Foothills provides Supervised Visitation to families whose children are in DCBS custody, with the goal of reunification with their biological parents. There are many situations when the need arises for a neutral third party to supervise visitation between a parent, or another party, and a child or children. 

We strive to make an already difficult situation as easy as possible by treating each party with respect and assisting in any way we can to help meet their case goals.  

In the BLUEGRASS RURAL REGION Foothills’ staff conduct Family Team Meetings (FTMs), to bring families, agencies and community partners together to resolve issues that exist within the family.   FTM services can last for six months, with a one month follow up service to measure goal attainment.  If goal attainment is not met after six months the family can choose to continue services until they meet their goal. 

All FTMs are related to safety, permanency and well-being. The first meeting will establish a general direction of safety, permanency and well-being for the child that each participant supports.  During Family Team Meetings family members discuss goals and collaborate with community agency partners to develop a strength-based action plan to help achieve those goals. FTMs are a place where families and community partners can support each other during crisis situations.  

FTMs are held in the least intrusive environment for the family, such as the family’s home, church, library, comprehensive care, a friend’s home, schools, etc.

In the KIPDA and FAYETTE REGION Foothills’ staff provide Parent Education to help parents learn new and additional positive parenting skills.  Some of the Parent Education topics include:

s         Improve parenting skills
s         Reduce parent stress and isolation
s         Self-nurturing
s         Encourage parent involvement in children’s learning
s         Provide greater access to resources
s         Improve family communication
s         Decrease risky behavior in children