"The Lost Art of Asking: How to Use Questions to Open Up Possibilities"
Asking good questions is a vital skill in our collaborative toolbox. We ask questions to facilitate dialogue and learn. We intend to be helpful and open, so when we get a defensive reaction, we wonder, What the heck? A perfectly reasonable request for information suddenly leads to an argument about what happened - which is a great lead-in to the Blame Game.
You think (or say) “I’m just trying to help!” (cue the exasperated tone).
In this workshop, we will learn how can we use questions to work with resistance and engage more productively with our clients and collaborative teams. We will learn what’s missing in our current negotiating model and practice how to do more asking, and less telling, to get at what is underneath resistance. You will leave the workshop with practical tools you can immediately apply to your work, and your life.
We will challenge ourselves to consider:
- What kinds of questions help defuse defensiveness?
- How to ask without telling? (Yes – it’s a thing!)
- Does it matter who does the asking?
- What judgments are hidden (or apparent!) in our questions?
- How to use questions to open up possibilities and find creative solutions.
Course: 1:00pm - 4:15pm, Zoom - link to be sent day before
Fee: Early Bird $150, after 8/18/25 $175
Presenter:
Jacinta Gallant
Course Materials will be emailed prior to the training.
FCST Credits: This program provides 3 hours of Fellows Collaborative Skills Training. Must attend entire course and complete survey to receive credit.
Attorney and Mental Health Professional Continuing Education: MCLE credit has been approved for 3 CE hours. MH CEU has been applied for by MS Powers for 3 CEU hours. Must attend entire course and complete survey to receive credit.
Scholarship - Limited scholarships available, send application requests to admin@collaborativedivorceillinois.org
Cancellations: Please send cancellation requests to admin@collaborativedivorceillinois.org. Requests received by September 4, 2025 will receive a full refund. Requests received after September 4, 2025 will not receive a refund.
"The Lost Art of Asking: How to Use Questions to Open Up Possibilities"
Asking good questions is a vital skill in our collaborative toolbox. We ask questions to facilitate dialogue and learn. We intend to be helpful and open, so when we get a defensive reaction, we wonder, What the heck? A perfectly reasonable request for information suddenly leads to an argument about what happened - which is a great lead-in to the Blame Game.
You think (or say) “I’m just trying to help!” (cue the exasperated tone).
In this workshop, we will learn how can we use questions to work with resistance and engage more productively with our clients and collaborative teams. We will learn what’s missing in our current negotiating model and practice how to do more asking, and less telling, to get at what is underneath resistance. You will leave the workshop with practical tools you can immediately apply to your work, and your life.
We will challenge ourselves to consider:
- What kinds of questions help defuse defensiveness?
- How to ask without telling? (Yes – it’s a thing!)
- Does it matter who does the asking?
- What judgments are hidden (or apparent!) in our questions?
- How to use questions to open up possibilities and find creative solutions.
Course: 1:00pm - 4:15pm, Zoom - link to be sent day before
Fee: Early Bird $150, after 8/18/25 $175
Presenter:
Jacinta Gallant
Course Materials will be emailed prior to the training.
FCST Credits: This program provides 3 hours of Fellows Collaborative Skills Training. Must attend entire course and complete survey to receive credit.
Attorney and Mental Health Professional Continuing Education: MCLE credit has been applied for 3 CE hours. MH CEU has been applied for by MS Powers for 3 CEU hours. Must attend entire course and complete survey to receive credit.
Scholarship - Limited scholarships available, send application requests to admin@collaborativedivorceillinois.org
Cancellations: Please send cancellation requests to admin@collaborativedivorceillinois.org. Requests received by September 4, 2025 will receive a full refund. Requests received after September 4, 2025 will not receive a refund.