Child Monitoring Services
Ilene has over 30 years expertise in helping families during challenging times. But that does not stop her from constantly expanding her knowledge base by regularly attending advanced classes and conferences on issues affecting the families involved in high conflict custody disputes.
All our Monitors are fully trained in the California Rules of Court 5.20 Monitoring Standards of Practice, Family Code 3200.5, Documentation, Child Development, Divorce and Separation, Terminating and Suspending Visitations, Domestic Violence, Cultural Diversity, Substance Abuse, and Sexual Abuse Training. Additionally, all Monitors are Certified with the minimum number of hours required by the State of California. Additionally, a Department of Justice Clearance has been secured by all Monitors
The National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) is a federal reporting system designed to collect information on youth transitioning out of foster care who are served by state agencies that administer the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP). The purpose of the NYTD Review is to evaluate comprehensively states’ policies and practices related to collecting and reporting timely, reliable and accurate data on youth in transition. The NYTD Review also is an opportunity to explore how states use NYTD data to evaluate the quality of services provided to youth in transition as part of a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) framework.
Family Visitation Services promotes a family-friendly approach which is essential for successful supervised visitations. Families undergoing a highly conflicted and stressful custody battle need this experience, knowledge, and empathy that Ilene and her staff provide. Each family needs a specialized approach to meet their family’s individual needs. Family Visitation Services offers our services without judgment or favoritism towards either parent. Effective Monitoring supports, builds, and maintains relationships that a conflict may have damaged between the children and their parents as specified in Family Code Section 3200.5 Standard 5.20 Uniform standards of practice for professional providers of supervised visitation.
The Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) collects case-level information from state and tribal title IV-E agencies on all children in foster care and those who have been adopted with title IV-E agency involvement. The purpose of the AFCARS assessment reviews is to more fully assess and evaluate how an agency gathers, records, extracts, and submits its AFCARS data. The AFCARS review process is a rigorous evaluation of the agency's information system and allows the review team to identify problems, investigate the causes, and suggest solutions during the review.
The Division of State Systems (DSS) conducts CCWIS reviews to assess title IV-E agency compliance with the Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) regulations. The new CCWIS reviews process is in development. DSS is currently creating tools for title IV-E agencies to use to assess their child welfare information systems. As tools become available, they will be posted to the CCWIS Reviews web page. Data from child welfare information systems is used to support the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD), the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), and the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) process.