Foster Care
Supportive Visitation
Providing Compassion and Guidance to Parents
The Foster Care Supportive Visitation program through Family & Children Services is a parenting skills education program serving parents whose children are in foster care.
Service Overview
The Foster Care Supportive Visitation/In-Home Education Program serves families in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties and provides intensive, individualized parent skill coaching and education to families whose child or children have been in out-of-home placement for less than 8 months or have an open foster care case.
Visit Coaches provides pre- and post-visit education to the family on specific parenting skills. Based on the evidence-based Nurturing Parenting Program model, coaches help parents replace old patterns of thought and behavior with newer, healthier versions.
Visitation support includes:
- Teaches life/home management skills.
- Pre-visit planning and post-visit debriefing offering feedback and education.
- 16 weeks of individualized one-hour sessions.
- Pre- and post-test using the Adult-Adolescent Parenting inventory (AAPI) is utilized to evaluate parenting beliefs and attitudes toward child-rearing.
Eligibility and Referrals
Families eligible for the Foster Care Supportive Visitation program, include those with:
- A contract with MDHHS.
Referrals can be made by:
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Children’s Protective Services.
- Foster Care Specialists.
Need Assistance or Information?
To learn more or to pursue a referral, please contact our Clinical Services Manager, Christine Seput, MA, LPC, by phone at 269.344.0202 or by email.