TFR is a community resource offered to child welfare-involved families. All policies and procedures are determined by TFR. Please refer to signed MOUs for additional details.
TFR offers a professional service and is staffed by educated, experienced, and trained social workers. Our program is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and carries adequate and appropriate liability insurance.
Requesting family time (visitation) at TFR automatically grants our program with the authority to determine logistical details relevant to the implementation of each individual session, including but not limited to the transportation of children before, during, and after each session as well as the specific TFR location for each session. The safety and well-being of each individual family, as well as the program as a whole, is foundational when determining logistical details, whether proactively in advance of each session or urgently as unforeseen challenges arise within each session. Safety concerns can be discussed with TFR staff on a case-by-case basis.
ODHS/Child Welfare Representative is expected to notify TFR staff 24 hours prior to a scheduled session in the event of a cancellation. A session will not be considered canceled until ODHS/Child Welfare receives written or verbal acknowledgment of the cancellation from TFR staff. TFR will notify ODHS/Child Welfare via email in advance of any necessary cancellations, i.e. due to inclement weather, sick children, or unavailable parents. TFR generally follows ODHS’s inclement weather policies.
Child welfare caseworkers are welcome to visit their families during their family time sessions at TFR. To ensure a safe and trauma-informed family time environment, we expect advance notice of each caseworker visit and that caseworkers refrain from discussing case information while at TFR. Caseworkers are welcome to have case planning conversations with their clients after TFR sessions off-site of our program.
TFR will refuse any attempts to serve legal papers to parents while attending our program.
ODHS/Child Welfare must notify TFR of any active warrants for an enrolled parent. Any parent with an active warrant is not permitted to attend family time sessions at TFR.
Any persons other than the approved birth parent(s), i.e. CASA’s, relatives, or service providers, need to be approved in advance of each visit by ODHS/Child Welfare. Additional visitors are not considered approved to visit until ODHS/Child Welfare receives written or verbal acknowledgment of the request from TFR staff.