Therapeutic Foster Care

Are you willing to welcome a youth into your home?

There are youth in Ingham County who need foster parents with professional skills. These youth have mental health challenges and behaviors that could lead to residential treatment. Impact System of Care is seeking to recruit and train Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) parents willing to care for these youth in the community and partner with their permanent family in their treatment.

What is Therapeutic Foster Care?

An effective alternative to residential treatment for Ingham County youth receiving mental health services who also are in the juvenile justice and/or child welfare systems

Are you a candidate to become a professional foster parent?

TFC parents will be asked to care for one youth at a time. The ideal candidate is someone who:

• Can devote the necessary time and energy to the foster child
• Is up for the challenge of fostering a child with behavioral and emotional needs
• Will collaborate with the permanent family and treatment team
• Can foster a child for up to one year

What are the requirements?

TFC parents will be asked to care for youth with multiple mental health and behavior challenges. There is a state licensing process that TFC parents must go through before they can care for a youth. Candidates must:

• Have adequate bedroom space for the foster child and other members of the household
• Complete a criminal record clearance process for all people 18 and over living in the home
• Pass a home inspection
• Secure a physical statement from a doctor for all household members
• Complete a social history

What are the benefits?

• An excellent reimbursement per diem
• Ongoing support