Carol Dolber McMurray, MSW, ACSW #89

Carol Dolber McMurray, MSW, ACSW, is a Nationally Recognized Trainer/Consultant with the Nurturing Parenting^® Programs  and an active Member & Coordinator of Virginia and Our Extended Nurturing Network. She has worked with and on behalf of children and families for over thirty-five years, particularly in the field of foster family care and adoption. Carol has conducted Nurturing Parenting Program® Trainings for over twenty-five years, provided workshops on Nurturing Parenting, the Community Based NPP, facilitated Nurturing Skills groups with adolescents, utilized Nurturing Parenting in In-Home Services and Foster/Resource/Adoption training, and helped organizations in the implementation of Nurturing Parenting to meet their community needs.

Carol is Principal with Child & Family Development and Consultation Services (www.childfamilydevelopment.com) where she also serves as a Trainer and Life Book Consultant. In her work to promote a Nurturing family life and assist children and all their families affected by child maltreatment, she also provides workshops and seminars on Healthy Brain Development; Attachment, Trauma and Loss Issues; Communication and Problem-Solving; Facilitation/ Group and Family Dynamics; and Pre-Service and In-service Trainings with Foster/Resource/Adoptive Families.