An Ohio-based treatment foster care (TFC) executive, Bruce Maag has guided International Phoenix Group for the past 15 years. Bruce Maag has developed a number of programs in conjunction with SAFY of America, including a sex offender TFC and a TFC program for the medically fragile.
Also known as therapeutic foster care, TFC involves placing children and adolescents with foster parents who have received specialized training in caring for those with social, behavioral, and emotional problems as well as medical needs. Classified as a clinical intervention, TFC is considered a medically necessary treatment, though services must be authorized by public entities such as Medicaid and child-welfare authorities in order to be accessible and reimbursable.
In a majority of cases, TFC-enrolled youth attend public schools in the local area. Transfer to a TFC home is a critical element in their transition to normalcy, often representing the first time youth have experienced healthy adult-to-child and adult-to-adult behaviors and communication structures. Careful assessment by state child-welfare authorities prior to placement is essential in ensuring that children are given an optimal opportunity for healing and achieving success.
Also known as therapeutic foster care, TFC involves placing children and adolescents with foster parents who have received specialized training in caring for those with social, behavioral, and emotional problems as well as medical needs. Classified as a clinical intervention, TFC is considered a medically necessary treatment, though services must be authorized by public entities such as Medicaid and child-welfare authorities in order to be accessible and reimbursable.
In a majority of cases, TFC-enrolled youth attend public schools in the local area. Transfer to a TFC home is a critical element in their transition to normalcy, often representing the first time youth have experienced healthy adult-to-child and adult-to-adult behaviors and communication structures. Careful assessment by state child-welfare authorities prior to placement is essential in ensuring that children are given an optimal opportunity for healing and achieving success.