Organizational/Agency Support Services

This training is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare them for community-based assignments and work responsibilities. This training is led by our certified specialists.

• Participants will know and be able to define his/her role as a mentor/credible messenger.
• Participants will understand safety protocol and ethics.
• Participants will understand goal setting for successful results.
• Participants will understand the importance of relationship building.
• Participants will understand mandated reporting & confidentiality.
• Participants will understand gang culture and it’s influence on society.
• Participants will be exposed to informative enrichment that consists of informed changes in the climate of the community.

Team Member(s) provide parent coaching based on the B.A.S.S. principles (Build, Assess, Strategies, Strengthen) on an as-needed basis to assist the parent(s)/legal guardians and works to facilitate interaction between family members and other natural supports. Supportive Supervised/Facilitated Visitation is also helpful for assessment of parenting skills and assists in developing the parent(s)/legal guardians. This service may provide an adjunct or a step-down to reunification. Supportive Supervised/Facilitated Visitation can also provide assurance for appropriate and safe interaction pending the outcome of a DSS investigation or court-ordered evaluation. Supportive Supervised/Facilitated Visitation services are for parent(s)/legal guardian and their children who are experiencing challenges in their relationship due to high-conflict divorce dynamics, parental substance abuse struggles, who are participating in co-parenting counseling or concerns about abuse or neglect. This service also is available to monitor phone and video calls.

Team members prepare a report after each visit which can be sent to the court or other professionals involved in the cas 

All Team Members hold necessary degrees in counseling, social work or a related field (or are currently in a graduate program in such a field) or extensive experience in the working field and have experience supporting the parent-child relationship. In addition, they receive training and supervision in high-conflict divorce, Handle With Care, and other related topics.