Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Parenting is about changing lives,
one teen at a time. It presents foster families with both challenges and
opportunities. The challenge is parenting teens who have lived their
lives under difficult circumstances. The opportunity is that the caring
environment of your home can transform lives.
Program
Description:
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) provides
treatment for youth who often show emotional and behavioral problems
that present a challenge. Through a collaborative effort by the
Treatment Team, the program focuses on decreasing anti-social behaviors
and increasing pro-social skills and behaviors, to help youth experience
success at home, at school, and in the community.
Ages served: MTFC
is for youth ages 12 to 18 years of age.
Program length: One foster
youth is placed in your home at a time for 6-9 months.
Treatment components include:
- Behavioral parent training and support for MTFC foster parents
- Skills training & individual therapy for the youth
- Family therapy for biological families
- School-based behavioral interventions and academic support
- Psychiatric consultation and medication management when needed
Success is accomplished by providing:
- Close supervision
- Fair and consistent limits
- Predictable rewards and sanctions for following or breaking rules
- A supportive relationship with at least one mentoring adult
- Emphasis on school performance
MTFC Foster Parents
Foster parents are
recruited, trained and supported to be part of the Treatment Team. They
provide close supervision and implement a structured, individualized
program for each youth. The youth’s program is designed by the Program
Supervisor (with input from the rest of the Treatment Team). The Program
Supervisor works closely with the foster parents to build on the youth’s
strengths and to set clear rules, expectations, and limits.
To
become an MTFC Foster Parent, please call Karen, our MTFC Recruiter, at
888-688-CHOR, Ext. 435 for more information.
