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Therapeutic Foster Care for Seriously Mentally Ill Adults

Therapeutic Foster Homes provide a specialized foster care designed to create homes for Seriously Mentally Ill adults who would otherwise live in a Level II group home or facility. The foster homes implement the same strength-based programming that Intermountain employs in all of its work and strive to achieve the following goals for each client in the least restrictive environment:

The Therapeutic Foster Care providers assist their client in achieving his/her personal and individualized treatment goals and objectives. Through their therapeutic intervention, the families foster greater independence and self-sufficiency in their residents, assisting them to be involved in community activities and events that are educational, recreational and pro-social.

Each foster care provider recruited by Intermountain Centers receives training in strength-based behavioral analysis and in the specific needs of their client, counseling and support for the duration of time that a client is placed in their home, 24/7 therapeutic crisis intervention, and assistance in licensing of their home according to State of Arizona standards.

Contact and Referral Information

Vincent J. McHale, Program Director
Intermountain Centers for Human Development
P. O. Box 17749
Tucson, AZ 85731-7749
Telephone: (520) 721-1887
Fax: (520) 721-0069
Email: vinniem@ichd.net