Carter Psychology Center

   Debra K. Carter, Ph.D., of Carter Psychology Center in Bradenton, Florida is pleased to announce that her book, Parenting Coordination: A Practical Guide for Family Law Professionals will be translated into Italian.  This translation is in collaboration with and due to Dr. Carter’s professional partnerships in Rome.  Dr. Carter plans to do her second training in Rome, for Italian officials in early 2014.

Dr. Carter is excited to bring this child-centered process for conflicted, divorced, and divorcing parents to professionals abroad. The Parenting Coordinator (PC) helps high-conflict parents make decisions regarding their children when they are unable to agree on their own. This professional text will serve as a procedure and training manual for professionals that will utilize Parenting Coordination, addressing the intervention process and the science that supports it.

The book offers up-to-date research, a practical guide for training, service provision, and references to relevant research for a quality parenting coordination practice. Specifically, this book describes the integrated model of Parenting Coordination, including the Parent Coordinator’s professional role, responsibilities, protocol for service, and ethical guidelines.

Parenting Coordination: A Practical Guide for Family Law Professionals is available for sale from Springer Publishing Company (www.springerpub.com), and at all major online book sellers.

Dr. Carter is the Clinical Director and Owner of Carter Psychology Center and co-founder and Clinical Director of the National Cooperative Parenting Center. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, and her Master’s and Doctorate Degrees from the University of Detroit. She is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Florida and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator and a Certified Parenting Coordinator in the 12^th Judicial Circuit. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Family Law Advisory Group (FLAG) for the 12^th Judicial Circuit and was named Psychologist of the Year in 1999 by the Florida Psychological Association. In 2010 she received the President’s Award from the Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts – Florida Chapter.