspects—this process is wrought with uncertainty, unpredictability and many mixed emotions. A lot of information and many implications to consider and organize.
The CDS training was sensitive to all of these intersecting variables and addressed many of the pieces one has to understand to be fluid with this work.
Communication is key- as this training, and Liz’s expert focus, highlights. The depth and breadth of knowledge obtained from this program was invaluable, especially in a reasonable amount of time. It’s hard to get away for trainings, even the best of them, but this one was well worth it, including the overall experience.
I highly recommend it, and the CDS credential, if you work with divorcing (or separating) people in almost any capacity. Very insightful and enlightening."
"The communications skills taught are invaluable and helped me connect with any client who comes through my door, making our time together so much more effective. I highly recommend this course for any divorce professional who wants to up their game and serve their clients better. Plus, it's just a really fun few days!"
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CDS® SENIOR TRAINER
Liz Becker
President & Co-Founder of the NADP
Liz Becker is President & Co-founder of the National Association of Divorce Professionals and Senior Trainer of the CDS Program. Liz is also a Licensed NLP Master Practitioner, Communications Skills Coach & Trainer, and has more than a decade experience in working with both divorcing clients and the professionals who serve them. Having worked in the divorce industry for many years, she has a keen sense in detecting specific issues that create obstacles for all parties involved in the process. Whether she was conducting NLP Certification Trainings, Co-parenting workshops, or speaking at conferences, Liz has always found great reward in educating people how to communicate more effectively and achieve positive change both personally and professionally.
Assistant Trainers will include Legal, Financial & Real Estate Professionals.
When it comes to your practice, there is no better investment than in yourself.
STEP 1
REGISTER FOR AN UPCOMING CDS TRAINING
STEP 2
UPON COMPLETION OF COURSE TAKE THE CDS ONLINE ASSESSMENT
STEP 3
START USING YOUR NEW SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CDS DESIGNATION TO SET YOURSELF APART FROM THE REST
CDS REQUIREMENTS
Upon completion of the 16-hour Certifed Divorce Specialist course, you must pass the online CDS program assessment with a grade of 75% or higher to receive the CDS designation. After completing the training and passing the assessment, in order to maintain your designation you must pay a $95 reinstatement fee annually and are required to submit 10 hours of divorce-specific continuing education every two years.
ONLINE LIVE CDS TRAINING
To accommodate the needs of our students, we have scheduled the CDS Training to be held Live Online. The 16-hour program is broken down into 3 days from 9:00 -4:00 pm or 10:00 - 5:00 PM EST daily. There are several short breaks and one lunch break. All content is delivered live, in real-time. Although this program is remote, it is still an experiential training with participant involvement and several exercises throughout.
CDS CORPORATE TRAINING
In a highly competitive market, professionals from various industries including legal, financial, real estate, health and wellness, are choosing to specialize in the divorce arena. As a result, companies from across the country understand the need to educate their staff so they are better equipped to attract and effectively serve divorcing clients. CDS Certified Trainers are available to facilitate private corporate trainings of all sizes.
For more information contact [email protected]
CONNECT. COMMUNICATE. COLLABORATE
The National Association of Divorce Professionals unites all legal, financial, mental health and real estate professionals who touch on the divorce process. Through a business-2-business platform, NADP members, locally and nationally, come together in a powerful way to get connected, get educated and get noticed.
The NADP’s mission is to make a positive impact on the divorce process through a community of high-achieving professionals, including CDS graduates. NADP meetings are approved for CDS CE credits.