SUPERVISING VISITS BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD |
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| Authors: | Beverly James Claudia Gibson |
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| Affiliation: | Beverly James is Director of the James Institute in Kona, Hawaii. The Instituteprovides training and consultation in Hawaii and elsewhere to mental health practitioners who work with children. Ms. James has authored two books, Treating Sexually Abused Children and Their Families and Treating Traumatized Children.;Claudia Gibson directs Parent-Child Visitation, a supervision program in Fairfax, California. She consults and trains professionals and paraprofessionals who are involved with supervising visits between children and their separated parents. |
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| Abstract: | Serious conflicts can arise when contacts between a child and a parent require supervision unless specific guidelines and objectives are clarified for all involved parties. This article discusses supervision objectives, the importance of maintaining the parent-child relationship, instances warranting recommendation for no parental contact, qualifications of the supervisor, and practical guidelines for supervision. |
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