Therapeutic Family Care

Therapeutic Family Care is considered a short-term intervention rather than a permanent placement. Accordingly, YDI treatment philosophy dictates an aggressive “around-the-clock” approach to treatment. The extent to which each aspect of the client’s life is therapeutically intervened is inversely proportional to the length of time in treatment. While in TFC, every aspect of the client’s life is considered for inclusion in the Treatment Plan as part of his or her treatment.

Consequently, treatment in Therapeutic Family Care is driven by the Treatment Plan that provides treatment interventions specific to each behavioral goal and objective for the client, and identifies who is responsible for each intervention. The Treatment Plan is developed by the client’s Treatment Team and is regarded as a “working document” to be used by all Treatment Team members.

Each client in TFC is assigned a Care Manager who takes primary responsibility for developing and updating the Individual Treatment Plan. The Care Manager, working in concert with the Youth Case Manager, is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the Treatment Team, and prepares team members to work with and support the Treatment Parents and the client’s family. The Care Manager advocates for, coordinates, and links clients and families with needed services available within YDI and the community. They also serve as a liaison with community service providers and schools.

Another important facet of the Care Manager role involves the supervision of Family Support Assistants who may be assigned to their clients. The Care Manager is also part of YDI’s On-Call system and rotates with other professional staff to provide 24-hour on-call assistance to Treatment Parents and members of the Treatment Team.

Programs included in Therapeutic Family Care are Therapeutic Foster Care and Guide Home.

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