24 Hours of Training
Complete 24 hours before providing professional services, including at least 12 hours of classroom instruction and the required subject-hour minimums.
California County Provider Guide
Los Angeles County Supervised Visitation Training Guide
A source-linked training guide for prospective professional providers in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, Torrance, Pomona, the San Fernando Valley, and other Los Angeles County communities. Review California training requirements, county-specific training considerations, and current official court sources.
California Requirements Apply First
Professional supervised-visitation and exchange providers in Los Angeles County remain subject to the statewide requirements in Family Code §3200.5 and Judicial Council Standard 5.20. Training is only one part of eligibility.
CDSS Mandated Reporter Course
The required child-abuse-reporting component includes the California Department of Social Services online mandated-reporter training. Training access is free. A fee may apply to obtain the official Certificate of Completion from the California Mandated Reporter Training platform.
Professional Qualifications
Meet the age, background, TrustLine, Live Scan, language, court-order, and other professional-provider qualifications before providing paid services.
FL-324(P)
Use the current Judicial Council professional-provider declaration as required by statewide law and applicable local filing procedures.
Los Angeles County Training Considerations
Los Angeles Superior Court materials address documentation of the required supervised-visitation training for paid professional providers. Students should keep a detailed certificate, agenda, and supporting completion records and verify the court’s current rules before relying on those records for any local purpose.
Statewide training framework
The California 24-hour training requirement remains the starting point for professional providers serving Los Angeles County.
Training documentation
Keep your Certificate of Completion, detailed agenda/hour allocation, mandated-reporter certificate, and any self-paced completion records.
Local verification
Review the current Los Angeles Superior Court family-law rules before relying on any training certificate or delivery format.
Verify Current Los Angeles County Requirements
Local rules and court procedures can change.
This guide focuses on training—not on how to apply to a county provider list or operate a supervised-visitation business. Before relying on a training certificate, confirm the current requirements directly with the Los Angeles County Superior Court, review the court’s current local rules and official instructions, and read the controlling order in any case you accept.
The Academy does not assume that every county will accept every training provider, certificate format, or synchronous virtual-classroom format for every local purpose. Confirm current requirements directly with the court where you intend to work.
Bridging Families Academy is an independent education provider. The Academy is not affiliated with, approved by, or endorsed by the Los Angeles County Superior Court or the Judicial Council of California. Course completion does not guarantee acceptance by a court, agency, employer, referral source, or local program.
Official Los Angeles County and California Sources
County Court
Los Angeles County Court Resources
Statewide Law