A child may have experienced physical, sexual, medical, and/or emotional abuse or neglect. Children may bring into care negative habits, attitudes, or behaviors. Children in foster care are provided medical, dental, and vision benefits. If needed individual therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy services are also provided. We sub-contract with local providers who speci
alize in their fields to ensure that the child is receiving the best and most appropriate services. Services are covered through STAR Health, a form of Medicaid, to all youth in foster care. Children in our program are provided a case manager who will ensure that all the child’s needs are being met including school, behavioral, emotional, and psychological. The Foster Family:
We are accepting new and experienced foster parents. Foster parents are provided free home study and PRIDE training, on-going training, a high level of support including 24-hour emergency support, tax-free financial reimbursement (to offset the cost of fostering), clothing reimbursement (for Basic LOC children), reimbursement for Health and Fire inspection, etc. Placement:
At Panhandle Child Placement Services, we understand that foster parents are the KEY to success. After all, foster families are with the children more than any other team member. It is very important for us to adhere to excellent child placement practices. Our case managers and developers will carefully consider a child for placement in your home. Once an appropriate fit has been made it is up to the foster family to accept placement. In this process we will provide foster families with information on the child and encourage foster parents to ask questions to ensure this is a good fit. Once placement is accepted we will work with CPS to schedule a preplacement date. During the preplacement, the child will spend 1-3 days at the home to ensure that placement is appropriate. Placement is completed after a successful preplacement has been completed. At times there are emergency placements, where there is no time for a preplacement. It will be up to individual families if they would like to accept emergency placements.
