Train to Become a Visitation Monitor

Help families heal by serving as a visitation monitor. Through your efforts, you ensure that the child is protected, the visits remain within legal guidelines, and all interactions stay safe and appropriate.

Supervised visitation is contact between a non-custodial parent and one or more children, in the presence of a neutral third person. A supervised monitor is present to ensure the child’s safety and to reasonably protect everyone involved in the visits.

As visitation monitor providers, we are committed to being present at all times during the visit and listening to all conversations between the child and the non-custodial parent. We pay close attention to the children’s behavior and, if necessary, interrupt or end a visit if it becomes unsafe for the child.

To ensure the safety of the child and all participants, a visitation monitor should be mindful of the following:

* Observation of parent/child interactions; 
* Preparation of factual observation notes and reports; 
* Relevant laws regarding child custody, visitation, and protection.

* Be at least 21 years old.
* Have a Livescan/Background check done and registered with Trustline.
* Have no record of a conviction for driving under the influence (DUI) within the last five years.
* Not have been on probation or parole for the last 10 years.
* Have no record of a conviction for child molestation, child abuse, or other crimes against a person.
* Have proof of automobile insurance if transporting the child.
* Have no civil, criminal, or juvenile restraining orders within the last 10 years.
* Have no current or past court order in which the provider is the person being supervised.
* Be able to speak the language of the party being supervised and of the child, or provider must provide a neutral interpreter over 18 years of age.
* Agree to adhere to and enforce the court order regarding supervised visitation.
* 24 hours of Professional Supervised Visitation Monitor Training and Mandated Child Abuse Reporting.
* Provide a copy of a valid driver’s license or a photo ID.

* Standards and Code of Ethics when developed.
* Provider policies and procedures;
* Safety for all participants;
* Mandatory child abuse reporting;
* Professional boundaries, conflict of interest, confidentiality, and maintaining neutrality;
* Basic stages of child development;
* Effects of separation and divorce on children and families;
* Grief and loss associated with parental separation and removal from the home due to child abuse and neglect;
* Cultural sensitivity and diversity;
* Family violence, including domestic violence and the effects of domestic violence on children;
* Child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse;
* Substance abuse;
* Provisions of service to parents and children with mental health and developmental issues or other physical or emotional impairment;
* Parent introduction/re-introduction;
* Parenting skills;
* Assertiveness training and conflict resolution;

* 12 hours of classroom training via Zoom and videos.
* Completion of continuing education each year to meet the Standards 5.20 and Family Law 3200.5. A 24-Hour Certificate of Completion is awarded upon completion of the course, valid in all 50 States.
* Background check with Trustline, as required by the Superior Court.