The purpose of supervised visitations is to allow a safe and educational learning experience for the non-custodial parent. a mental health professional will help the family work through a variety of situations, including high conflict disagreements, in order to give them the skills and insight necessary to more effectively resolve conflicts and avoid problems such as domestic violence.
Normally high-conflict families who are at risk for domestic violence, physical or verbal abuse, and parents with a history of very poor parenting skills require the use of therapeutic supervised visitation programs. Those who have previous allegations of sexual abuse, who have threatened to abscond with the child, or who have a history of severe parental alienation or restrictive gatekeeping are also generally good candidates for therapeutically supervised visitation.