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 FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY SERVICES: Remi Vista has been a licensed provider of foster care services since 1984. Our professional staff select, train and certify families whose homes and lives will provide a stable and positive environment where a child can mature and grow.
ORGANIZATION: Our foster family program is decentralized into many different geographical regions. Each region consists of a Regional Director, a foster care Social Worker, and certified foster families. Our foster family program is also supported by the availability of specialty mental health services. Through such services, Remi Vista is able to provide evidence-based treatment for foster youth, such as interventions modeled after Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and the Oregon Social Learning model for delinquent youth.
PHILOSOPHY: Remi Vista views its foster family program as the core of all of our therapeutic programs for youth placed in out-of-home care. We believe that, with the addition of specialty mental health services, many youth can be placed in foster care that would otherwise require group home treatment, effectively reducing group home referrals and lengths of stays.
FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY PROVIDES:
Careful Selection and Continuing Education
Couples and/or individuals interested in foster parenting go through an in-depth home study, home inspection, and competency training before the Remi Vista Foster Parent certification process is complete. Each region offers monthly continuing education meetings, in which pertinent topics, special speakers, and media presentations keep foster parents informed about the current issues in working with children. These meetings also function as a support group for the foster parents, providing a strong network of encouragement and care.
Professional Support Services and Individualized Counseling
The social work staff regularly visit each of the foster homes to provide support and encouragement, as well as, counseling services to children. Children from birth to age 18 are accepted into our foster homes based on the needs of the child and specialties of the foster family. Treatment needs are assessed and individual treatment goals are established.
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