Risa J Garon, LCSW, BCD, CFLE (Mental Health Professional)

Risa Garon is the Executive Director and co founder of the National Family Resiliency Center, Inc. in Maryland. In addition to her work as a collaborative child specialist, divorce coach and as a therapist, Risa is a nationally recognized speaker and has trained judges, attorneys, mediators, educators and mental health professionals in NFRC's Child and Family Focused Decision Making Model. Risa created an online parenting plan program www.familyconnex.org which is available for parents and professionals who want to create a child focused parenting plans.
Firm/BusinessName: The National Family Resiliency Center, Inc. Address(es): 455 Hungerford Drive Suite 225 Rockville MD 20850 USA 10632 Little Patuxent Parkway Suite 121 Columbia MD 21044 USA Phone: 410-740-9553 Fax: 301-596-1677 Email: risa.garon@verizon.net Website: http://www.nfrchelp.org
Practice Group Membership Collaborative Dispute Resolution Professionals, Inc. Howard County Collaborative Professionals Maryland Collaborative Practice Council
Professional Activities Member of Executive Board of Maryland Collaborative Practice Council; Member of Howard County MD Guidance Advisory Board
Professional Licenses Licensed Clinical Social Worker Board Certified Diplomate Certified Family Life Educator
General Comments At the National Family Resiliency Center, Inc. I, along with my staff, created a model 20 years ago that compliments the collaborative model. The mission of our organization is to help families in transition, avoid litigation in court, focus on the needs of their children and get support from an interdisciplinary group of professionals. At NFRC we created an on line parenting plan program, www.familyconnex.org to assist parents and professionals in creating child focused parenting plans.
Areas of Practice Child Specialist Divorce Coach
Education Undergraduate Education Cornell University Post-graduate Education University of Maryland, M.Ed. Catholic University, MSW Professional Education Certified Mediator - Family Mediation Numerous Continuing Education Courses related to working with parents and children and families
Collaborative Practice Training Year Training Type Instructor Hours 2006 Basic and Advance Collaborative Training Janice Pritchard 24
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