Therapeutic Foster Care Program
In the Therapeutic Foster Care program, children ages 3-17 who are in the custody of the Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) are matched with trained Therapeutic Foster Care parents who can provide for the needs of the child.
Therapeutic Foster Care parents are contracted with Methodist Family Health and may take a maximum of two children considered too severe for most other long-term residential settings. A major focus is to establish meaningful relationships with the Therapeutic Foster Care parents by blending the child into the existing family unit. Therapy services are an integral part of treatment. The youth attend public schools.
Locations:
- Bella Vista (Benton County)
- Booneville (Logan County)
- De Queen (Sevier County)
- Doddridge (Miller County)
- Fayetteville (Washington County)
- Fulton (Hempstead County)
- Gentry (Benton County)
- Gillham (Sevier County)
- Lowell(Benton County)
- Mineral Springs (Howard County)
- Rogers (Benton County)
- Siloam Springs (Benton County)
- Springdale (Washington County)
- West Fork (Washington County)
· Referral sources - Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
· Capacity - Up to 2 children per home
· Length of stay - 9 months to 3 years
· Criteria for acceptance -
- Ages 3-17 where outpatient treatment is not appropriate
- Has functional impairments and has been removed from the home due to psychiatric/emotional problems that meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) criteria
- Youth/Custodian agrees to treatment plan and voluntary attendance of therapeutic services
- Youth is in need of a controlled and structured environment on a 24-hour basis
· Uses the Teaching-Family Model
· Payment sources - DCFS
· Aftercare, placement and follow-up - excellent within the Continuum; varies - case by case; dependent on DCFS caseworker
Contact Residential Services Information for additional program information.
Contact Donn Walters for admission information.