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Slide 1 - Welcome

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Welcome to the DCS Visitation Planning Training, developed and presented by the Indiana Child Welfare Education and Training Partnership.


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Slide 2 - Overview

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At the end of this training, participants will be able to:

- Recognize the impact of separation on a child and the purpose of visitation planning

- Identify the timelines, components, and barriers�to a successful visitation plan

- Understand how to implement, monitor, and revise visitation plans


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Slide 3 - The Impact of Separation

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Children who have lost their parents almost always experience a crisis.

Attachment systems are challenged in a way that may affect a child’s relationships throughout their life span. Children who have suffered traumatic

separations from their parents may also display low self-esteem and a general distrust of others.

Separating siblings adds to the emotional burden. For many children, this separation will be even more traumatic because, if they have experienced

abuse and/or neglect at the hand of their parents, they will often have stronger ties to their siblings.


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Slide 4 - Visitation Perspectives

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How does the visitation process look from the perspective of the child, parent, and resource parent? Watch this video and find out.


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Slide 5 - Visitation Goals

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When working with families to create or revise a Visitation Plan, it is important to be culturally responsive.

“Cultural responsiveness is the ability to learn from and relate respectfully with people of your own culture as well as those from other cultures.” -

National Center for Culturally

Responsive Education Systems

You can practice cultural responsiveness by asking direct questions that identify the family’s routines, traditions, and values. This gives the family an

opportunity to explain what is most important to them, and it gives you the ability to help them maintain their bond by customizing the Visitation Plan to

their needs. Asking questions avoids assumptions and misunderstandings.

Consider asking the family questions like:

Tell me about your child. What kinds of things does he/she like to do? What do you like to do together as a family? What places do you like to go? What

does family look like for your child? Who are the important people in your child’s life? Where are some safe places in your community to have visits?

Would you have enough privacy for a good visit? What are some events you like to celebrate, and who do you celebrate with? How can we work

together to provide visits that maintain your family’s traditions?


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Slide 6 - Visitation Goals

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Tight timelines, scheduling difficulties, and visitation barriers can make it easy to lose sight of the purpose of a visitation plan. All Visitation Plans will

include: A goal of reestablishing, maintaining, and/or strengthening the bond that exists between a child and his or her family.


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Slide 7 - Basic Process & Timelines

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First Visits: (48 hours) Initial face-to-face contact is made between the child and his or her parent, guardian, or custodian within 48 hours of removal (

5 days) Ensure face-to-face contact is made between the child and his or her siblings within 5 days of removal

Visitation Plan Due (5 days) You will develop a Visitation Plan for every child in out-of-home care within 5 days of removal with input from the child

and the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian unless no visitation has been ordered by the court and/or parental rights have been terminated.

Ongoing Visits (1-2/week) Face-to-face contact with the parent, guardian, or custodian at least once per week and at least twice per week if the child is

an infant (age 0-1) or toddler, age 1-2. (1/week) Face-to-face contact with the child’s siblings at least once per week. Face to face contact with other

individuals with whom the child has a positive, significant relationship, as long as: deemed appropriate, does not negatively affect the child, and does

not interfere/disrupt regular family visits.

CFTM Visitation Plan (30 days) Convene and facilitate a CFTM within 30 calendar days of removal. Develop a visitation schedule which is agreeable to

all parties. Establish goals that reestablish, maintain, and strengthen the bond between the child and his or her family.

Goal Monitoring (ongoing) Monitor, document, and assess the effectiveness of the Visitation Plan in meeting the identified goals. Reconvene the CFT as

needed to adjust the plan.


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Progress Toward Permanency (ongoing) Continue this process of visits, assessments, adjustments, and teaming as you help the family progress toward

permanency.


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Slide 8 - Plan Components

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The Visitation Plan provides parameters for visitation between the child and his or her parent, guardian, or custodian; sibling(s); family members; and

other individuals with whom the child has formed a significant relationship. Plan components include:

1. Visitation Goal (consistent with permanency goal)

2. Logistics (a) Visit Frequency and Duration (b) Location, Time, and Transportation (c) Who can come, Who cannot come

3. Level of Supervision (Supervised, Partially Supervised, Unsupervised)

4. Appropriate Activities (a) Developmental activities (b) Parenting Activities (c) Any special considerations/accomodations

5. Alternate Forms of Contact (calls, emails, cards, letters, photos, or recordings)

6. Provisions for Contact with Noncustodial Parent (if appropriate)

7. Provisions for Contact with Positive, Significant Relationship in the child’s life


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Slide 9 - Problem Solving

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Problem solving and special considerations can include transportation, language barriers, non-compliance, domestic violence, and incarcerated visitation

Transportation: You should engage the Child-Family Team to help resolve any transportation issues that make parent-child visits difficult. Sources of

transportation may include the child’s relatives, family friends, faith-based transportation services, etc. If alternative transportation cannot be acquired

and the cost of paid transportation would cause the child’s family undue hardship, DCS will pay for the most cost efficient means of local transportation.

Language Barriers: In some cases, a child and his or her family may communicate in a language other than English or utilize an alternative form of

communication (like Sign Language). In order for the person supervising the visit to understand the conversation and adequately assess the quality of the

interaction between the child and the individual, an interpreter may be required. Keep in mind, the visit must still occur, even if an interpreter is

unavailable.

Non-Compliance: The FCM will engage the �CFT to discuss the situation if the parent, guardian, custodian, or the child does not comply with the

Visitation Plan. DCS is obligated to continue to offer visits until a court order is issued stopping visitation. If there is a pattern of repeated “no-shows”,

the FCM may require the parent, guardian, �or custodian to call to confirm shortly before each visit. This measure may avoid false hopes on the part of

the child and wasted effort on the part of those providing transportation.


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Domestic Violence: In situations where DV is alleged, offer a separate visitation time and/or separate facilities for the non-offending parent and the

alleged offender, ensure there is no overlap of parental visitation time, and DO NOT inform the alleged offender of the non-offending parent’s visitation

time or place. Consider recommending supervised visitation if the child is afraid of the alleged offender or either parent has physically abused the child.

Incarcerated Visitation: Children benefit from maintaining contact, especially when reunification is the goal. The Indiana Department of Corrections

(DOC) may permit children to visit with their incarcerated parent, unless the parent has a sex offense as a basis for the commitment. The FCM should

contact DOC to determine whether the incarcerated parent may or may not have visitation with children. FCMs should contact county jails and federal

prison facilities to determine whether children may visit or contact.


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Slide 10 - Creating a Plan

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How do the components of Visitation Planning come together in a CFT meeting? Let’s sit in on a teaming session and find out.


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Slide 11 - Supervised Visitation

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The level and frequency of supervision required for visitation and how that supervision is handled will depend on the purposes for which it is required.

Some major purposes of supervision are: protective, assessment, and support and treatment.


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Slide 12 - Levels of Supervision

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Initially, most visits are fully supervised to assure child safety and in order to assess strengths and weaknesses as it relates to adequate parenting.

As visitations progress, visits may transition to intermittingly supervised. Finally, visits may progress to unsupervised arrangements.

The Service Standard details five levels of supervision and includes a justification for each level: fully supervised in a facility, fully supervised in the

community, intermittent supervision in a facility, intermittent supervision in the home/community, and unsupervised. Click on the service standard

button below to review guidance on when to choose each level.


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Slide 13 - Implementing a Plan

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To implement the Visitation Plan, the Family Case Manager will:

Supervise visits or create a service provider referral

Develop a visitation schedule agreeable to all parties

Monitor and document visit progress

Reconvene the CFT as needed to determine if any changes are required to assist the family in overcoming barriers to visitation

Monitor and document child reactions to separation

Document all visits, including missed visits, in MaGIK

Assess the effectiveness of the plan in meeting goals


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Monitor and facilitate positive interaction and communication between the parent, guardian, or custodian and the resource parent(s)

Update the written plan to reflect significant changes (location, level of interaction, court orders)

Notify all parties of any changes to the plan

Cease services (including visitation) to the parent after a TPR is filed, unless otherwise ordered by the court.

If the plan is disputed by the parent, guardian, custodian, or significant relationship (and the dispute cannot be resolved), notify them in writing of their

legal rights and options to seek representation and file a petition seeking judicial review of the plan.


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Slide 14 - View from the Field

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How do you set goals, use service providers to measure progress, and adjust the Visitation Plan as needs and circumstances change? Let’s sit in on a

short staffing meeting before the FCM reteams with the family.


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Slide 15 - Reflective Questions

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Reflection Questions:

1. What are potential barriers FCMs might face when arranging visitation between a family and the child(ren)?

2. How can a FCM incorporate the biological parents in visitation planning to prevent potential barriers?

3. As a FCM, what things should you take into consideration when developing a visitation plan?


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Slide 16 - Resources

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Slide 17 - Certificate Info

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You have completed Visitation Planning training. Please enter your full name, email address, and click the ‘Generate Certificate’ button below.


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Slide 19 - Credits

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Thank you for completing Visitation Planning training, developed and presented by the Indiana Child Welfare�Education and Training Partnership.

This computer aided training was developed by Jerry Gordon, Instructional Technology Developer for the IU School of Social Work, with special

assistance from Nicole Henderson, Assistant Deputy Director of Staff Development; William Snowden, Practice Model Manager; Aimee Eckstein,

Practice Model Supervisor; Kaci McGlaughlin, Mitzi Grogan-McGlone, and Andrew Northrop, Peer Coach Consultants; Joni Hill, Jennifer Johnson,

Morgan Kobitka, and Terry McQuay, Family Case Managers.

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