Dr. Friedrich Schwarzinger

Many Collaborative practitioners believe that controversial confrontation in a Collaborative meeting must be avoided, but such avoidance of controversy can often lead to other difficulties. Rather than a permanent state of ?harmonized? communication, confrontation between the clients, as well as the practitioners, can be beneficial. Collaborative professionals should ask: has there been enough confrontation in the dialogue? If not, it may be useful to promote it and complete what is missing! Controversial conversations can often meet the needs of clients in ways that permanent ?harmony? cannot.