Supervised Visitation

In an effort to reunite families that have been disrupted, Bridging Gapss provides the Supervised Visitation Program for Wisconsin families. The program allows children who have been separated from their families the opportunity to maintain a relationship with their parent/s while a permanency plan is being formulated.

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Children and their non-custodial parents are able to spend quality time together in a safe and nurturing environment under the guidance of professionally trained staff who provide education, observation, documentation, and intervention, when necessary

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Visitation Hours

Monday - Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Other times may be available, upon request.

 

 

Fees

There is a one-time $75 non-refundable intake fee and a per-hour visitation fee of $75.

 

Registration &  Referral Process

1.   Complete Supervised Visitation Referral Form

2. Read and Sign Supervised Visitation Policies 

3. Pay $75.00 non-refundable intake fee

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Benefits of Visitation

• Maintain and strengthen family relationships.

• Increase the likelihood of reunification.

• Assist with the transition to reunification.

• Enable the parent to stay current with the child's development and activities.

• Support the child's developmental progression.

• Provide the material needed for accurate, verifiable documentation

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Documentation

• All visitation documentation is based on observations that have been prepared by professionally trained staff. Supervisors are trained to record what happens during parent-child contact and are required to not include opinions and judgments.

• All documentation and file notes will be maintained in confidentiality and are available to court personnel ONLY upon request of a subpoena or valid, signed release of information.

• Evaluations are not provided of the families who use the program's services nor are recommendations made about future arrangements for parent-child access.

• The observations are of parent-child contacts which have occurred in a structured and protected setting. No prediction is intended about how contact between the same parent/s and child/ren might occur in a less protected setting and without supervision in order to preserve objectivity. Care should be exercised by the users of these observations making such predictions.

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