"Our mission is to provide families the opportunity to participate in a supervised visitation within a safe environment where family vulnerability will be reduced. These programs are available to allow parents to maintain a healthy relationship with their child/ren and to have the opportunity to continue their important role as a parent."
Services
Supervised Visitation
FiTS Provides supervised visitation for the noncustodial parent to interact with their child or children in a safe environment. FiTS supervised visitation program provides direct supervision where supervisors monitor families and only interact when intervention needs to occur. The visiting parent needs to initiate activities and tend to parenting issues on their own.
FiTS promotes and encourages healthy engagement while reducing the risk of vulnerability. Families participating in the supervised visitation program are asked to follow the guidelines set forth to ensure the program runs smoothly. Services are intended to be safe and comfortable for the families involved. A complete list of guidelines will be provided to all families participating in the FiTS.
Documentation is taken throughout the entire visit. Documentation will only be provided when court ordered or if requested by social services and/or the parties counsel.
Additionally, FiTS accommodates off-site supervised visitation and parenting education within the St. Cloud community and surrounding Twin Cities metro area at the following locations: treatment centers, appropriate community settings, or prisons for an extra travel cost.
Parenting Skills
In addition, parenting education and skills are also offered upon request in child protection cases to further assist families. Parenting Education includes Role model and provide parenting skills to increase parent’s ability to increase positive experiences for parents in their children, teach one on one parent education, educate child developmental stages, provide parents constructive and structured guidance on their interaction with their children.
Family Mediation
Separation, divorce, parenting, and other family matters can be challenging. With the right support, mediation can help you move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and peace of mind.
Mediators are neutral professionals who help participants:
● Identify the issues that need to be addressed
● Maintain open and constructive communication
● Discuss sensitive matters respectfully
● Explore options and develop practical solutions
● Make informed decisions about their family’s future
Mediators do not make decisions for your family. Instead, they guide the process and support you in reaching agreements that reflect your family’s priorities and best interests.
As a Rule 114 Qualified Neutral, I provide a compassionate, structured setting—online or in person—where you can address sensitive issues openly and respectfully. I guide constructive conversations and help you develop solutions that reflect your family’s unique needs, priorities, and goals.
Mediation can reduce conflict, improve communication, and keep the focus on what matters most: creating a stable and positive future for your family. Together, you can reach practical, durable agreements that support everyone now and in the years ahead.
By working collaboratively, you can avoid unnecessary delays, reduce financial and emotional stress, and take meaningful steps toward a more positive path forward focused on your family’s future
Mediated Step Down Services
Transition is in Our Name. As a qualified Rule 114 Mediator, I support families as they navigate the transition from supervised to unsupervised parenting time. My approach emphasizes safety, accountability, and the development of practical parenting skills that promote successful transitions.
I work collaboratively with parents to mediate and develop individualized, step-by-step safety plans designed to strengthen parenting skills and address identified concerns. These plans provide clear expectations, measurable goals, and gradual steps toward increased independence in parenting time.
The goal is to create a safe, structured pathway from supervised to unsupervised visitation while supporting parents in building the confidence, consistency, and skills necessary to provide a safe and stable environment for their children.
FiTS supervised visitation program is designed to supervise family interaction through referrals from various sources (i.e., social services, corrections, parents, attorneys, etc.) Families are required to go through an intake process and be approved into the supervised visitation program. FiTS has the right to refuse any family.
FiTS qualified supervisors provide and document supervised visits and parent education for county child protection cases and family law cases between noncustodial parents and their child(ren) to reunify children with their parents when possible.
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218-742-2326
1022 4th Street SE #104
St. Cloud, MN 56304
6120 Earle Brown Dr. Suite 222
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
