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The Clearinghouse on Supervised Visitation has developed a large collection of work used in Florida and nationwide:

1. A Training Manual for Florida’s Supervised Visitation Programs, published in 2006.

2. Referrals to Supervised Visitation Programs: A Manual for Florida’s Judges, published in 2004.

3. The only paper newsletter for Florida’s supervised visitation providers: The Family Visitation Times, which contains program news, research, training materials and a statewide directory, currently published twice a year since 1997. Back issues are archived on the website.

4. The only newsletter for the legal system on supervised visitation issues: The Bar and Bench Visitation Report, which contains news, research, and practical information for making court referrals safe and appropriate; currently published twice a year since 1999. Back issues are archived on the website.

5. The Law Enforcement Guide to Supervised Visitation first printed in 1998, and available both online and in hard copy.

6. Child Sexual Abuse Referrals: A Curriculum for Supervised Visitation Providers. This manual was also created in 2003 and produced as an on-line curriculum with video and voice over in 2004.

7. A Toolkit for Collaboration Between Florida’s College and Universities and Supervised Visitation Programs, first printed in 2004, available both online and in hard copy.

8. A Toolkit for Monitored Exchange Services, first printed in 2005, available online and in hard copy.

9. The Data Base on Supervised Visitation, and training material, including a CD-Rom, exclusively for Florida’s Supervised Visitation Providers. This web-based Data Base, which began service in 2005, tracks both program and case information, and is a valuable tool for individual programs and for statewide data. The Data Base began collecting data on January 1, 2005, and to date reflects data on over 56,000 services (visits/exchanges).

10. Website for the posting and archiving of SV material. This website is the site that holds all of our on-line curricula and archived newsletters.

11. Supervised Visitation Program Administrative Materials, which include:

Needs assessment for communities
Sample court orders
Sample agreements with the court
Job descriptions for staff positions
Client intake sheets
Critical incident reports
Staff confidentiality agreements
Letters of termination
Suspension
Requests for information
Sample observation notes
And much more

12. Monthly e presses for email communication and quarterly memoranda.

13. Technical assistance and training to Florida programs, their advisory committees, and pro bono counsel.

14. Research on supervised visitation, including articles published online and in law reviews.

Other relevant information about the Clearinghouse:

We have the support of program directors of supervised visitation programs statewide.
We serve as a liaison between the courts, legislature, DCF and supervised visitation programs.
We are named in the Florida Supreme Court’s Minimum Standards as the entity that provides training to Florida’s programs.
We have been a technical assistance provider to the Office on Violence Against Women for their federally funded supervised visitation programs.

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		Clearinghouse on Supervised Visitation Karen Oehme, J. D. Institute Director College of Social Work C2309 University Center Tallahassee, FL 32306-2570 Contact Info. clearinghouse@fsu.edu (850)644-6303 (850)644-8331 Map of Campus


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