Why Families And Professionals Choose Kennedy Krieger Therapeutic Foster Care
- Twenty-four hour consultation and support services are provided to families by Master's level Social Workers, licensed in the State of Maryland.
- Our Clinical Social Workers are specially trained to work with children with special needs.
- Services are developed and implemented to maintain and strengthen family relationships in accordance with the child's permanency needs.
- Family to family relationships between birth and treatment parents are valued and supported.
- Training and support are provided to birth and treatment parents that facilitate reunification efforts .
- Foster families participate as integral members of the child's interdisciplinary team.
- Specialized services designed to help each child achieve his or her unique potential are developed in consultation with the child's treatment team.
Children in this program have successfully:
- Transitioned to independent living
- Enlisted in the military
- Attended college
- Obtained jobs
- Received recognition awards for scholastic and leadership accomplishments
- Achieved permanency through reunification and adoption
"The best part of the work is helping a child to reach his full potential in life." - Diane Fiala
"Our foster child fits so comfortably here that it feels like he has been in our home forever. I didn't expect that." - Brenda Super
"I never anticipated being a foster parent for this long. I love what I do." - William Hardy
"We get a tremendous amount of support from Kennedy Krieger Institute. If we have a crisis, we can turn to staff members who are right there. They have gone as far as accompanying us to the hospital on emergency visits." - Theresa Morris
"This program had me thinking in a new direction that Tim has a future and a life. There are people at Kennedy Krieger who really care. It meant alot to me, and I know it meant alot to Tim." - Timothy Bruce, birth father of Tim
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