Services For Children In Therapeutic Foster Care

Course overview

This course is intended to provide important information regarding services for children in therapeutic/treatment foster care (TFC) with behavioral health issues for mental health professionals, social workers, substance abuse professionals, child welfare workers, healthcare professionals, psychologists, or certified addiction specialists. Course Objectives: -To learn about the following TFC issues: childrens mental health; history; state variations in TFC; research on TFC; and organizational and financial issues-¿To become familiar with what is known about TFC; what is known about identifying youth appropriate for TFC; what is known about the essential elements of TFC; what is known about the psychosocial treatment of youth in TFC; what is known about outcomes for youth in TFC; and what is known about organizational issues in TFC. -To understand the consensus regarding takeaways from TFC research tells us; as well as recommendations for implementing and advancing such knowledge