Mark Perlman, MA

Family Mediation / Training / Consulting

Mark provides training on many themes related to fathers and families, and provides facilitator training for the Nurturing Father’s Program. He is a Florida Supreme Court certified family mediator.

Mark has 35 years of experience working with parents, children and families in
strengthening the family bond. He authored The Nurturing Father’s Program, a 13-week parenting curriculum for men that has been utilized by thousands of fathers and implemented by organizations such as Prevent Child Abuse, Head Start, Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative, North Carolina Department of Corrections, State of Michigan… Mark also authored the MArrage & PArenting Program (MA&PA) that helps couples parent successfully as a team. He is the past Executive Director of the Family Counseling Center, The Child Protection Center and Fathers United Network (FUN) of Sarasota, Florida. He has served on the Florida Commission on Responsible Fatherhood, Commission on Marriage and Family Support, and currently on the Governor’s Child Abuse Prevention and Permanency Council. Mark is the proud married father of 2 grown sons.