Beyond Observation: Considerations for Advancing Domestic Violence Practice In Supervised Visitation
This paper presents considerations for expanded practice in the Supervised Visitation Grant Program and describes interventions that go beyond observation in the supervised visitation setting. The information for this paper comes from a number of sources including: interviews with experts in the field; a review of the literature on supervised visitation; observations of center operations; and focus groups conducted with consumers, staff, judges, lawyers and key constituents of supervised visitation centers. The intended audience includes the staff of visitation centers, clinicians, lawyers, judges, domestic violence advocates, and men’s non-violence programs.