Access Services - Creating Better Ways To Serve People With Special Needs

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Becoming a Therapeutic Foster Parent

It takes a special person to be a traditional foster parent. It takes an exceptional person to be a Therapeutic Foster Parent.

Therapeutic Foster Parents serve as both caregivers for children with needs (the fostering role), and active agents of planned change (the treatment role). They are viewed as colleagues and part of a professional team. Therapeutic Foster Parents take on the professional, yet loving role of healer and nurturer for children who are in need of direction and stability in their lives. In other words, Therapeutic Foster Parents perform the function of a loving parent, with the added support of a treatment team and treatment plan. Whenever possible, reunification with the natural family is a goal.

Becoming a Host Family

Similar to the Therapeutic Foster Parent program, Access Services’ Lifesharing program provides for children and adults with developmental disabilities a caring, stable, long-term home environment. By becoming a Host Family provider, you will gain a chance to significantly improve the quality of life for the individual under your care.   There are also short-term opportunities available to become a Respite Host Family.

Our Process

Our recruitment department is dedicated to finding caring, qualified individuals and families to be Access Services Host Family providers. Each Host Family takes part in an orientation, a comprehensive home-study, home safety inspection and review process before being accepted. In addition, all families receive ongoing training, support and monitoring.

For more information about becoming a Foster Parent, Host Family or Respite Host Family, call the Access Services office closest to you.

To print Host Family Provider Application click here.

To download a brochure click here.