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=Treatment Foster Care Program= The Board of Child Care’s Treatment Foster Care (TFC) Program is a program that is provides therapeutic, nurturing, community-based foster homes to children and young adults, who need a higher level of care than what is given in regular foster homes. Many TFC children/ young adults have experienced trauma, abuse or neglect and need loving grown-ups to understand their pain, therefore making them understand positive family values and help them celebrate their successes. Youth in the TFC program are age 2 to 21. Group of children who are siblings may also be placed with the Treatment Foster Care Program if at least one child meets treatment foster care criteria. These children typically have developmental, emotional, or behavioral challenges that require specially trained foster parents and workers to help them successfully overcome these challenges.

 = = =The Strawbridge School gives students in grade 5 through age 21 the tools, structure, curriculum and overall successful academic experience to secure their educational foundation. = =Opened in 1994 on the Board of Child Care’s Baltimore campus, Strawbridge is a nonpublic school licensed by the state of Maryland. = =There are two types if classes. The type 1 program is a regular education filled school day and the program serves children with emotional and behavioral disabilities. The type 3 program is a short-term, educational program designed to support students living in the Board of Child Care’s shelter program. = =THE STRAWBRIDGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT = =A team of teachers give students a range of academic and behavioral supports, including individual and group therapy, social work services, psychiatric services and state-certified teaching. The school is organized into three areas a middle school, a high school and a self-contained program. = =The middle school program is a self-contained classroom for grades 5-8. Students are taught all major academic courses, physical education and fine arts. =

=The high school program offers all academic courses and therapy courses. =

=The high school program is individualized for students unable to meet Maryland High School Diploma requirements. Life skills and vocational programming is a major focus. =

=POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION AND SUPPORTS = =The Strawbridge School participates in the state program of Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS), a process for creating safer and more effective schools. PBIS is a systems approach to enhancing a school's capacity to educate all children by developing research-based, school-wide, and classroom discipline systems. The approach focuses on meeting the needs of all students and staff in all settings. = =According to The Board of Child Care. =

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Mental Health is so important because kids who have mental problems need to be treated personally or they can sometimes get out of hand. These are some of the conditions that have to be treated: Keeping families intact and allowing children to grow into healthy, productive adults is the goal. Mental Health is also important because if the 18 years olds finally graduate from their foster home and go to college, people can make fun of them and ask them why they do that. That person might feel uncomfortable being asked that question. In foster cares, the adults deal with their problems, because in a regular school, teachers don’t have to deal with those problems. According to The Board of Child Care.
 * Depression
 * Grief and loss
 * Low self-esteem
 * History of abuse
 * Trauma
 * Anger management
 * Behavioral problems
 * ADD/ADHD
 * Life crisis
 * Family conflict
 * Difficulty managing change
 * Chronic mental health problems

Residential Care By: Becca and Olivia **Baltimore Campus:** The Baltimore Campus is very giving, helpful, and supportive to the foster care children. The campus provides a home for 85 children 9 to 20 years old. Every day, the children have a therapy time to help emotional, behavioral issues, and function responsibly in the community. There are five cottages. Each cottage has ten single rooms. In the campus, there are schools, fitness clubs, sport games, heated outdoor pool, and an adventure-based ropes course. As you can see, the Baltimore Campus is very pleasurable for the kids. **Virginia Campus: Falling Waters Campus: **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This campus allows kids 12 through <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; line-height: 115%;"> 18. Falling Waters has a tot <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">al of 50 bed rooms and five cottages. In each cottage there is a kitchen, family room, bathroom, game room, and laundry room. The campus also provides a therapy time to help children with behavioral issues, emotional help, and functional responsibly in the community. All the kids look up to their teachers and older foster care children. The Virginia Campus is also very supportive for the children. <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">This information comes from The Board of Child Care

<span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">Wiki <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">By Olivia Herlein Facts I learned <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. The children on campus can be from a long range of 9 to 20 years old. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. 6% of the children are 1 year old. 26% is 4-5 years old, 20% of them are 6-10 year old, 28% 11-15, 18% are 16-18 years old, and 2% are 19-20 years old. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. There are 52% male and 48% female.

<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Wiki Post <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Written By: Rachel

1. The main goal for foster care children to be reunited with their families. 2. If you would ever want to be a foster care mother or father you have to go through many steps so that you can become a licensed foster car parent. 3. Some requirements to become a foster care parent may be: Background check and finger printing Comprehension home study to ensure child safety Classroom hours First aid certification Medical clearances for all adults and children currently in the home Statement proclaiming that corporal punishment will not be used Statement advising your role as a mandated reporter 4. The word foster means to help someone (or something) grow and develop. It also means to care of someone's needs.

This information comes from www.fosterparenting.com