Virtual Visitation
We work with the family to create safe and secure virtual visits for children and their family. We understand that children and family members need to build and maintain a relationship and that a visit can look different depending on the situation. In person visits may not be feasible due to barriers such as distance, disabilities, or lack of accommodations.
To maintain a safe ongoing relationship a supervised visit via HIPAA compliant virtual platform can be utilized as a stand-alone service or in combination with in-person services.
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Purpose For The Child
It allows the children to maintain a relationship with both of their parents, something that is generally found to be an important factor in the positive adjustment to family dissolution.
It allows them to anticipate the visits without stress of worrying about what is going to happen and to enjoy them in a safe, comfortable environment without having to be put in the middle of their parents' conflict and/or other problems.
Purpose For The Custodial Parents
You do not have to communicate or have contact with a person with whom you are in conflict or by whom you might be frightened or intimidated. The arrangements can be made by a neutral party (the visit supervisor) and there does not have to be contact before, during, or after the visits.
You can relax and feel comfortable allowing your child to have contact with the other parent-and can get some valuable time to yourself.
Purpose For Non-Custodial Parents
You can be sure that your contact with your children does not have to be interrupted regardless of any problems you may be having with the other parent.
If allegations have been made against you, which is often the case when supervision is ordered, you can visit without fear of any new accusations because there is someone present who can verify what happened during your time together. When using a professional service, you can also be assured that the supervisors are neutral and objective.
In Case of Out-of-Home Placement:
When a child comes under the jurisdiction of child protective services and is removed from the home because of a risk of child abuse or neglect, it is usually important that the parent/child relationship continue. Child Protective Services generally provide these services. However, they may have limited resources that restrict the frequency, duration, and nature of the contact. In some areas, they have found it useful to contract with outside supervised visitation programs to provide services.
In Case of Parental Separation
When parents separate, the children most often will have primary residence with one parent and regularly spend time with the other. When the courts feel it is appropriate, they may order that such visitation take place in the presence of a third party.
Supervised exchanges may be court ordered or arranged by the parent and are generally appropriate when there is no question about the safety of the child but when one or both parents do not feel safe or comfortable interacting directly with the other.Â
Monitoring Progress
Supervised visitation monitoring involves trained professionals observing and reporting on interactions between a child and a non-custodial parent, ensuring the child's safety and providing data for court review to assess the progress of visitation arrangements.
Data observed in the visits are used to create progress reports which are written and shared with the court or lawyers, including any guardian ad litem.Â
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