SUPERVISED VISTIATION-FAMILY REUNIFICATION

Standard Supervision provides a third party supervisor only observes parent and child/children's interactions during a visit and is able to provide verbal or written report back to Court or referral source, as needed. Reunification Therapeutic Focused Supervised Visitation/Sibling Visitation provides a third-party supervisor who provides educational feedback to the custodial parent, the visiting parent and children to assist with reunification. Issues may include questions from the child about where the absent parent has been, questions or discussions about court, absentee parenting issues, boundary issues, trust issues, children pushing limits and acting out inappropriately due to the stressors around dealing with a new parent and/or situation. The Supervisor can assist as the incident occurs by providing educational feedback to the parent or child. They will assist by explaining what appropriate behavior is and provide a response by a parent who is usually in some turmoil with the child’s other parent. They can assist with parenting skills and provide parenting education. The goal of parent education focused supervision is to guide the absent parent through the process of change in an appropriate yet safe way that will secure a positive relationship with their child or children. Parent Coordination Services assists two parents or invested family members that can't agree or discuss issues dealing with their children after a separation. The professional is to assist parents in working through issues that come up in reference to visitation, custody and/or everyday life. The coordinator promotes healthy co-parenting skills, assists with interpretation of court orders and in times of crisis can develop a solution to a problem that can't be agreed upon by the parents. The parent coordinator can meet with the children to see how they are coping with changes either to provide parents with feedback or for the Court or referral source depending on who is involved.