Program Mission
To provide excellence in programming
through objective services that are safe, comfortable and affordable.
We provide the following services:
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Advocacy for the children
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Self-care, parenting skill, and child-focused education to parents
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Professional and dependable services
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Typed and objective documentation of services rendered
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Supervised and monitored levels of service
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Community services to provide off-site supervision of parents and children
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Resolution services focused on transitional/parenting time planning
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Private rooms, a kitchen and an outside play area
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Trained Parent Coaches for the one-to-one support of families
- Weekday and weekend hours
- Sliding fee scale that slides down to zero
- Separate, reserved and lighted
parking areas
- Separate doors for entering the agency
- Activities for children from birth to 17 years
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A
residential location, close to main highways
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An
advisory network of professionals available for staff consultation
- Clinical supervision
- Procedures and training on data privacy and confidentiality
- AlcoBlow available to monitor parental alcohol use
- Coached exchanges to provide parents the opportunity to model appropriate
co-parenting
- Safety procedures in place through a cooperative relationship with police
and the State of Minnesota
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Email
Jeffrey Postuma - Director, Parenting Time Program
Appointment required for all services
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Intake services involve an in-person meeting between the
Program Manager and the residential and non-residential parents --
scheduled at separate times. During the intake process, staff will
discuss the following with each parent: background information,
policy/procedures and program goals. Parents will also receive general
program information, fill out required paperwork and will take a tour of
the agency. Upon request, staff will complete a separate intake with the
children involved in any given service. This child-focused intake will
provide an opportunity for children to become acclimated to staff and
the environment before their first session.
By Appointment, Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Fees: $25.00 per parent (on-site) or $50.00 per parent (off-site)*
Supervised Services involve arrival and departure monitoring, parental
separation monitoring and the supervised use of agency space. Parents
involved in this service are held accountable to appropriate behavior by
continual audio and visual supervision by trained Parent Coaches. The
children involved in this service are not left alone with the
non-residential parent while at Perspectives.
Parent Coaching: All families involved
in supervised services are required to participate in Parenting Coaching
Services as available. This service involves a Parent Coach and
Non-Residential parent working on issues of self-care, parenting skills and
child focused education.
The Parent Coach will meet
with the Non-Residential parent up to 30 minutes before a session and up to
30 minutes after a session. The time frame before and after the
session will be at the discretion of your Parent Coach. The Parent Coach
will periodically meet with the Residential parent as necessary throughout
the Parenting Coaching process.
Fridays 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays 9-11 a.m., 12-2 p.m., and 3-5 p.m.
Fees: $60.00 per session, $30.00 per parent *
Exchange Services:
Fridays 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays 8:30 a.m., 11:30
a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.
Fees: $20.00 per exchange, $10.00 per parent *
This service involves the
exchange of children between parents at Perspectives. Parents do not come
into contact with one another during the exchange process. Parenting Time
then occurs off-site without Perspectives involvement.
Monitored
Services involve arrival and departure monitoring, parental separation
monitoring and the monitored use of agency space. Parents involved in this
service are held accountable to appropriate behavior by periodic staff
check-in. Children involved in this service are left alone with the
non-residential parent, subject to staff's periodic monitoring.
Monitored Parenting Time:
This service involves the monitoring and
support of parents and children at Perspectives.
Saturdays & Sundays 9-11 a.m., 12-2 p.m. and
3-5 p.m.
Fees: $40.00 per session, $20.00 per parent *
Community Parenting Time: Community Parenting Time involves arrival
and departure monitoring, parental separation monitoring and the monitored
or supervised use of space outside of Perspectives Family Center. Parents
and children involved in this service are given the opportunity to expand on
the experiences they have with one another in a more normalized environment.
Parents involved in this service are held accountable to appropriate
behavior by either a monitored or supervised level of service. Parents may
utilize this service in conjunction with any service offered in the
Parenting Time Program.
By
Appointment, Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Fees:
Based
on maintaining a level of supervision
Coached Services: Parents who utilize this service come into contact
with one another with the support of Parent Coaches. Parents involved in
this service are given the opportunity to model healthy co-parenting
interactions and exchanges in the presence of their children. Parents may
utilize this service in conjunction with any service offered in the
Parenting Time Program.
Available for Any Service
Fees: $5.00 per exchange, $2.50 per parent
AlcoBlow
Services: Parents involved in this service are given the opportunity to verify the
absence of alcohol at any given time while at Perspectives -- by prior
agreement. Parents may utilize this service in conjunction with any service
offered in the Parenting Time Program.
Available for Any Service
Fees: $5.00 per test, $2.50 per parent
