PACE, as a nationally recognized mental health professional organization since 1991, certifies qualified mental health professionals to practice nationally the mental health specialties of Custody Evaluator and/or Parenting Coordinator at the independent practice level. They hold the credentials of: Nationally Certified Custody Evaluators™ (NCCE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinators™ (NCPC)

If you are a Registered Custody Evaluator (R.C.E.) there is a special Grandparenting Period in effect for you until April 30, 2010 concerning being credentialed as: Nationally Certified Custody Evaluators™ (NCCE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinators™ (NCPC) CLICK HERE

If you are a licensed mental health professional seeking information about being credentialed as: Nationally Certified Custody Evaluators™ (NCCE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinators™ (NCPC) CLICK HERE

Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ (NCCE) PACE, as a nationally recognized professional organization, certifies qualified custody evaluators to practice nationally the mental health specialty of Custody Evaluator at the independent practice level. They will hold the credential of Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ (NCCE) This certification provides custody evaluators with a certification to perform their custody work throughout the United States. Members will have a document to verify their certification. The certification document is a license-sized certificate (8” X 5”) with special built-in security characteristics. It contains all of the relevant information and attests to the fact that the named recipient is “Certified to practice as a Custody Evaluator at the independent practice level in all states and territories of the United States of America.” Additionally, court personnel and prospective clients will be invited to visit a new website, being developed as both a Registry and also to enhance the credibility and stature of the Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ (NCCE).

Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinators™ (NCPC) PACE, as a nationally recognized professional organization, now certifies qualified mental health professionals to practice nationally the mental health specialty of Parenting Coordinator at the independent practice level. They hold the credential of Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™(NCCE) What is a Parenting Coordinator? The use of Parenting Coordinators is a relatively new intervention to manage high-conflict custody cases. Parents retain and compensate a clinician to arbitrate ongoing child-related disputes either by private agreement or by Court Order. That clinician then becomes the Parenting Coordinator. What does the Parenting Coordinator do? The Parenting Coordinator works directly with the parents to help them communicate more effectively and avoid conflict about child-related issues. Parents who are constantly in court about child-related issues (such as a holiday visitation schedule or the sharing of information about a child’s academic or medical developments) might benefit from opinions and guidance to help make communication more effective. In addition, the parenting coordinator mediates issues, and when the parents are unable to agree, the parenting coordinator is often given the power to arbitrate what the result should be. Ultimately, the court has the final say over child custody and visitation issues, but a Parenting Coordinator can drastically reduce the need to go to court and therefore reduce conflict for the children in families involved in such disputes. Members will have a certification document to verify their credential. The certification document is a license-sized certificate (8” X 5”) with special built-in security characteristics. It contains all of the relevant information and attests to the fact that the named recipient is “Certified to practice as a Parenting Coordinator at the independent practice level in all states and territories of the United States of America.” Additionally, court personnel and prospective clients will be invited to visit a new website, being developed as both a Registry and also to enhance the credibility and stature of the Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™(NCPC).

Criteria for Certification Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ (NCCE) Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™ (NCPC) 1. Currently licensed by a State Board of Examiners to practice a mental health specialty at the independent practice level or certified by a recognized professional organization that certifies its members to practice a mental health specialty at the independent practice level; and 2. Doctoral or Masters Degree in a mental health specialty from a university/college that is regionally accredited; and3A. Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™(NCCE) A minimum of two years custody evaluation experience, during which the applicant has independently conducted a minimum of five comprehensive custody evaluations; and 3B. Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™(NCPC) A minimum of two years experience working at a professional level with at least five sets of high conflict or litigating parents. 4. Two Endorsement Memos. 5. Renewal occurs every twelve months. Six contact hours of continuing education courses relevant to Custody Evaluator and/or Parenting Coordinator is required for renewal.

New Seminar Scheduled for June 11, 12 & 13, 2010 King of Prussia, PA CUSTODY EVALUATION TRAINING SEMINAR FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS [ CLICK HERE FOR FULL INFORMATION ]

FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ONLY! Village Publishing is offering a free Information Pack (over 3000 pages) that contains custody evaluation articles and reports. [CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION PACK]

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Contact Form DR. BARRY BRICKLIN Dr. Barry Bricklin is a nationally - known child custody expert with more than 30 years experience as a custody evaluator, expert witness, and consultant for hundreds of parents and attorneys involved in custody disputes. Through his books and articles, test development, custody evaluations, and consulting work he has been involved in custody cases in every state and territory in the United States as well as 10 other countries. There is a Contact Form on his site where you can ask him questions. [CLICK HERE]

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE FRYE STANDARD, THE FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE, AND THE DAUBERT CRITERIA WHEN YOU GO TO COURT THE ADMISSABILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY, INCLUDING TESTIMONY ON SCIENCE, BY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Barry Bricklin, Ph.D. and Gail Elliot, Ph.D. Please Note: Any mental health professional who testifies in court will find helpful pointers in this paper. But it is also important that you, the mental health professional, request that your attorney read it. Many of the action steps required to make your testimony more effective will need to be initiated by your attorney. Abstract: Following a discussion of the Frye Standard, the relevant Federal Rules of Evidence, the Daubert opinion and dicta, as well as expert testimony by mental health professionals, this paper specifically addresses how The Perception-of-Relationships Test (PORT) and Bricklin Perceptual Scales (BPS) meet the criteria for admissibility of scientific evidence by demonstrating the following: Both tests are testable and have been tested, with a combined database of 3,880 subjects. The tests have been published and peer-reviewed. They have a known error rate, and the predictive accuracy of the tests ranges between 88 and 92 percent agreement between test-based assertions and a wide range of validating criteria. A study found the tests to be the most widely used custody tests for children in the country, indicating that they have found general acceptance. Many test manual updates plus current revisions of the manuals have provided test users with information to maximize reliability and validity of the tests. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE 21 PAGE ARTICLE   Village Publishing 73 Valley Drive Furlong, PA 18925 800-553-7678  800-633-7223 www.vp411.com COPYRIGHT MAY, 2009  THIS PAPER MAY BE FREELY COPIED OR TRANSMITTED BY ANY APPROPRIATE MEANS AVAILABLE.

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