Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC)
What is Therapeutic Foster Care(TFC)?
Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC)is a higher level of care to support foster care youth that need intensive therapeutic support inside the home. It is a short-term, intensive, highly coordinated, trauma-informed, and individualized intervention, provided by a TFC parent to a child or youth who has complex emotional and behavioral needs. The TFC parent will work under the supervision and under the direction of a Licensed Mental Health Professional within Main Street Youth & Family Services.
How to Become a TFC Parent
Resource parents can speak to our family approvals department, their Main Street Youth & Family Services social worker or contact Mental Health services directly. Once we are notified that we have a resource parent interested in becoming TFC certified, our Mental Health Services department will contact the resource parent to review the program and its requirements. If the resource parent wishes to become certified, they will begin the enrollment process.
Services we Provide
- Collaborative and coordinated treatment planning
- Weekly Supervision with a licensed marriage and family therapist
- Specialized training