Evaluation Services

Evaluation Services

F.A.C.E.S., INC. (Family and Child Evaluation Services) grew out of a concern for the best interest of the family and child. The evaluation program primarily addresses cases where there are allegations of abuse and cases disputing custody and visitation. Counseling services and educational programs are also available and are separate from the Evaluation program. As a psychotherapist dealing with cases that are involved in the court system I have found it increasingly more difficult to conduct a fair and complete evaluation. In the past, I was in the position of an expert witness for cases of abuse, conflict divorce and parenting time issues. This one sided position did not address the best interest of the child, family or the case as a whole. This was frustrating and often did more harm than good for the parties involved.

The evaluation program at FACES, Inc is a non-bias based program and is open to hearing both sides of the case before completing the evaluation process. The purpose of a case evaluation is to compile, review, and evaluate all pertinent information available to the case. Evaluation services are available for cases dealing with allegations of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, custody, and parenting time disputes. Other cases are accepted on an individual basis. A court order is needed for the evaluation process to begin. All parties and their attorneys need to agree to participate in the case evaluation. The evaluation process utilizes sessions with the plaintiff, the defendant, and any and all family members and interested parties. It will utilize psychological testing or other adjunct testing or information as needed. In high conflict cases, a referral to the Parenting Coordination Program or the Healing Hearts Programs will be recommended.

Please note: If you are seeking evaluation services you must have a Family court order asking for an evaluation for the best interest of your child(ren). Counseling services will not provide a recommendation to the court. Counseling will only provide counseling and due to HIPPA/confidentiality law no information will be shared outside of the counseling contract. Counseling services cannot render an opinion on the best interest of the child.

Supervised Visitation Program

Supervised visitation may be part of the recommendation that stems from the evaluation process. It may be appropriate for the program to provide or refer the parties for supervision. The program provides training, interviewing and guidelines for supervision. Guidelines can be provided on an individual or case by case bases. The role of the supervisor: The role of the supervisor is to be an advocate for the child(ren) not the parent. As an advocate for the child(ren) your role is to advocate for the child’s welfare even if that means the loss of parenting rights for the parent. The supervised parenting time purpose is to focus on the emotional and physical well-being and safety of the child at all times and to be as stress free as possible. The parenting time should maintain a trusting atmosphere and be as child friendly as possible. This is so that an appropriate parent-child relationship can occur.

Phone: 810.513.0040 | Email: facestkc@gmail.com | Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30am – 4:30pm