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Applicants who are approved during the Vanguard Period will hold the additional title of Vanguard Fellow of the Professional Academy of Custody Experts

Since 1991 PACE has been recognized as a national professional organization that certifies qualified mental health professionals (and as of June 1, 2010, Licensed Attorneys) to practice the specialty of Parenting Coordinator. These individuals are certified to practice at the independent practice level and hold the following credential: Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™ (NCPC)

Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™ (NCPC) PACE, as a recognized professional organization, certifies qualified mental health professionals and licensed attorneys to practice the specialty of Parenting Coordinator at the independent practice level. They will hold the credential of Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™(NCPC) 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 Parenting Coordinator (PC) (normally at the behest of the Court) to arbitrate ongoing child-related disputes. The PC operates under a Court Order that spells out their coordination duties and powers. Family courts throughout the country have found that this system has helped to handle cases that had formerly overburdened the family court judicial system. What does the Parenting Coordinator do? The Parenting Coordinator works directly with the parents to help them communicate more effectively and avoid conflicts 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 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 "has satisfied the requirements for education, training, and experience, contained in PACE’S Criteria for Practice at the Independent Practice Level and is therefore recognized as a Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator." 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).

TWO Q & A SECTIONS Section 1: Frequently Asked Credentialing Questions and Section 2: Specific Questions About Parenting Coordination

PACE'S Criteria for Attorney Certification Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™ (NCPC) 1. Law degree from a university/college that is regionally accredited; 2. Licensed as an attorney in the state where they will act as a Parenting Coordinator; 3. Five years post-degree legal experience; 4. At least two years experience working with a family court; 5. A minimum of two years experience working with at least five sets of high conflict or litigating parents, providing services that have been described by various designation and job descriptions including, but not limited to: family court lawyer, child custody lawyer, parenting coordinator, family coordinator, mediator, family court mediator, certified mediator, mentor mediator, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) consultant, collaborative custody and divorce lawyer, Guardian ad Litem (GAL)in custody and visitation matters, etc. 6. PACE is seeking attorneys who as undergraduates, during law school, or after law school, have received training in mental health subjects, mediation, problem solving techniques, alternative dispute resolution, negotiation techniques, Guardian ad Litem training, etc*. that can help foster their work with high conflict parents and the children of high conflict parents. Applicants should have participated in a minimum of 24 hours of training in these subjects, of which 12 should be classified as mental health subjects. * The Committee on Certification has the authority to be flexible in accepting alternative subjects to the ones listed above. 7. The names and contact information for two colleagues who can verify the information included in this Application. The PACE Executive Operating Committee has been authorized to use a degree of flexibility in the handling of certain special situations that may arise during the application process without compromising the integrity of PACE’S Current Criteria.

FEES Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™ (NCPC) One-time application processing fee:$338  $169 during Vanguard Period-YOU SAVE $169 Annual Certification Fee: $129 Total with this Application: $298 (One-time application processing fee of $169 and first Annual Certification Fee of $129.) This covers ALL fees until your next Annual Certification Fee of $129 is due twelve months after your Approval Date. NOTE: If an applicant is NOT accepted for certification ALL fees will be promptly returned.

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73 Valley Drive, Furlong, PA 18925
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