For this reason, St. Joseph's offers several levels of foster care. In this way each child can be evaluated and receive appropriate treatment, while moving toward a permanency goal. The child can usually stay in the same foster home as treatment progresses, providing the child with needed stability. This level of foster care is for youth who exhibit minimal behavior problems in their home, school or community. These children display stable behavior in most areas of their life.
Case managers provide support to the foster family and coordinate any needed services to the child.
This level of foster care acknowledges that there are several areas in the child's life that need attention. In the Case Managed Foster Care Program, however, it is expected that they are stable in their environment and in need of little crisis intervention. Case managers receive clinical direction from a clinician after a diagnostic assessment has been conducted. In the Intensive Case Managed Foster Care Program, periodic crisis intervention is required. Case managers receive clinical direction from the clinical supervisor on how to respond to the needs of the child.