Supervised Contact-not going well

[Santa5l1ttleHelper]

After 2 years going through the court system we have had 4 sessions of supervised contact which have gone really badly. My 10 year old son has always stated clearly that he does not wish to have contact with his father. I have tried everything, remained neutral, not been negative about his father, given him 'permission' to have a relationship with his father etc. It has made him really ill and he has stress related illness' and has been treated by Camhs.
Sadly his father has made no effort to build bridges and just seems to use the court system as a way of continuing control of me. He was very abusive and very angry with me for leaving, which my son witnessed and he is frightened of him (for that and many other reasons-too many to mention).
I just wondered if anyone could give me an idea of what happens next as I just don't know how much more my DS can take. We are back in court in a month and I have no idea what the court might/can order.

Who is doing the supervising?

The supervisor at the contact centre. She is the cc manager and a trained social worker

The reasons for a child's behaviour when their parents are separated isn't always immediately apparent. When treating mental health professionals draw conclusions after hearing from just one parent and the child the evidence may not be impartial enough for the courts to rely upon. However, evidence from CAMHS that a child isn't surviving satisfactorily maybe sufficient grounds to persuade courts to investigate further.

Supervised contact means there is an independent witness to your son's reactions in contact sessions. If the extent of your son's fear and anxiety is being assessed the next step might be to investigate the root cause. When a child is found to be traumatised as a result of abuse it is unlikely that any form of face to face contact would be recommended to continue without substantial modification of the perpetrator's behaviour and perhaps psychological treatment of the child.

PS The way cases are presented is important and if you are representing yourself it is worth thinking about getting legal representation.

Thankyou so much for your advice stidw, its really helped me to deal with the situation. You're absolutely right about getting representation now, I've self repped through 11 hearings and I think I know my limits. Thankyou again for your time and I wish you a happy Xmas