Services Provided...
- 24 hour a day 7 days a week availability to foster parents, the child in placement, and other agencies
- Extensive support, free ongoing monthly training, and free yearly all-day workshops for foster parents and Debra Corn Specialized Family Care, Inc. staff
- Attend all school conferences.
- Individualized programming and treatment plans are developed for all children per state Case Plan
- Coordination of all available and appropriate services on behalf of the child
- Documentation by the Case Manager of all home visits, contacts, phone calls, and correspondence made and received in regard to the child
- Attend Case Reviews and Court Hearing with report submitted prior to hearing.
- Keep a “lifebook” for each child in placement
- Availability for Child and Family Team Meetings at the request of the child’s family.
- Provide respite care as needed
- Weekly consults between Debra Corn Specialized Family Care, Inc. case manager and Supervisor to discuss child progress and foster family concerns.
- Monthly contact between therapist and Debra Corn Specialized Family Care, Inc. case manager to discuss the child’s progress
Levels of Care:
The State of Indiana Department of Child Services has a care system consisting of various levels. A level of care is recommended after taking in to consideration: the child’s reoccurring significant behaviors; the special needs of the child; the educational needs of the child; and the care, consideration, and coordination required for the placement to succeed.
The Lelevels of care are:
- Foster Care
- Foster Care with Services
- Therapuetic
- Therapeutic plus
Independent Living Services:
Independent living services for youth in placement are designed to assist the adolescent (ages 16—21) in preparing for independence and/or emancipation. This program uses a team approach to provide real life learning experiences and hands on activities to help prepare the adolescent for living on their own successfully. The teen, foster parents, case manager, and the county having wardship work cooperatively toward this goal. The foster parents receive their own training to assist in this process.
At age 16, all teens in placement begin completing an Ansell-Casey Life Skills Assessment annually, to document the youth’s progress. A summary is provided that includes a specific description of the youth’s strengths and skills needed in areas such as: communication, career planning, daily living skills, home life, housing, community resources, money management, self care, and work and study skills.
An individualized Independent Living Learning Plan is developed, with the teen’s participation, to build on the teen’s strengths and cultivate growth in areas needing improvement. Close attention is paid to school credits and educational achievement goals. At specific intervals, concrete objectives are addressed as the teen continues to work on progression from semi-independent living to independent living. The emotional obstacles to emancipation are also addressed through cooping skills training.
Adoption Services:
These services are available to:
- Foster/Adopt families
- Pre-adoptive families that are referred through the Department of Child Services
Family Preparation Services
Services will include but not be limited to:
- Completion of the home study process as required by the Department of Child Services which includes but is not limited to:
- home visits,
- background checks,
- eco-maps & genograms,
- and reference checks.
- Helping the family determine what type of child will be the best fit for their family
- Address the family’s feelings about adoption
- Helping them put supports in place prior to the arrival of a child
- Presentation of the family at SNAP meeting