Supervised Visitation: From the Ground Up! 

This special immersive session of our Administrative Certificate program will afford you the opportunity to see the process of community collaboration to building a supervised visitation center from the ground up--from dream to plan to action! 

Walk in the steps of Parenting With Grace (PWG) while they conceptualized, located and remodeled a supervised visitation center in their community. Led by Executive Director and Founder, Chrystal Fisher, PWG has been taking shape through hard work, community collaboration, and a vision to keep children safe.  Their mission is to provide families with a safe environment with education to raise resilient children. When discord between co-parents arises, they often unintentionally lose sight of their children. But it doesn't have to be that way. Through all of our programs, we encourage parents to find their best parenting self, while ensuring the focus remains on their children. 

Learn more about the journey to open Parenting With Grace from the Executive Director, Chrystal Fisher HERE 

Join SVN while we not only spend time engaging in the Program Management certificate program but also meet with the Parenting with Grace Leadership while they talk about their journey into opening a visitation program in their community. We will also be meeting with community stakeholders, while they talk about filling an important need in their community and how they helped connect Chrystal to funding sources, donations and so much more! 

Faculty

Executive Director Joe Nullet, a graduate of Harvard University, has led the Supervised Visitation Network since December 2007. Before that he was the Executive Director of the Family Nurturing Center of Florida, a Supervised Visitation and Parent Education program in Jacksonville, Florida. During his tenure at FNC, he led the organization through an exciting growth period, helped reshape the organizational culture and design to better serve the needs of clients, and has served locally and nationally on numerous task forces, advisory boards, and collaborative partnerships as an expert in the field of supervised visitation and has trained providers in Great Britain, Japan, and Singapore. Joe also served on the statewide Committee that developed an innovative Supervised Visitation database and as a member of State of Florida Standards Committee that was formed as a result of legislation to establish statewide standards. Joe has completed Graduate Coursework at the Kennedy School of Government, a Nonprofit Executive Program at the Harvard Business School, as well as completing the Jessie Ball duPont Fund's Community Coaches Program.

Jennifer Garst supports supervised visitation professionals around the globe to provide child-focused, trauma-informed, and safe visitation and exchange services.  Jennifer has worked in a non-profit for almost 15 years, previously directing a domestic violence/child abuse-focused visitation center in a major metropolitan area. As an advocate for families, she has dedicated her career to ending social injustices and creating safety for survivors of family violence and child abuse. Jennifer served for 7 years on the Executive & Workshop 

Committees for Mental Health America of Greater Dallas’ Adolescent Symposium of Texas; which hosts over 800 mental health providers from around the US. Previously, Jennifer has served on local coalitions for Child Abuse Prevention and Domestic Violence. Before her current role at SVN, she was an SVN scholar, chosen to present workshops at multiple SVN Conferences, held membership in the Training and Technology committees, and was chosen as a trainer for the SVN certificate program. She graduated with honors earning Bachelors's and Masters's degrees in Social Work from the University of Texas-Arlington and uses her educational background as a foundation for providing training, education, and technical assistance to SV providers globally. 

Kristi Ackley, Founder of Fair Winds Consulting will be joining us and she and Chrystal will talk about how she was instrumental in helping her navigate fundraising and community collaboration. Learn from an expert Check out more about Kristi HERE  At Fair Winds Consulting, they serve nonprofits with services that clarify goals, accelerate progress, and spark change for a better world. Our expertise with operations, boards, and teams allows you to focus on what matters most – your mission!

 Attendees will walk away not only from earning the Program Management Certificate, one of only two credentials available in the field of supervised visitation, but they will also leave with the tools needed to effectively collaborate with community stakeholders. 

Immersive Program Management Certificate Training

September 12-13, 2023
Buffalo, MN & Virtual* 
*limited virtual spots will be available

Location: Parenting with Grace Conference Room 

Although SVN will not have a room block set, we are suggesting the Country Inn & Suites with  an included hot Breakfast. Click here to learn more and reserve your room. 

ATTENDEES MUST COMPLETE PRE-REQUISITE ONLINE TRAINING BEFORE ATTENDING.

PREREQUISITE TRAINING LINK IS PROVIDED VIA EMAIL BEFORE THE TRAINING TO PAID REGISTRANTS.

This program will specifically meet the 16 hours of training required of SVN Managers as detailed in the SVN Standards HERE. Attendance at all sessions is required and participants must score at least 80% on the exam to earn the certificate.  

Dates:
September 12: 9:00 AM- 5PM CST
September 13: 9:00 AM- 5PM CST

 $395 for SVN Members in Person 
 $495 for Non Members in Person 

$350 for SVN Members Virtual Only 
$450 for Non Members Virtual Only

Course Registration HERE