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Standards For Supervised Visitation Practice6.0 Evaluations & Recommendations6.1 PurposeThis section defines the limits for providing an assessment, evaluation, and/or recommendation concerning the treatment, future visitation arrangements, and/or child custody determinations. Specifically, the section prohibits a provider from performing any mental health, custody, parenting, developmental and/or attachment assessment and evaluation that more appropriately should be provided by a licensed mental health professional. This includes drawing conclusions and/or making recommendations about future visitation arrangements or child custody determinations. 6.2 General Policy
6.3 Risk AssessmentsA provider may review and analyze client information and behavior to determine whether services can be provided safely and/or to deny or suspend services because of potential risks of harm to a client or staff member. 6.4 Therapeutic Supervised Visitation ExceptionA licensed mental health professional who is providing therapeutic supervised visitation may prepare a written report that demonstrates a parent's commitment or readiness for treatment and may include a professional opinion about parent/child readiness to enter the next phase of treatment. Any such report must not include an opinion or recommendation about child custody/access determinations. |