Therapeutic Foster Parent
Compass Health’s therapeutic foster care program serves children who have behavioral health challenges, often resulting from abuse and/or neglect.
Help a child thrive
You can make a difference in the life of a child by opening your caring and supportive home.
What is therapeutic foster parenting?
Therapeutic Foster Parents make a positive impact by providing round-the-clock care for a child in their home. The program is family-based, blending intensive therapy and family living skills.
Another option in becoming a foster parent is providing respite care, where foster parents watch a child as little as one weekend a month, can add additional weekends with other children, or can schedule weekdays, if they wish. More than a babysitter, respite care providers give parents a much needed break and help to stabilize children.
Why foster parent with Compass Health?
Compass Health foster parents are respected members of the child’s treatment team who receive: