What makes Centerstone Foster Care different

Support

We are with you every step of the way. From the time you begin thinking about fostering a child, through placement, to managing the daily joys and challenges of being a child’s hero – we’re here for you. We offer a full range of services to help – 24/7 – with a fiercely dedicated team of licensed professionals. We are always a simple phone call away.

• Emergency on-call services 24/7, including both phone and on-site visits to your home, no matter the hour.
• Financial support through a per diem that is used to reimburse you for many of your costs for taking care of a child and their needs.
• Specialized and continual training throughout your service, incorporating trauma-informed approaches with free on-going opportunities.
• A quality team of professionals eager to assist you, having over 250 years of combined experience.
• Adoption services for kids in the custody of Tennessee Department Children Services, provided free to adoptive families.
• Electronic Medical Record for ease of documentation.
• Respite provided.
• Workers assigned to every foster home: a case manager assigned to the child, a Foster Care Coordinator assigned to the foster parents, all working as a team to make sure everyone feels supported.

Expertise

Centerstone offers therapeutic foster care – that means we can help you find resources you or your family may need beyond fostering, like therapy, counseling or medical services. Our approach is based on evidence-based practices – making sure you and your family have the best treatment available.

Training

We provide case management and lifeskills training for you and your family. Our staff is comprised of highly trained mental health professionals who are experts in the latest therapeutic approaches for creating safe, nurturing environments for kids in foster care.
We also train YOU – making sure you have the tools you need as you set out on the journey – and to help you all along the way.

Our services

If you decide to become a foster family, Centerstone will be sure to support you in many ways. We are with you every step of the way, providing:

• Emergency on-call services 24/7, including on-site visits to your home, no matter the hour
• Financial support through a per diem that is used to reimburse you for some of your costs for taking care of a child and their needs
• Free liability insurance
• Specialized, continual training
• Monthly foster parent support group meetings
• A quality team of professionals eager to assist you

Also, Centerstone also offers a Therapeutic Foster Care program for families that need it. This is an intensive, treatment-based approach to caring for children in foster care to better meet their physical and emotional needs.
Youth in therapeutic foster care meet regularly with a therapist and a case manager who monitor the young person’s progress. These professionals also assist the foster family, and therapeutic foster parents will receive continual training and 24/7 professional support.

We will support you

At Centerstone, our foster care team carefully chooses families based on the needs of the children referred to our program.
Some children may have experienced trauma, and as a result, they may find it difficult to cope in their new home. For these families, we provide case management and therapy services to assist you and your foster child.
We also train our staff and families to work with the “whole child,” with a focus on sleep, diet and exercise. By helping children make healthy choices, their chances of success dramatically increase.
No matter what their needs, every child in our foster care family program receives essential care. We even offer counseling sessions at our clinics if you or your foster child need it. Centerstone’s therapists are available for in-home visits to help manage complex issues if they ever come up.

About Centerstone

Centerstone is a nonprofit health system providing mental health and substance use disorder treatments. Services are available nationally through the operation of outpatient clinics, residential programs, the use of telehealth and an inpatient hospital. Centerstone also features specialized programs for the military community, therapeutic foster care, children’s services and employee assistance programs. Centerstone’s Research Institute provides guidance through research and technology, leveraging the best practices for use in all our communities. Centerstone’s Foundation secures philanthropic resources to support our work.