2901 East Biddle Street, Baltimore, MD 21213

Paul D. Brylske, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C., B.C., (443) 923-5989, brylske@kennedykrieger.org
Robert Basler, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.-C., (443) 923-3804, basler@kennedykrieger.org

This program provides a continuum of family-based services to children and adolescents with special needs who have a history of, or are at risk for, institutional placements. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between parent and child. Foster parents are highly trained to meet the emotional and physical needs of each child. Services include:

• therapeutic foster care
• respite care
• adoption services
• parent training
• foster parent training
• technical assistance to the community

Therapeutic Foster Care is a part of both the Social Work Department and The Family Center at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. For more detailed information on our program please vist our website at www.therapeuticfostercare.org.

Goals of program:

To ensure a permanent home, whether that means a return to biological parents or other relatives, adoption or, in rare instances, retention in therapeutic foster care due to very unique circumstances.

Research/Program Evaluation

The program is part of a statewide outcome evaluation project (SUMONE) for children in therapeutic foster homes.

Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
24-hour beeper coverage provided to treatment foster families

To make a referral:
Contact Diane Aguiar at (443) 923-3808 or Sharon McKee at (443) 923-5993

Diagnoses Served:

Adjustment Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Attachment Disorders
Attention Deficit Disorders
Depressive Disorders
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Autism
Cerebral Palsy
Communication Disorders
Feeding Problems
Genetic and Metabolic Disorders
Learning Disorders
Intellectual Disabilities
Neurological Disorders
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Severe Behavior Disorders
Seizure Disorders
Spina Bifida

·Family Center: Community Programs
·Social Work Outpatient Mental Health Program

The Resource Finder: A Project of Kennedy Krieger Institute

Foster Family-Based Treatment Association
(http://www.ffta.org)

Child Welfare League of America
(http:www.cwla.org)

Exceptional Parent Magazine's online resource
(http://www.eparent.com)

Special Olympics
(http://www.specialolympics.com)

National Family Caregivers Association
(http://www.nfcacares.org)

The Center for Adoption Support and Education, Inc.
(http://www.adoptionsupport.org)

Foster Parent Community
(http://www.fosterparents.com)

National Foster Parent Association, Inc.
(http://www.nfpainc.org)

Spaulding for Children, a National Resource for Special Needs Adoption
(http://www.spaulding.org)

North American Council on Adoptable Children
(http://www.nacac.org)


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