Intensive Alternative Family Treatment (IAFT) Parents
Integrated Family Services, PLLC, one of the leading behavioral health providers in Eastern North Carolina, is searching for individuals interested in serving as Intensive Alternative Family Treatment Parents. IAFT provides an intensive service utilizing highly trained treatment parents to address the needs of children in a less restrictive environment. The following elements are implemented into the service: Monitoring and oversight by Rapid Resource, only one child placed in the home-does not include biological children, daily contact with treatment parent, weekly team meetings with the professional staff, psychiatric oversight, 24/7 crisis support, proactive and consistent teaching orientated behavioral interventions, monthly respite, access to specialized therapeutic services, replacement of MAPP with an evidence based training tool for treatment parents, weekly engagement with the family or supports of permanence in the child’s plan of care, integration of model fidelity, and outcome reporting during the post treatment.
If interested in finding out more information about becoming a IAFT parent, please contact John Deans at 252-439-0700. Or fill out an application form. Please consider making a positive difference in the lives of children and their families.
