Hannah's House Services include:

Supervised Visitation and Exchange
Cooperative Co-Parenting Classes
Pathways to Peace Anger Management Class
Substance Abuse Assessment
Visitation Monitor Training Program

SUPERVISED VISITATION AND EXCHANGE

The job of the Professional Supervised Visitation/Exchange Monitor is to observe and document the behavior of the Custodial and Non-Custodial parents in their interactions with the child(ren) while participating in the process of supervised visitation/exchange.  The monitor does not intervene unless there is a clear and present health and/or safety risk for the child.  According to the governing code, "Health" includes "emotional, verbal, physical, or sexual abuse".  All documentation obtained by the monitor in the course of work with a family is provided to the Court for consideration when the family has a review hearing or mediation.  While each family has a Court Order for Supervised Visitation/Exchange, the Professional Monitor has no authority to force either party to comply with the orders issued by the Court.  The monitor only records and reports compliance or noncompliance with existing Court Orders on the part of each party.

Once parties sign an agreement for services at Hannah's House, they are bound by that contract to comply with all rules and guidelines in accordance with Section 5.20 of the Family Code.

All services are provided in a safe and secure manner to ensure the peace of mind of all parties, adults and children alike. Services offered on a sliding fee scale.

Supervised Visitation is provided primarily to parents who have a court order which requires supervision during visits with their child(ren). 100% of the interaction between parent and child is monitored by a trained professional.

Supervised Child Exchange is provided to parents who are required to have, or would like to have, a neutral and safe place to transfer the child/ren between Mom's house and Dad's house. Only the transfer of the child from one parent to another is monitored by a trained professional.

Client Services available Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 8:00 PM and Saturday/Sunday between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM. 

Visitation/Exchange Policies:

All parties must abide by the guidelines of all court orders, and those of Hannah's House. There will be no contact between the adult parties on agency property, unless that is allowed by court order and has been cleared by or scheduled through the staff.

Threats of physical violence will not be tolerated. All parties must conduct themselves in a manner that clearly demonstrates that the well-being of the child(ren) is the highest priority.  Parents will not talk about the other parent or any aspect of the legal/family transition situation in front of the children.

COOPERATIVE COPARENTING CLASS:

Parents living in families in transition often have difficulty parenting children in a helpful way. Most of the energy in the family is drained by problems and challenges, with little or none left for the children. What energy is left over, may be aimed in the general direction of the children, but without a plan for the development of the child.

This class is designed for dual-household parents and helps them identify the behaviors that interfere with good-enough parenting, and then to make specific competence-based changes. Feelings are just as important as behavior. If the parent is swept away by his or her own feelings, the child will feel the effects. This program teaches parents how to have their feelings and exhibit appropriate behavior.

Cooperative coparenting teaches parents how to establish a good-enough, not perfect, communication link with their children, in age-appropriate ways. It also teaches parents how to communicate with the other important adults in their children's lives.

Effective coparenting is vital to the well-being of the blended family. This class is for anyone interested in developing or improving a coparenting situation.

A completion certificate is issued at the conclusion of 6 2-hour sessions. All classes are offered individually by appointment only.

PATHWAYS TO PEACE ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES

This is a unique anger management program offered in an individual format only, no groups. Each person referred for this program is screened for personal motivation and a readiness to change. Full recovery from a long-standing pattern of anger and rage generally takes a minimum of two to three years. Maintaining recovery once the change process is initiated is an ongoing lifelong process. Pathways to Peace is a program based on self-help concepts and it is only a beginning. It is based on the belief that behavior change is the beginning of a process that leads to character change. And true healing does not and can not occur until our character has been transformed.

The solution to the enormous problem of anger and rage expressed through verbal violence lies with the individual. It is easy to look at our world and see that thousands, even millions of people are abused, maimed and killed every day because of anger and rage. Families are ruined, marriages ended, children traumatized, careers lost, opportunities missed, personal and public property destroyed. Pathways to Peace focuses on the individual because that is the only place change can begin...and endure.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENTS

Court-Ordered/Attorney Referred: This is a 2 - 4 session model utilizing a specific combination of screening and assessment devices which may include urinalysis and/or breathalyzer. The assessment also includes a structured clinical interview process and collateral interviews, including the primary person expressing concerns, the employer, physician, and others as necessary.  Its purpose is to generate a report that details: 

The basic forensic assessment and written report is offered on a sliding fee scale based on income ranging from $650 to $1250.

VISITATION MONITOR TRAINING PROGRAM

A forty hour training program is offered to individuals who wish to become Certified Professional Visitation Monitors in San Diego County. The program consists of a combination of classroom curriculum and practicum with a certified monitor. The program meets the requirements set forth by Family Code 5.20 and the San Diego Superior Court. The program is offered on an individual basis. The charge is $600.  

Hannah's House
4002 Park Blvd.
Suite C
San Diego, CA 92103

(619) 294-9852