(a) Treatment Foster Family Care is a program designed
to provide innovative, multi-disciplinary treatment services to a
child or youth in a highly-structured family home environment.
(b) Caregivers who participate in the Treatment Foster
Family Care Program have specialized training in providing services
to children with mental health and/or socio-behavioral needs that
cannot be met in traditional foster care settings, including:
(1) 24-hour supervision to ensure the child's safety
and sense of security, which includes frequent one-to-one monitoring
with the ability to provide immediate on site response;
(2) individualized, strengths-based therapeutic services
and case management;
(3) time-limited services which include wrap-around
services designed to transition children to a permanent and stable
placement; and
(4) other training specified in the contract.
(c) A Treatment Foster Family Care home includes:
(1) one or two foster parents who are highly-trained
to meet the specific needs of this child population. Single parents
can participate as long as quality care can be assured;
(2) a limitation of no more than two foster children
at one time; and
(3) other characteristics and limitations specified
in the contract.
(d) Child placing agencies providing Treatment Foster
Family Care Services must:
(1) have a 24 hour on-call crisis person available
to provide in-home crisis intervention and placement stabilization
services, available to the child and family;
(2) a formal respite system, both routine and available
upon request, when determined appropriate;
(3) a standardized case load to support this population
of children; and
(4) other requirements specified in the contract.
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