This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Type of Maltreatment: Emotional abuse, Exposure to domestic violence, Physical abuse, Physical neglect, and Sexual abuse
Target Population: Victims of child abuse and neglect as well as victims of domestic violence
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
The Family Visitation Center has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of Supervised Visitation, but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given either a Scientific Rating or a Child Welfare Relevance Rating. The Family Visitation Center provides supervised visitations and exchanges, in addition to support services such as parenting classes. Visitation services are based on a court order as well as the Family Visitation Center's assessment of the level of care needed for each family. The different levels of care are regular supervised visitation, supportive supervised visitation, intermittent supervised visitation, therapeutic supervised visitation, and off-site visitation. Trained staff is present to monitor all interaction between the children and the non-custodial parent(s) and to provide feedback to the parents. Staff also record all parent-child interactions and report back to the Court per court order. To ensure safety of the clients and staff, the Family Visitation Center is set up with separate parking facilities, entrances, waiting rooms and staggered arrival and departure times for the custodial and non-custodial parties so the parties never see each other before, during, or after the visit exchange.
Contact name: Kimberly Pesavento
Affiliation/Agency: Family Service Agency of San Mateo County
Email: kpesavento@fssm.org
Phone: 650-403-4300, ext. 4550
Fax: 650-403-4303
Website: http://www.familyserviceagency.org/programs_services/childFamilyVisitationCenter.htm
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