We offer a number of tools that can change how a therapist works with children and families.  They include journal entries and behavior tracking.

When children play, they often play out past experiences.  Some foster parents will literally script what their children are saying while they play because they are playing out their trauma.  This scripting and journaling helps document and build the child's trauma narrative, giving the therapist wonderful insights into the life experiences of the child.

Journaling and behavior tracking save therapists valuable time.  Diana Steketee, a therapist at LifeFocus Mental Health in Michigan, who uses FosterCare.Team in her work with children in foster care, said it this way:

Diana Steketee, MA, LLP, RPT

With FosterCare.Team, therapists have the opportunity to research ways to help before the session even begins.  In fact, some therapists will alter their therapy plans based on information revealed in a foster parent's journals.  It allows them to deliver the exact kind of treatment the child needs when they need it.

Additionally, parents don't have to talk about the negative behaviors with a therapist in front of the child.  Instead, they can talk about the good choices and experiences and save the tougher items to be shared fully and accurately in a journal or discussion topic on FosterCare.Team.  This improves the accuracy of what is communicated to therapists because parents don't have to speak in code in front of their children.  It also helps boost the child's self esteem and self worth by hearing the good items being shared and not all of the challenging, negative experiences.

Steketee says that FosterCare.Team streamlines communication, allowing her to have more time for self-care.

Dr. Carmen B., Licensed Psychologist, RPT-S

The behavior tracking is a powerful tool in measuring the effectiveness of therapy over time and also in identifying triggers, patterns and the frequency of behaviors.

The discussion module is a great module for remote troubleshooting of problems.  Solutions shouldn't have to wait until the next therapy session.  Our collaboration platform helps reduce the gap between issue identification and issue resolution.  This makes sure the needs of children are met as soon as possible, and it provides prompt support to foster parents dealing with an issue.