One of the most important bonds a person has in their lifetime is with their family members, especially the parent-child relationship. Many families in our community have broken or unhealthy parent-child bonds. That could be the case due to divorce, legal issues, domestic violence, substance abuse, or simply struggling to get it right. Sadly, these challenges often lead to separation of the family members. When that occurs, the family needs assistance to maintain, heal and grow their bond. Supervised family visitation services makes that possible.
In a safe, family-friendly and supervised environment, parents and children can work on their precious bond. ​All interaction between family members and caregivers is continually monitored from arrival to departure. During the actual visitation, a trained supervisor is in the room observing and documenting all interaction. If there are any concerns, then the supervisor will address them as needed and in a professional manner. A written observation record is kept on all visitations. Four Winds Ministry Village combines safety and fun in a comfortable, home-like atmosphere, in order to help families strengthen their bond.
The primary caregiver of the children and the visiting parenting each have a separate intake to gather necessary information; discuss necessary details and concerns; and set a visitation schedule. ​If another community agency, court, DFACS, or attorney wishes to refer a family for supervised visitation services, then fill out a referral form. Our staff will reach out to the family to schedule appointments and handle other details.
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​Lee Wood is the Program Supervisor and the Visitation Staff Parenting Coach. Lee has 20 years of experience in providing parenting assessments, parenting classes, individual parenting instruction, and parenting coaching. In addition, he has 15 years of experience in providing supervised visitation service. Lee is certified in the Nurturing Parenting, Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale; Child and Adolescents Needs Scale; and Denver Developmental Scale.
