Specialized Therapeutic Foster Care Services
Specialized therapeutic foster care services are intensive treatment provided to children with emotional disturbances that reside in a state licensed foster home. Specialized therapeutic foster care services are appropriate for long-term treatment and short-term crisis intervention.
Specialized therapeutic foster care services incorporate clinical treatment services, which are behavioral, psychological, and psychosocial in orientation. Services must include clinical interventions by the specialized therapeutic foster parent(s), a clinical staff person, and a psychiatrist.
There are two levels of specialized therapeutic foster care, which are differentiated by the type of supervision and training of the foster parents and intensity of programming required. Specialized therapeutic foster care levels are intended to support, promote competency, and enhance participation in normal age-appropriate activities of children who present moderate to severe emotional or behavioral management problems. Programming and interventions are tailored to the age and diagnosis of the child.
Specialized therapeutic foster care services incorporate clinical treatment services, which are behavioral, psychological, and psychosocial in orientation. Services must include clinical interventions by the specialized therapeutic foster parent(s), a clinical staff person, and a psychiatrist.
There are two levels of specialized therapeutic foster care, which are differentiated by the type of supervision and training of the foster parents and intensity of programming required. Specialized therapeutic foster care levels are intended to support, promote competency, and enhance participation in normal age-appropriate activities of children who present moderate to severe emotional or behavioral management problems. Programming and interventions are tailored to the age and diagnosis of the child.
Goal of the Service
The goal of specialized therapeutic foster care is to enable a child to manage and to work towards resolution of his or her emotional, behavioral, or psychiatric problems in a highly supportive, individualized, and flexible home setting.
Specialized Therapeutic Foster Parents
The specialized therapeutic foster parent(s) serves as the primary agent in the delivery of therapeutic services to the child. Specialized therapeutic foster parents are specially recruited and trained in interventions designed to meet the individual needs of the child.
Clinical Staff
Each therapist has a Master’s Level Clinician with at least 2 years of experience working with neglected and abused children. A psychiatrist must interview the child to assess progress toward meeting treatment goals on a routine and regular basis.
Frequency of Home Visits by Clinical Staff
Home visits will be conducted by clinical staff in accordance with the level of service designated in the child's treatment plan, but no less than:
Specialized Therapeutic Foster Care
Please complete our foster parent inquiry form if you are interested in learning more about becoming a therapeutic foster parent. Thank you for your interest in our agency.
The goal of specialized therapeutic foster care is to enable a child to manage and to work towards resolution of his or her emotional, behavioral, or psychiatric problems in a highly supportive, individualized, and flexible home setting.
Specialized Therapeutic Foster Parents
The specialized therapeutic foster parent(s) serves as the primary agent in the delivery of therapeutic services to the child. Specialized therapeutic foster parents are specially recruited and trained in interventions designed to meet the individual needs of the child.
Clinical Staff
Each therapist has a Master’s Level Clinician with at least 2 years of experience working with neglected and abused children. A psychiatrist must interview the child to assess progress toward meeting treatment goals on a routine and regular basis.
Frequency of Home Visits by Clinical Staff
Home visits will be conducted by clinical staff in accordance with the level of service designated in the child's treatment plan, but no less than:
Specialized Therapeutic Foster Care
- Level I - once per week; or
- Level II and Crisis Intervention -
twice per week.
- Level 1 - bi-weekly (every other week);
- Level 2 - once per week
- once per week
Please complete our foster parent inquiry form if you are interested in learning more about becoming a therapeutic foster parent. Thank you for your interest in our agency.