Mikinaak Specialized and Treatment Foster Parents required
Press Release
Specialized or treatment foster care programs use a community-based treatment approach for children/youth with complex needs including emotional and behavioural issues. Based on professional assessment, sound procedures implemented primarily by the treatment parents, are designed to produce a planned outcome.
Dilico is committed to providing excellence in services while maintaining a healthy living environment for children.
Treatment is delivered through an integrated team approach that individualizes services for each child/youth. Treatment foster parents are trained, supervised, and supported by the program staff and play a primary role in therapeutic interventions. The program’s goal is to reunite the child/youth with his or her family or to assist in long term care.
Specialized and Treatment residents receive:
- Initial assessments
- Access to registered psychologist to assist in determining cognitive abilities
- Individual counselling, play therapy, art therapy, sexuality counselling, cognitive behavior therapy.
Specialized and Treatment foster parents receive:
- Ongoing training
- Respite care provided
- High levels of clinical support from a Resource Manager and Case Management Team
- Access to professional parent therapist as well as peer networking/support group
- 24 hour emergency support
If you are interested in providing specialized or treatment foster care please contact Dilico’s Main office at 623-8511 or Toll-Free at 1-800-623-8511. For more information about Dilico, visit our website at www.dilico.com.
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