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On January 23, 2019, Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan presented her credentials to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and began her duties as U.S. Ambassador to Ghana. (Official U.S. Embassy Ghana photo by Courage Ahiati)
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THERAPISTS: 50% Savings During Grandfathering Period!
Join hundreds of your colleagues who have been granted approval as Nationally Certified Custody Evaluators™ (NCCE) or National Certified Parenting Coordinators™ (NCPC).
NOTE: The Grandfathering Period is still in effect
CLICK TO VERIFY
73 Valley Drive, Furlong, PA 18925
FamilyCourtCredentials@gmail.com
THE SITE YOU ARE VISITING IS
FOR
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
SEEKING CREDENTIALING
INFORMATION
If you are a
LICENSED ATTORNEY
CLICK HERE FOR THE
ATTORNEY CERTIFICATION SITE
Since 1991 PACE has been recognized as a national mental health professional organization. PACE certifies qualified mental health professionals to practice the specialties of Custody Evaluator and/or Parenting Coordinator. These individuals hold the following credentials:
Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™ (NCPC)
PACE, as a recognized professional organization, certifies qualified mental health professionals to practice the mental health specialty of Parenting Coordinator. 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 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 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 two documents to verify their certification. One is a license-sized certificate (8” X 5”) with special built-in security characteristics and the other is a full-sized certificate for your office. They both contain all of the relevant information and attest to the fact that the named recipient "has satisfied the requirements for education, training, and experience, contained in PACE’S Criteria 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).
CLICK ON THE NAME ABOVE TO VISIT
Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ (NCCE)
PACE, as a recognized professional organization, certifies qualified custody evaluators to practice the mental health specialty of Custody Evaluator. They will hold the credential of Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ (NCCE).
Members will have two documents to verify their certification. One is a license-sized certificate (8” X 5”) with special built-in security characteristics and the other is a full-sized certificate for your office. They both contain all of the relevant information and attest to the fact that the named recipient "has satisfied the requirements for education, training, and experience, contained in PACE’S Criteria and is therefore recognized as a Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator."
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).
CLICK ON THE NAME ABOVE TO VISIT
There is a link to our in-depth Question & Answer Section
near the bottom of this site
"Fill-in & Send"
Thirty-Seven (37) Minute APPLICATION
Professional Academy of Custody Experts
Criteria for Certification
A. Doctoral or Masters Degree in a mental health specialty from a university/college that is regionally accredited; and
B. Only ONE of the following three choices (B-1 or B-2 or B-3) is required:
B-1. Currently licensed by a State Board of Examiners to practice a mental health specialty at the independent practice level or;
B-2. Member of a recognized mental health professional association that has published relevant standards of practice for a mental health specialty or;
B-3. Minimum of two years experience working with a family court system; and
C-1. If applying for 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
C-2. If applying for 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, providing services that have been described by various designations, including, but not limited to: parenting coordinator, family coordinator, mediator, reunification therapist, couples therapist, facilitator, etc. In general, we are seeking professionals who have experience working with men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers who are involved in high conflict relationships with each other.
D. Two names (with contact information) of colleagues (mental health professionals, attorneys, judges, etc.) who we can contact to validate the information that you have submitted on your application.
ASSOCIATE CREDENTIAL: If you meet all criteria above EXCEPT either C-1 or C-2 you can apply for Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator Associate (NCCE-A) and/or Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator Associate (NCPC-A). You will enjoy all of the rights and privileges and will automatically be elevated to the full credential as soon as you complete the experience listed at C-1 or C-2
The 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 the Current Criteria.
FEES
Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™ (NCPC)
One-time application processing fee:$338 $169 during Grandfathering 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.
The fees are the same for the “Associate” credential.
Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ ™ (NCCE)
One-time application processing fee: $338 $169 during Grandfathering 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.
The fees are the same for the “Associate” credential.
BOTH CREDENTIALS AT THE SAME TIME:
Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™(NCCE)
and
Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™(NCPC)
ADD UP THE TOTAL FEES FOR NCPC and NCCE FROM ABOVE AND
DEDUCT A SAVINGS OF $101
$298 + 298 = $596 Now deduct $101. Your total for the two Certifications is $495.
(This covers ALL fees until the next Annual Certification Fees of $129 are due twelve months after your Approval Dates.)
NOTE: If an applicant is NOT accepted for certification ALL fees will be promptly returned.
The fees are the same if one or both credentials are for “Associate” status.
“Fill-in & Send”
Thirty-Seven (37) Minute
APPLICATION
As of today Thursday, November 10, 2011 ,
we are operating on a
TEN DAY TURN-AROUND SCHEDULE*
Your Certificates should be in the mail to
you within ten days after the receipt of
your application.
*This is based on our ACTUAL turn-around
time for the last 30 days.
The Final Word…
I talk to mental health professionals every day---social workers, counselors, psychologists, etc. Here are some of their questions---and my answers.
What does it cost?
$298 covers EVERYTHING for the first year. That’s made up of $169 application processing fee and $129 for the first full year certification dues. Then it will cost $129 per year. The annual fee of $129 will never change for you as long as you stay certified. (Yes, it may go up for new applicants, but NEVER for you!) We think that it’s only fair that the early applicants should reap some special benefits for their early loyalty. Also, if your application is not approved you get the $298 promptly refunded.
What do I get?
You get two certificates---one licensed-sized and one full size for your office. You will be added to a directory where court personnel and the public will go to find out about NCCE’s and NCPC’s. You’ll get discounts on seminars, publications, and testing instruments. Most important, you’ll have the ability to add an income producing certification to your practice, (I won’t even discuss the positive implications of adding a national title to your name.)
How long does it take?
It takes less than 45 minutes to fill out the application. (You push the SEND button and we have it five seconds later.) Ten days from then you’ll have your certificates and welcoming materials.
Questions? Call Howard at 800-633-PACE (7223) or email me at howard@vp411.com
Regards,
Howard/PACE ADMINISTRATOR
“Let us help you “quick start” your practice!”
HERE’S SOMETHING TERRIFIC THAT WE LEARNED BY ACCIDENT AND ARE NOW OFFERING TO EVERY NEW APPLICANT---IT’S ALREADY INCLUDED AS PART OF THE CERTIFICATION PACKAGE.
About six months ago, one of our new “approvals” asked us to send a letter to three family court judges telling them about her new credentials.
We did and…WOW, she actually got business from all three. We’ve done this a number of times since then and the results have always made us smile… so we’ve decided to make this a standing offer for every applicant.
Send us a list of judges, attorneys, etc. (up to a dozen) and we’ll send them a personal letter telling them about your new credentialing. It’s easy…it works…and the price is right---FREE!
Regards,
Howard
PS: I think it works because of the dynamics of hearing from a neutral third party.
BRAND NEW!
We’ve started sending Press Releases to local publications for each new approved credential.
“Fill-in & Send”
Thirty-Seven (37) Minute
APPLICATION
Section 1: Specific Questions About Parenting Coordination
and
Section 2: What is a Custody Evaluator?
and
Section 3: Frequently Asked Credentialing Questions
CLICK HERE
“Fill-in & Send”
Thirty-Seven (37) Minute
APPLICATION
73 Valley Drive, Furlong, PA 18925
FamilyCourtCredentials@gmail.com
QUESTIONS? 800-633-PACE (7223) or FamilyCourtCredentials@gmail.com
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We watched as he went from room to room to be credentialed and to rehearse for the Golden Globes. Each time he passed us, he smiled that friendly inviting smile of his until we finally got up the nerve to talk to him. Then he chatted with us for a few moments, autographed our passes, and hugged us goodbye. It was glorious!
This photo appeared in the Bulletin, Number 12, July 17 to 31, 1989. The text was:
"Visit shows different systems
Dr Silvia Terzl’s visit to the University of Newcastle illustrates the differences between the Italian Academic credentialing system and our own.
Silvia holds a Laurea in the University of Rome and a Specialisation in the University of Naples.
She is presently studying at the University of Rome for a post-graduate award titled Dottorato Di Ricerca (Research Doctor).
Dr Terzi’s involvement in this advanced program of study and her success in being granted a scholarship, led to her taking up an appointment as Visiting Lecturer in Statistics.
The conditions of the Dottorato Di Ricerca program entitle a student to further his or her research at an overseas University for six months.
When Dr Terzi considered institutions which fitted her particular discipline – time series analysis – she at first looked at universities in the United States and the United Kingdom. She discovered a book on time series analysis written by Senior Lecturer in Statistics, Barry Quinn, and this prompted her to see a visiting research position in the Department of Statistics.
Until Next December Dr Terzi will carry out collaborative research with Dr Quinn and other academics and conduct some seminars on time series analysts, discipline which has relevance with a number of areas such as economics, engineering and geophysics.
Unfortunately, the workload they will carry out will not allow Dr Terzi much opportunity to travel to many parts of Australia. Nonetheless, she will visit Canberra to do research at the Australia National University."
This image was scanned from a photograph in the University's historical photographic collection held by Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
If you have any information about this photograph, or would like a higher resolution copy, please contact us or leave a comment.
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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Subject: Animal Evacuations In A Post-Katrina World
KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY / LOUISIANA’S FIRST ANIMAL EVACUATIONS, POST-KATRINA
Dear Kinship Circle Primary,
Please except our apologies for the lack of alerts in recent weeks. We were in New Orleans from 8/27 to 9/1, assisting with animal evacuations after Hurricane Gustav. We’ve continued to manage volunteers, working with MuttShack Animal Rescue on post-Gustav issues -- and are on standby to help animals in Hurricane Ike, if necessary. Gratefully, hurricane season won’t last much longer...so we can resume animal advocacy alerts! Kinship Circle
9/10/08: Hurricane Gustav - Photo Log
It was surreal. We shifted from awards mode to action mode as Hurricane Gustav loomed behind the Katrina Animal Memorial 8/29/08 in New Orleans. When Humane Society of Louisiana's magical day ended, Kinship Circle set-up a volunteer intake table to assist MuttShack Animal Rescue for the evacuation of pets with their people. The Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) implemented a system for animal evacuations -- that did not exist during Katrina. Photos courtesy of Kinship Circle.
Kinship Circle receives a Pioneer Spirit Award for its work in the Gulf Coast.
Jeff Dorson, executive director, Humane Society of Louisiana and host of the Katrina Animal Memorial 2008.
===========================
Louisiana Animal Evacuations In A Post-Katrina World
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HURRICANE GUSTAV ANIMAL EVACUATIONS
August 28-31, 2008: Kinship Circle volunteers joined other LSART partner organizations/individuals to work at pre-designated sites where people could evacuate with their animals from 12 coastal parishes.
MUTTSHACK AND KINSHIP CIRCLE
MuttShack Animal Rescue -- on the ground pre-Gustav to help in many capacities -- enlisted Kinship Circle to coordinate volunteers. MuttShack provided animal transport trucks and helped Parish Pickup Points (PPPs) before/during evacuations. Kinship Circle commends MuttShack for its professionalism and dedication to animals during disasters.
Volunteers associated with Kinship Circle (pre/post-Gustav) include: Cheri Deatsch, Kim Lea, Adrienne DeArmas, Kim Johnson, Robyn Urman, Teri Meier, Sandy Lynn, Kylie Shafferkoetter, Ghen Dennis, Sarah Rose, Lisa Roussel, Tracie Dawson, June Towler, Joanne Greene, Debby Osburn, Jim York, Kristy McShan, Sandi Corrado, Jeanne Develle... This list is by no means inclusive. We are grateful to ALL who committed their time and energy to the most innocent disaster victims -- the animals.
LOUISIANA STATE ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM (LSART)
LSART is an organization that includes governmental agencies, veterinarians, animal control officers, humane organizations, and citizen volunteers with an interest in animal well-being related to emergencies or disasters.
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
We’re a network of independent volunteers who communicate during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims. Kinship Circle may work directly at disaster sites or in conjunction with other groups. We also provide news and updates during disasters.
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters
===========================
Union Station, Loyola Street, New Orleans
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This Shitzu pup reminded me so much of my Lhasa Apso Mandy, I became fast friends with her mom. Evacuees appreciated comforting words and smiles.
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle
At PPPs, we tagged animals with numbered bands that matched wristbands worn by their people -- in case they became separated, as happened to stranded animals after Katrina. After detailed paperwork, evacuees boarded buses with small animals on their laps. Large animals traveled in airline carriers on climate-controlled trucks. Animals and people went to a "Mega Shelter" in Shreveport, Louisiana, where they stayed side by side.
Animals under 15 pounds (exotics, cats, small dogs) could ride with their people on buses. We let as many of the little guys as possible evacuate on familiar laps. (I’m fairly certain some weighed over 15 pounds).
This burly New Orleans police officer (right) brought in his Shitzu and bunny rabbit, Teddy! We also registered an iguana, several birds, and some residents with eight or more cats (who mostly traveled on laps and burrowed inside carriers...so no cat photos).
First responders, such as the police officer above, evacuated their companion animals while they remained on the ground for Gustav. During intake, some evacuees recalled fur kids lost to Katrina, when officials refused to let them board buses or helicopters with their animals.
This resident was so sad to separate from his dogs, especially Ms. Prissy, he cried in our arms as we assured him they’d reunite at the shelter.
===========================
An Empty City On The Eve Of A Hurricane
===========================
5:00pm on Sunday, 8/31/08 -- With Gustav imminent, we registered stragglers. Rosemarie Jarreau’s family arrived late with 10 dogs to band and register. All buses had left and a final Amtrac train waited for them at Union Station.
Rosemarie Jarreau and her son Devontay Jenkins hug their puppies at an emergency pet evacuation center before boarding the last Amtrac train to depart New Orleans, Louisiana, enroute to Memphis, Tennessee, August 31, 2008, after a mandatory evacuation was ordered ahead of Hurricane Gustav.
news.aol.ca/article/no-pets-left-behind-in-new-orleans-ev...
HOUR-54: Parish pickup points open. Volunteers report for duty.
HOUR-30: Contra-flow begins. Police control flow of traffic out of city only.
Only credentialed responders can enter.
HOUR-12: All volunteers evacuate. Can load animals until H-12
Kinship Circle's Cheri Deatsch and Kim Lea joined Brenda and her husband Grady to help city-assisted evacuees with animals -- working alongside LSU students, EARS, ARNO, LSPCA, Humane Society of Missouri. HSUS dropped by after we'd wrapped operations, to photograph some animals...
===========================
No Animals Left Behind?
===========================
Gustav made landfall as a Grade 3 hurricane on Monday, 9/1/08. WERE ANIMALS LEFT BEHIND? There are always gaps in a first-time system. While we didn't see the hundreds of thousands of animals who suffered after Katrina, phone calls flowed in about animals confined in homes, tethered in backyards, or seen roaming. A week after evacuations in harder-hit southeastern Louisiana animals were seen hungry, wandering...some dead. What went wrong?
Mainly, it seems, there was a communication discrepancy between Parish Emergency Planners and citizens within their communities.
At Parish Pickup Points, only volunteers registering animals asked: “Did you leave any animals behind?” It was suggested that volunteers ask people-only evacuees the same question.
Finally, the complexity of instructions regarding animal evacuations may have overwhelmed some. Animal caretakers were told to bring carriers and vaccinated animals (with veterinary papers). In fact, animals were placed in donated cardboard carriers or mesh "pet purses" to sit atop laps on buses. Larger animals traveled inside airline carriers. If some issues had been better clarified, more evacuees might have arrived with their animals.
===========================
Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network was enlisted to coordinate volunteers for Gustav/Ike evacuations and aftermath. DONATIONS are greatly appreciated to help cover our nationwide communications.
DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 nonprofit animal advocacy organization.
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In a first, members of the 2023 Pacific Northwest Annual Conference Session took time to recognize the gifts and witness of credentialed lay ministers (CLM's, Hispanic lay ministers, home missioners, deaconesses) and licensed local pastors. Photos by Patrick Scriven, PNW Conference.
Polo Match- Barn Workshop- Military Veteran Fundraiser
Aug 12-13th Bettendorf IA, Quad Cities Area
This workshop is a fund raiser for Operation Horses and Heroes, a 501(c)(3) and will take place at the Quad Cities Polo Club and surrounding area on August 12 and 13th, The tour will consist of premium access to photograph the horses before and during the polo match on Saturday afternoon, a group dinner, an overnight stay in a local hotel and a barn or horse barn photographic workshop inside three barns the next morning.
The price for this workshop is $100 and is entirely tax deductible as Keith and Tony are donating all their fees to the not-for-profit and the gate for the match has been waived. The fee covers admission to the polo field and the guided barn workshop the next day. The only out of pocket will be gas and tolls, dinner and the hotel room that will be reserved for you. We will spend a maximum of 1 hour at each barn, giving time to shoot and get individual instruction. We will suggest and help arrange carpooling. The group would be capped at 20 people.
Upon registration you will receive the exact location, parking instructions, photography gear recommendations, and any other vital information to make this a fun, comfortable learning experience. Since this is the first time for the Polo Field hosting such an event, and the first time photographing here, we don’t have any good photos of what you can expect. However, imagine the polo match, riders in colorful silks, horses braided with colorful ribbons, and the match itself with horses flexing, and straining, showing off their power and flexibility. Then Sunday morning we’ll offer exclusive entrance to private barns near the polo grounds with all of it’s textures, and patterns, livestock, fencing, and so many other artful opportunities.
Operation Horses and Heroes is a 501(c)(3) Not-for-profit organization dedicated to provide healing and wellbeing to military veterans and active duty suffering from the effects of PTSD, and other traumatic brain injuries through the proven concept of Equestrian Psychotherapy. It is not horseback riding lessons, in fact it is rare if any of the participants in the program actually mount a horse. It’s more about providing our veterans with a scenario requiring them to work with the horse to accomplish a task under the watchful eye of a highly trained and credentialed Equine Psychotherapist. Using cues from the horse the therapist can establish “tells” about the veteran and use that information to help them understand their PTSD and provide ways to cope with it, or work through it in everyday life situations.
OHH is not funded by any government organization and relies entirely on donations, volunteers, and the support of everyday people like you. We have so far successfully held our 3 and 4 day programs in various locations around the US without it costing our dedicated military men and women any money. It’s bad enough some of them have to take off work, or use precious vacation days for the program, however it works and it vital to healing in the family especially. For more information on Operation Horse and Heroes visit www.operationhorsesandheroes.org or search for them on face book.
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From: Kinship Circle - kinshipcircle [at] accessus.net
Date: Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Subject: Animal Evacuations In A Post-Katrina World
KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY / LOUISIANA’S FIRST ANIMAL EVACUATIONS, POST-KATRINA
Dear Kinship Circle Primary,
Please except our apologies for the lack of alerts in recent weeks. We were in New Orleans from 8/27 to 9/1, assisting with animal evacuations after Hurricane Gustav. We’ve continued to manage volunteers, working with MuttShack Animal Rescue on post-Gustav issues -- and are on standby to help animals in Hurricane Ike, if necessary. Gratefully, hurricane season won’t last much longer...so we can resume animal advocacy alerts! Kinship Circle
9/10/08: Hurricane Gustav - Photo Log
It was surreal. We shifted from awards mode to action mode as Hurricane Gustav loomed behind the Katrina Animal Memorial 8/29/08 in New Orleans. When Humane Society of Louisiana's magical day ended, Kinship Circle set-up a volunteer intake table to assist MuttShack Animal Rescue for the evacuation of pets with their people. The Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) implemented a system for animal evacuations -- that did not exist during Katrina. Photos courtesy of Kinship Circle.
Kinship Circle receives a Pioneer Spirit Award for its work in the Gulf Coast.
Jeff Dorson, executive director, Humane Society of Louisiana and host of the Katrina Animal Memorial 2008.
===========================
Louisiana Animal Evacuations In A Post-Katrina World
===========================
HURRICANE GUSTAV ANIMAL EVACUATIONS
August 28-31, 2008: Kinship Circle volunteers joined other LSART partner organizations/individuals to work at pre-designated sites where people could evacuate with their animals from 12 coastal parishes.
MUTTSHACK AND KINSHIP CIRCLE
MuttShack Animal Rescue -- on the ground pre-Gustav to help in many capacities -- enlisted Kinship Circle to coordinate volunteers. MuttShack provided animal transport trucks and helped Parish Pickup Points (PPPs) before/during evacuations. Kinship Circle commends MuttShack for its professionalism and dedication to animals during disasters.
Volunteers associated with Kinship Circle (pre/post-Gustav) include: Cheri Deatsch, Kim Lea, Adrienne DeArmas, Kim Johnson, Robyn Urman, Teri Meier, Sandy Lynn, Kylie Shafferkoetter, Ghen Dennis, Sarah Rose, Lisa Roussel, Tracie Dawson, June Towler, Joanne Greene, Debby Osburn, Jim York, Kristy McShan, Sandi Corrado, Jeanne Develle... This list is by no means inclusive. We are grateful to ALL who committed their time and energy to the most innocent disaster victims -- the animals.
LOUISIANA STATE ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM (LSART)
LSART is an organization that includes governmental agencies, veterinarians, animal control officers, humane organizations, and citizen volunteers with an interest in animal well-being related to emergencies or disasters.
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
We’re a network of independent volunteers who communicate during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims. Kinship Circle may work directly at disaster sites or in conjunction with other groups. We also provide news and updates during disasters.
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters
===========================
Union Station, Loyola Street, New Orleans
===========================
This Shitzu pup reminded me so much of my Lhasa Apso Mandy, I became fast friends with her mom. Evacuees appreciated comforting words and smiles.
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle
At PPPs, we tagged animals with numbered bands that matched wristbands worn by their people -- in case they became separated, as happened to stranded animals after Katrina. After detailed paperwork, evacuees boarded buses with small animals on their laps. Large animals traveled in airline carriers on climate-controlled trucks. Animals and people went to a "Mega Shelter" in Shreveport, Louisiana, where they stayed side by side.
Animals under 15 pounds (exotics, cats, small dogs) could ride with their people on buses. We let as many of the little guys as possible evacuate on familiar laps. (I’m fairly certain some weighed over 15 pounds).
This burly New Orleans police officer (right) brought in his Shitzu and bunny rabbit, Teddy! We also registered an iguana, several birds, and some residents with eight or more cats (who mostly traveled on laps and burrowed inside carriers...so no cat photos).
First responders, such as the police officer above, evacuated their companion animals while they remained on the ground for Gustav. During intake, some evacuees recalled fur kids lost to Katrina, when officials refused to let them board buses or helicopters with their animals.
This resident was so sad to separate from his dogs, especially Ms. Prissy, he cried in our arms as we assured him they’d reunite at the shelter.
===========================
An Empty City On The Eve Of A Hurricane
===========================
5:00pm on Sunday, 8/31/08 -- With Gustav imminent, we registered stragglers. Rosemarie Jarreau’s family arrived late with 10 dogs to band and register. All buses had left and a final Amtrac train waited for them at Union Station.
Rosemarie Jarreau and her son Devontay Jenkins hug their puppies at an emergency pet evacuation center before boarding the last Amtrac train to depart New Orleans, Louisiana, enroute to Memphis, Tennessee, August 31, 2008, after a mandatory evacuation was ordered ahead of Hurricane Gustav.
news.aol.ca/article/no-pets-left-behind-in-new-orleans-ev...
HOUR-54: Parish pickup points open. Volunteers report for duty.
HOUR-30: Contra-flow begins. Police control flow of traffic out of city only.
Only credentialed responders can enter.
HOUR-12: All volunteers evacuate. Can load animals until H-12
Kinship Circle's Cheri Deatsch and Kim Lea joined Brenda and her husband Grady to help city-assisted evacuees with animals -- working alongside LSU students, EARS, ARNO, LSPCA, Humane Society of Missouri. HSUS dropped by after we'd wrapped operations, to photograph some animals...
===========================
No Animals Left Behind?
===========================
Gustav made landfall as a Grade 3 hurricane on Monday, 9/1/08. WERE ANIMALS LEFT BEHIND? There are always gaps in a first-time system. While we didn't see the hundreds of thousands of animals who suffered after Katrina, phone calls flowed in about animals confined in homes, tethered in backyards, or seen roaming. A week after evacuations in harder-hit southeastern Louisiana animals were seen hungry, wandering...some dead. What went wrong?
Mainly, it seems, there was a communication discrepancy between Parish Emergency Planners and citizens within their communities.
At Parish Pickup Points, only volunteers registering animals asked: “Did you leave any animals behind?” It was suggested that volunteers ask people-only evacuees the same question.
Finally, the complexity of instructions regarding animal evacuations may have overwhelmed some. Animal caretakers were told to bring carriers and vaccinated animals (with veterinary papers). In fact, animals were placed in donated cardboard carriers or mesh "pet purses" to sit atop laps on buses. Larger animals traveled inside airline carriers. If some issues had been better clarified, more evacuees might have arrived with their animals.
===========================
Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network was enlisted to coordinate volunteers for Gustav/Ike evacuations and aftermath. DONATIONS are greatly appreciated to help cover our nationwide communications.
DONATE ONLINE: www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/
DONATE BY MAIL: Kinship Circle * 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. * St. Louis, MO 63130
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April 5, 2013
Can colleges and universities effectively pursue massive online learning while maintaining their core academic missions? Issues surrounding the quality of courses, their cost effectiveness, student learning outcomes, credentialing, and equal access to education have provoked a spirited and evolving international debate. Penn President Amy Gutmann moderated the 2013 David and Lyn Silfen University Forum, welcoming New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist Thomas Friedman, The Honorable Martha J. Kanter, under secretary, U.S. Department of Education, and Brit Kirwan, chancellor, University of Maryland System.
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Recreation has many health benefits, and, accordingly, Therapeutic Recreation has been developed to take advantage of this effect. The National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) is the nationally recognized credentialing organization for the profession of Therapeutic Recreation. Professionals in the field of Therapeutic Recreation who are certified by the NCTRC are called "Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists".
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For the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the larger homeland security enterprise, the coming years hold the potential for significant change. While broad shifts in the structure or mission of the homeland security enterprise are unlikely, there are a number of specific areas in which tangible advances can be made. These include cyber threat information sharing, enterprise screening and credentialing, border security intelligence and information sharing, and investment planning and execution. Yet in order for needed progress to occur on these issues, policymakers and planners must have a clear vision for the future and an understanding of desired strategic outcomes. To offer perspectives on the complex systems dynamics of the homeland security enterprise, CSIS is collaborating with MITRE, operator of the DHS’s Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HS SEDI) FFRDC, to characterize key crosscutting homeland security enterprise missions and frame transformational outcomes for the Department. You are invited to an on-the-record conference on October 30, 2012 in order to foster a dialogue regarding strategic visions for the homeland security enterprise in these areas and explore how these visions might be implemented.
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April 5, 2013
Can colleges and universities effectively pursue massive online learning while maintaining their core academic missions? Issues surrounding the quality of courses, their cost effectiveness, student learning outcomes, credentialing, and equal access to education have provoked a spirited and evolving international debate. Penn President Amy Gutmann moderated the 2013 David and Lyn Silfen University Forum, welcoming New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist Thomas Friedman, The Honorable Martha J. Kanter, under secretary, U.S. Department of Education, and Brit Kirwan, chancellor, University of Maryland System.
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April 24, 2015 an NBA Western Conference Playoff game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Governor Charlie Baker and Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders highlighted the vital role recovery coaches can play in long-term treatment efforts for people struggling with addiction during an event at Beverly Hospital today showcasing the hospital’s emergency department recovery coach program. Governor Baker recently filed legislation to create a commission to review and make recommendations regarding the standards that should govern recovery coaches, including whether recovery coaches should be credentialed and required to register with a board.
Please go to Emergency/Disaster Relief in Haiti: Animal Rescue & Animal-Friendly Resources to find out how you can help with Haitian animal rescue/disaster relief efforts.
The above photo is excerpted from the following Kinship Circle alert.
Photo caoption & credits: 1/22/10 - Children huddle with a dog in makeshift tents, after Haiti's earthquake. Among the 150,000 "owned" and stray dogs in Port-au-Prince, the Ministry of Agriculture estimates that 70% of "owned" dogs are vaccinated against rabies. The line blurs between street dogs and those with caretakers, as all dogs roam and scavenge for food. (c) WSPA/IFAW
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From: Kinship Circle - info [at] kinshipcircle.org
Date: Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 8:20 PM
Subject: Hearts For Haiti: Survivors Need Us Now!
1/25/10 - KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
Hearts For Haiti: Animal And Human Survivors Need Us Now!
Photos reflect early assessment efforts in Haiti right now that help animal teams form a comprehensive emergency response plan. As part of that plan, a mobile veterinary clinic is en route to help the people and animals of Haiti. (c) WSPA/IFAW, leading ARCH on the ground in Haiti.
Kinship Circle has assembled an expert team -- with ground assets including a veterinarian, vet tech, paramedic, ACO, FEMA certifications, technical and large animal rescue, search and rescue... Kinship Circle's team is on standby, for deployment under ARCH as needed.
Though already over-budget, Kinship Circle has pledged time, people, and resources to Haiti animal relief. Please help us be there for them...
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HEARTS FOR HAITI: An American Dining Relief Benefit
Launched By Bravo TV's Top Chef Contestant
Hollywood, Florida -- Haitian-born Ron Duprat of Bravo's hit series "Top Chef" has teamed up with three fellow contestants -- Mattin Noblia, Hector Santiago and Michael Voltagggio -- to welcome other fine chefs nationwide in an all-chef Relief Benefit on St. Valentine's Day for his native land.
ON FEBRUARY 14, 2010: Participating chefs and restaurants will donate a percentage of their receipts to Hearts for Haiti: An American Dining Relief Benefit. Donated funds will be divided between Hollywood Unites For Haiti and Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid. On-the-ground relief efforts will receive 100% of donated funds.
"Chefs always care," Duprat says. "I hope chefs across the country will join us in this heartfelt effort for Haiti. One hundred percent of their donations will go directly to Haitian relief efforts for both people and animals. It's a win-win for everyone."
"Animals suffer in disasters just as people do," says Kinship Circle president Brenda Shoss. "They are frightened, alone, injured and without food. Our organization has united with animal welfare groups worldwide under the banner Animal Relief Coalition of Haiti (ARCH) to offer direct rescue and veterinary care, as well as long term vaccinations and measures to prevent disease outbreak such as rabies and leptospirosis."
CHARITABLE BENEFICIARIES:
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID, a major partner in the Animal Relief Coalition of Haiti (ARCH), is a nonprofit that mobilizes volunteers, supplies and resources for animal victims through its network of trained responders in the U.S. and Canada. Kinship Circle works in agreement with local agencies or other NGOs to deploy teams of highly trained and credentialed animal responders for assessment, search and rescue, and emergency sheltering aid.
HOLLYWOOD UNITES FOR HAITI, founded in 2008 by Jimmy Jean Louis, star of NBC's hit series, "Heroes," is a charitable non-profit that focuses on enriching the lives of Haitian children. HUFH has partnered with the non-profit Pan American Development Fund to send supplies into Haiti from its border warehouse. Mr. Louis is PADF's Goodwill Ambassador for Haiti's Children program and celebrity spokesperson for the joint relief effort.
** To become a participating chef or dine at a participating restaurant, call 415-461-9300 or visit www.chefronduprat.com **
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(c) WSPA/IFAW, leading ARCH on the ground in Haiti
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Kinship Circle / 7380 Kingsbury Blvd. / St. Louis, MO 63130
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Scenes From The Field In Haiti -- Assessment Underway, 1/22 - 1/24/10...
1/24/10 - Dr Juan Carlos Murillo, WSPA's longest serving disaster management veterinary officer and an ARCH team member in Port-au-Prince, checks the state of this dog's health and treats any lesions. Dr. Murillo says, "The animal was as normal as can be expected for a dog who survives day by day. Our friend 'Lucky' really honors his name as another survivor of Haiti's earthquake." (c) WSPA/IFAW; photographer: Tomas Stargardter
1/22/10 - Children huddle with a dog in makeshift tents, after Haiti's earthquake. Among the 150,000 "owned" and stray dogs in Port-au-Prince, the Ministry of Agriculture estimates that 70% of "owned" dogs are vaccinated against rabies. The line blurs between street dogs and those with caretakers, as all dogs roam and scavenge for food. (c) WSPA/IFAW
LT PHOTO: 1/24/10 - A man holds a chicken in Port-au-Prince. In Haiti, confined animals such as pigs and chickens are in more danger, due to lack of feed and damaged housing. Goats, cows, horses and donkeys, who graze only and do not require feed, live in fields away from structures. Haitian farming commonly occurs in backyards. RT PHOTO: A dog walks through rubble and fire. (c) WSPA/IFAW; photographers: Tomas Stargardter, Michael Booth
Kinship Circle is a member of the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti which is jointly led by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).
Animal welfare organizations formed the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH) so that we could work together to bring aid to as many animals, and in as short a time, as possible. At present, ARCH partners include: International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW); World Society for Protection of Animals; American Humane Association; Best Friends Animal Society; RSPCA (UK); In Defense of Animals; American Veterinary Medical Association; American Veterinary Medical Foundation; Antigua and Barbuda Humane Society; ASPCA; United Animal Nations; Kinship Circle; One Voice; Swiss Animal Protection; Palo Alto Humane Society (PAHS); People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA); Finnish Federation for Animal Welfare Associations; Animal Welfare Care Foundation (AMCF)
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On January 23, 2019, Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan presented her credentials to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and began her duties as U.S. Ambassador to Ghana. (Official U.S. Embassy Ghana photo by Courage Ahiati)
On January 23, 2019, Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan presented her credentials to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and began her duties as U.S. Ambassador to Ghana. (Official U.S. Embassy Ghana photo by Courage Ahiati)
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Date: Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Subject: Animal Evacuations In A Post-Katrina World
KINSHIP CIRCLE PRIMARY / LOUISIANA’S FIRST ANIMAL EVACUATIONS, POST-KATRINA
Dear Kinship Circle Primary,
Please except our apologies for the lack of alerts in recent weeks. We were in New Orleans from 8/27 to 9/1, assisting with animal evacuations after Hurricane Gustav. We’ve continued to manage volunteers, working with MuttShack Animal Rescue on post-Gustav issues -- and are on standby to help animals in Hurricane Ike, if necessary. Gratefully, hurricane season won’t last much longer...so we can resume animal advocacy alerts! Kinship Circle
9/10/08: Hurricane Gustav - Photo Log
It was surreal. We shifted from awards mode to action mode as Hurricane Gustav loomed behind the Katrina Animal Memorial 8/29/08 in New Orleans. When Humane Society of Louisiana's magical day ended, Kinship Circle set-up a volunteer intake table to assist MuttShack Animal Rescue for the evacuation of pets with their people. The Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) implemented a system for animal evacuations -- that did not exist during Katrina. Photos courtesy of Kinship Circle.
Kinship Circle receives a Pioneer Spirit Award for its work in the Gulf Coast.
Jeff Dorson, executive director, Humane Society of Louisiana and host of the Katrina Animal Memorial 2008.
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Louisiana Animal Evacuations In A Post-Katrina World
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HURRICANE GUSTAV ANIMAL EVACUATIONS
August 28-31, 2008: Kinship Circle volunteers joined other LSART partner organizations/individuals to work at pre-designated sites where people could evacuate with their animals from 12 coastal parishes.
MUTTSHACK AND KINSHIP CIRCLE
MuttShack Animal Rescue -- on the ground pre-Gustav to help in many capacities -- enlisted Kinship Circle to coordinate volunteers. MuttShack provided animal transport trucks and helped Parish Pickup Points (PPPs) before/during evacuations. Kinship Circle commends MuttShack for its professionalism and dedication to animals during disasters.
Volunteers associated with Kinship Circle (pre/post-Gustav) include: Cheri Deatsch, Kim Lea, Adrienne DeArmas, Kim Johnson, Robyn Urman, Teri Meier, Sandy Lynn, Kylie Shafferkoetter, Ghen Dennis, Sarah Rose, Lisa Roussel, Tracie Dawson, June Towler, Joanne Greene, Debby Osburn, Jim York, Kristy McShan, Sandi Corrado, Jeanne Develle... This list is by no means inclusive. We are grateful to ALL who committed their time and energy to the most innocent disaster victims -- the animals.
LOUISIANA STATE ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM (LSART)
LSART is an organization that includes governmental agencies, veterinarians, animal control officers, humane organizations, and citizen volunteers with an interest in animal well-being related to emergencies or disasters.
KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
We’re a network of independent volunteers who communicate during disasters to mobilize volunteers, supplies, and other resources for animal victims. Kinship Circle may work directly at disaster sites or in conjunction with other groups. We also provide news and updates during disasters.
www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters
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Union Station, Loyola Street, New Orleans
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This Shitzu pup reminded me so much of my Lhasa Apso Mandy, I became fast friends with her mom. Evacuees appreciated comforting words and smiles.
Brenda Shoss, Kinship Circle
At PPPs, we tagged animals with numbered bands that matched wristbands worn by their people -- in case they became separated, as happened to stranded animals after Katrina. After detailed paperwork, evacuees boarded buses with small animals on their laps. Large animals traveled in airline carriers on climate-controlled trucks. Animals and people went to a "Mega Shelter" in Shreveport, Louisiana, where they stayed side by side.
Animals under 15 pounds (exotics, cats, small dogs) could ride with their people on buses. We let as many of the little guys as possible evacuate on familiar laps. (I’m fairly certain some weighed over 15 pounds).
This burly New Orleans police officer (right) brought in his Shitzu and bunny rabbit, Teddy! We also registered an iguana, several birds, and some residents with eight or more cats (who mostly traveled on laps and burrowed inside carriers...so no cat photos).
First responders, such as the police officer above, evacuated their companion animals while they remained on the ground for Gustav. During intake, some evacuees recalled fur kids lost to Katrina, when officials refused to let them board buses or helicopters with their animals.
This resident was so sad to separate from his dogs, especially Ms. Prissy, he cried in our arms as we assured him they’d reunite at the shelter.
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An Empty City On The Eve Of A Hurricane
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5:00pm on Sunday, 8/31/08 -- With Gustav imminent, we registered stragglers. Rosemarie Jarreau’s family arrived late with 10 dogs to band and register. All buses had left and a final Amtrac train waited for them at Union Station.
Rosemarie Jarreau and her son Devontay Jenkins hug their puppies at an emergency pet evacuation center before boarding the last Amtrac train to depart New Orleans, Louisiana, enroute to Memphis, Tennessee, August 31, 2008, after a mandatory evacuation was ordered ahead of Hurricane Gustav.
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HOUR-54: Parish pickup points open. Volunteers report for duty.
HOUR-30: Contra-flow begins. Police control flow of traffic out of city only.
Only credentialed responders can enter.
HOUR-12: All volunteers evacuate. Can load animals until H-12
Kinship Circle's Cheri Deatsch and Kim Lea joined Brenda and her husband Grady to help city-assisted evacuees with animals -- working alongside LSU students, EARS, ARNO, LSPCA, Humane Society of Missouri. HSUS dropped by after we'd wrapped operations, to photograph some animals...
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No Animals Left Behind?
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Gustav made landfall as a Grade 3 hurricane on Monday, 9/1/08. WERE ANIMALS LEFT BEHIND? There are always gaps in a first-time system. While we didn't see the hundreds of thousands of animals who suffered after Katrina, phone calls flowed in about animals confined in homes, tethered in backyards, or seen roaming. A week after evacuations in harder-hit southeastern Louisiana animals were seen hungry, wandering...some dead. What went wrong?
Mainly, it seems, there was a communication discrepancy between Parish Emergency Planners and citizens within their communities.
At Parish Pickup Points, only volunteers registering animals asked: “Did you leave any animals behind?” It was suggested that volunteers ask people-only evacuees the same question.
Finally, the complexity of instructions regarding animal evacuations may have overwhelmed some. Animal caretakers were told to bring carriers and vaccinated animals (with veterinary papers). In fact, animals were placed in donated cardboard carriers or mesh "pet purses" to sit atop laps on buses. Larger animals traveled inside airline carriers. If some issues had been better clarified, more evacuees might have arrived with their animals.
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Kinship Circle Animal Disaster Aid Network was enlisted to coordinate volunteers for Gustav/Ike evacuations and aftermath. DONATIONS are greatly appreciated to help cover our nationwide communications.
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Dr. Sylvia McQueen, who started her career in correctional medicine more than 19 years ago, has been granted staff privilege as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Meharry Medical College, where she has maintained consulting privileges at the affiliated Nashville Metropolitan General Hospital for over 10 years. Dr. McQueen’s primary focus will be educating medical students and residents–priming the pump for future Corizon practitioners.
In 1996, Dr. McQueen began her service with Corizon as Site Medical Director at Davidson County Jail in Nashville and has served in a variety of roles since, such as–Southeast Regional Medical Director, State Medical Director for the Alabama DOC, State Medical Director for the Arizona DOC, and VP of Clinical Services. She currently serves as Chief Clinical Officer for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Throughout her tenure with Corizon, Dr. McQueen has served in a host of other support positions, like Patient Safety Officer, Chairman of the Credentialing Committee, Chairman of the P&T Committee, legal representative in clinical litigations, public relations spokesperson, just to name a few.
She completed her undergraduate training in Medical Technology from the University of Maryland in 1986, where she also received the Clifford Jacobs Humanitarian Award for excellence in patient care. Dr. McQueen went to complete her medical school and residency training at Meharry Medical College in Nashville (TN) in 1992 and 1995 respectively and is currently board certified in Internal Medicine. We congratulate Dr. McQueen on her achievement!
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Join hundreds of your colleagues who have been granted approval as Nationally Certified Custody Evaluators™ (NCCE) or National Certified Parenting Coordinators™ (NCPC).
NOTE: The Grandfathering Period is still in effect
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Since 1991 PACE has been recognized as a national mental health professional organization. PACE certifies qualified mental health professionals to practice the specialties of Custody Evaluator and/or Parenting Coordinator. These individuals hold the following credentials:
Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™ (NCPC)
PACE, as a recognized professional organization, certifies qualified mental health professionals to practice the mental health specialty of Parenting Coordinator. 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 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 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 two documents to verify their certification. One is a license-sized certificate (8” X 5”) with special built-in security characteristics and the other is a full-sized certificate for your office. They both contain all of the relevant information and attest to the fact that the named recipient "has satisfied the requirements for education, training, and experience, contained in PACE’S Criteria 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).
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Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ (NCCE)
PACE, as a recognized professional organization, certifies qualified custody evaluators to practice the mental health specialty of Custody Evaluator. They will hold the credential of Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ (NCCE).
Members will have two documents to verify their certification. One is a license-sized certificate (8” X 5”) with special built-in security characteristics and the other is a full-sized certificate for your office. They both contain all of the relevant information and attest to the fact that the named recipient "has satisfied the requirements for education, training, and experience, contained in PACE’S Criteria and is therefore recognized as a Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator."
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).
CLICK ON THE NAME ABOVE TO VISIT
There is a link to our in-depth Question & Answer Section
near the bottom of this site
"Fill-in & Send"
Thirty-Seven (37) Minute APPLICATION
Professional Academy of Custody Experts
Criteria for Certification
A. Doctoral or Masters Degree in a mental health specialty from a university/college that is regionally accredited; and
B. Only ONE of the following three choices (B-1 or B-2 or B-3) is required:
B-1. Currently licensed by a State Board of Examiners to practice a mental health specialty at the independent practice level or;
B-2. Member of a recognized mental health professional association that has published relevant standards of practice for a mental health specialty or;
B-3. Minimum of two years experience working with a family court system; and
C-1. If applying for 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
C-2. If applying for 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, providing services that have been described by various designations, including, but not limited to: parenting coordinator, family coordinator, mediator, reunification therapist, couples therapist, facilitator, etc. In general, we are seeking professionals who have experience working with men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers who are involved in high conflict relationships with each other.
D. Two names (with contact information) of colleagues (mental health professionals, attorneys, judges, etc.) who we can contact to validate the information that you have submitted on your application.
ASSOCIATE CREDENTIAL: If you meet all criteria above EXCEPT either C-1 or C-2 you can apply for Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator Associate (NCCE-A) and/or Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator Associate (NCPC-A). You will enjoy all of the rights and privileges and will automatically be elevated to the full credential as soon as you complete the experience listed at C-1 or C-2
The 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 the Current Criteria.
FEES
Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™ (NCPC)
One-time application processing fee:$338 $169 during Grandfathering 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.
The fees are the same for the “Associate” credential.
Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™ ™ (NCCE)
One-time application processing fee: $338 $169 during Grandfathering 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.
The fees are the same for the “Associate” credential.
BOTH CREDENTIALS AT THE SAME TIME:
Nationally Certified Custody Evaluator™(NCCE)
and
Nationally Certified Parenting Coordinator™(NCPC)
ADD UP THE TOTAL FEES FOR NCPC and NCCE FROM ABOVE AND
DEDUCT A SAVINGS OF $101
$298 + 298 = $596 Now deduct $101. Your total for the two Certifications is $495.
(This covers ALL fees until the next Annual Certification Fees of $129 are due twelve months after your Approval Dates.)
NOTE: If an applicant is NOT accepted for certification ALL fees will be promptly returned.
The fees are the same if one or both credentials are for “Associate” status.
“Fill-in & Send”
Thirty-Seven (37) Minute
APPLICATION
As of today Thursday, November 10, 2011 ,
we are operating on a
TEN DAY TURN-AROUND SCHEDULE*
Your Certificates should be in the mail to
you within ten days after the receipt of
your application.
*This is based on our ACTUAL turn-around
time for the last 30 days.
The Final Word…
I talk to mental health professionals every day---social workers, counselors, psychologists, etc. Here are some of their questions---and my answers.
What does it cost?
$298 covers EVERYTHING for the first year. That’s made up of $169 application processing fee and $129 for the first full year certification dues. Then it will cost $129 per year. The annual fee of $129 will never change for you as long as you stay certified. (Yes, it may go up for new applicants, but NEVER for you!) We think that it’s only fair that the early applicants should reap some special benefits for their early loyalty. Also, if your application is not approved you get the $298 promptly refunded.
What do I get?
You get two certificates---one licensed-sized and one full size for your office. You will be added to a directory where court personnel and the public will go to find out about NCCE’s and NCPC’s. You’ll get discounts on seminars, publications, and testing instruments. Most important, you’ll have the ability to add an income producing certification to your practice, (I won’t even discuss the positive implications of adding a national title to your name.)
How long does it take?
It takes less than 45 minutes to fill out the application. (You push the SEND button and we have it five seconds later.) Ten days from then you’ll have your certificates and welcoming materials.
Questions? Call Howard at 800-633-PACE (7223) or email me at howard@vp411.com
Regards,
Howard/PACE ADMINISTRATOR
“Let us help you “quick start” your practice!”
HERE’S SOMETHING TERRIFIC THAT WE LEARNED BY ACCIDENT AND ARE NOW OFFERING TO EVERY NEW APPLICANT---IT’S ALREADY INCLUDED AS PART OF THE CERTIFICATION PACKAGE.
About six months ago, one of our new “approvals” asked us to send a letter to three family court judges telling them about her new credentials.
We did and…WOW, she actually got business from all three. We’ve done this a number of times since then and the results have always made us smile… so we’ve decided to make this a standing offer for every applicant.
Send us a list of judges, attorneys, etc. (up to a dozen) and we’ll send them a personal letter telling them about your new credentialing. It’s easy…it works…and the price is right---FREE!
Regards,
Howard
PS: I think it works because of the dynamics of hearing from a neutral third party.
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On January 23, 2019, Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan presented her credentials to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and began her duties as U.S. Ambassador to Ghana. (Official U.S. Embassy Ghana photo by Courage Ahiati)
I'm bound for Cuba! I'm one of 3 credentialed journalists traveling with Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on his first official trade mission since the U.S. began normalizing relations with the country. I'll be spending the better part of 4 days in Havana. I hope to file reports from the field. Fingers crossed that the hotel wifi cooperates!
President Barack Obama participates in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony with Amb. Jose Francisco Borja Cevallos, Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador, in the Oval Office, May 18, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
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The turn 5 photo hole, cut through some rare old-style diagonal chain link fence. Saturday morning, Honda Indy Toronto 2012. I'd spend quite a lot of time in this hole that morning.
The drivers are Takuma Sato (leading) and E.J. Viso.
© 2012 Richard F. Wintle for Honda Indy Toronto.
Soldiers from The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in a joint service cordon at The White House. The cordon is part of the Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony which marks the formal beginning of an ambassador’s service in Washington. (Photos by SSG Jedhel Somera)
Soldiers from The 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in a joint service cordon at The White House. The cordon is part of the Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony which marks the formal beginning of an ambassador’s service in Washington. (Photos by SSG Jedhel Somera)
April 24, 2015 an NBA Western Conference Playoff game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
April 24, 2015 an NBA Western Conference Playoff game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
On January 23, 2019, Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan presented her credentials to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and began her duties as U.S. Ambassador to Ghana. (Official U.S. Embassy Ghana photo by Courage Ahiati)
Seriously, what's the big effin' deal? As a professional photographer specializing in live music, this is a question that keeps me up nights.
I have, until recently, always operated under the impression that talent and press maintain a symbiotic relationship. You want your talent to get exposure and look good, and we (photographers) want to make your talent look good so we can appease our editors. Simple as that. Lately, however, I've had more and more run-ins attempting to ply my trade, and those run-ins have been exclusively with you, the tour manager.
I can understand, with the proliferation of digital cameras, blogs and general hangers on, you have an obligation to protect your talent from 30 kids with point and shoot snapping to their heart's content. I can't and won't dispute your right to protect your talent. However when a credentialed photographer shows up representing local, or even national, press and you tell them to fuck off or even physically threaten them, all notions of happy working relationship takes a flying leap out the window.
Once upon a time, the standard time allotted to photographers was 4 songs, no flash. Then it was 3 songs. Now 2 seems to be the magic number. Hey, know what? Fine, we'll work with what you give us. We might gripe a bit, but all things considered, we can probably do our job and every one goes home satisfied. And not to get too tangential, but it is worth restating that, "we can probably do our job". We're on assignment. We're not there to hassle you or your talent, we're there to get a job done. Further (ok, tangent achieved), I for one really enjoy what I do. I don't want to make a bad photo of your talent. It serves no purpose to me or the people who hire me.
The only reasonable line of thinking that i can think of for this behavior is an attempt to quash written reviews. Guess what, reviews run without art if need be. It's also possible that the publication might reach out to one of the 70 or so point and shoot cams in the front row. One way or another, the review will run. Count on it.
So for the time being, maybe i'll invest in a point and shoot or take cell-phone shots if i have to, but I ask you again, what's the big effin' deal?
Best regards,
Frank
April 5, 2013
Can colleges and universities effectively pursue massive online learning while maintaining their core academic missions? Issues surrounding the quality of courses, their cost effectiveness, student learning outcomes, credentialing, and equal access to education have provoked a spirited and evolving international debate. Penn President Amy Gutmann moderated the 2013 David and Lyn Silfen University Forum, welcoming New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist Thomas Friedman, The Honorable Martha J. Kanter, under secretary, U.S. Department of Education, and Brit Kirwan, chancellor, University of Maryland System.
Photos by Stuart Watson
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer. A coalition of photojournalists, journalists, reporters, writers, lawyers, professors, filmmakers, and political allies, held a press conference at Foley Square on August 17, 2020 to denounce the overly-broad proposals by the New York City Police Department, which threaten press freedom and are a blatant attempt to control and censure the activity of the working press and to call for the NYPD press credentialing process to be transferred to another agency. (Photo by Erik McGregor)