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Provider says lapse of Judicial Council 'standard 5.20' training is reducing supervision capacity
Summary
A long‑time supervised‑visitation monitor told the Council she cannot provide services in some counties because the Judicial Council no longer offers the standard 5.20 training and asked the Council to reinstate it or create an alternative pathway for experienced monitors.
Crystal Keith, founder of Provisional Parenting and a trained supervised‑visitation monitor since 2008, told the Judicial Council she cannot complete the Judicial Council's standard 5.20 training because it is no longer offered and that lack of access prevents her from serving in some counties.
"Without this specific training, I am restricted from providing services in certain California counties that require it," Keith said, adding that experienced monitors who meet other qualifications should be given a pathway to demonstrate compliance or be allowed to serve. She urged the Council to consider reinstating the standard 5.20 training or to provide an alternative pathway so courts and families have access to more qualified monitors and reduced wait times.
The speaker tied the training gap to reduced provider availability and longer waits for family supervised‑visitation services and asked the Council to consider enabling qualified practitioners to serve and to allow experienced monitors to train others.
