Comprehensive Assessment, Support and Treatment for Parents
Ibis Healthcare's Child Welfare programs provides specialized support for parents who are involved in the child welfare system. Our dedicated team of specialists work directly with families facing active child abuse or neglect investigations, or those with existing child welfare case plans.
Our mission is to strengthen families by addressing the behavioral health challenges that may impact parenting, ensuring children can remain safely with their families whenever possible while parents receive the support they need to succeed.
Our team serves as passionate advocates with service providers, ensuring families receive respectful, culturally appropriate care that meets their unique needs. Through motivational interviewing techniques, we help parents discover their own reasons for change while building confidence in their ability to create positive transformation for themselves and their children.
Referrals to FIS/FITT/FLITE
All referrals are made through the Child Welfare System.
For Families. If you are involved in the child welfare system and need support please contact your child welfare case manager or child protective investigator about a FIS referral. You may also consider asking your attorney or Guardian ad Litem to assist in a request for our program.
A MESSAGE OF HOPE AND SUPPORT
Being involved in the child welfare system can feel overwhelming and frightening. At Ibis Healthcare, we understand that most parents love their children deeply and want to provide safe, nurturing homes. Sometimes, however, behavioral health challenges, substance use, or mental health conditions can interfere with effective parenting.
Our Child Welfare Programs are here to support you on your journey toward family healing and reunification. We believe in your capacity for positive change and are committed to providing the assessment, treatment linkage, case management, and clinical support you need to strengthen your family and keep your children safe.
Recovery is possible. Families can heal. Hope is real.
We believe in strengthening families, restoring connections, and building hope.
Child Welfare Programs
At Ibis Healthcare, we believe in comprehensive wellness. Putting you first, we encourage your participation in making the right decisions for your health.
Our doctors take the time to get to know their patients and together determine the best treatments for you.
We specialize in coordinating all of your healthcare needs. That’s why we provide a full range of primary and preventive care services in one convenient location.
Family Intervention Services
Ibis Healthcare’s Family Intervention Specialists (FIS) provides a comprehensive, individualized and coordinated approach to beginning the treatment journey during a time of uncertainty..
We offer the following:
- Thorough evaluation of alcohol and drug use patterns, including: Screening, clinical assessments, risk assessment and safety planning, identification of appropriate treatment levels, withdrawal management considerations and recovery readiness evaluations.
- Mental health screening tools addressing depression, anxiety, suicide risk
- Assessment of strengths, needs, psychosocial factors, and readiness for treatment
- In-home or community-based assessments to eliminate any transportation barriers
- Linkage to treatment
- Short term case management
- Collaboration with parent and child welfare system
Who We Serve
Parents ages 18 and older who are currently involved with child protective services, including those with:
- Active child abuse or neglect investigations
- Open child welfare case plans
- Dependency court involvement
- In-home non-judicial services
Family Intensive Treatment Team (FITT)
Treatment and Wraparound Support for Parents
Ibis Healthcare’s Family Intensive Treatment Team (FITT) provides in-home treatment services that are intensive and individualized for parents involved in the child welfare system. This program aims to increase collaboration between behavioral health and child welfare systems in order to promote stronger, healthier families. Our team consists of clinicians, case managers, and certified peer support specialists who provide advocacy, wraparound support, and clinical intervention to assist parents on their journey to recovery.
Our team provides ongoing support to help families stay engaged in treatment. We believe in progress monitoring that celebrates small victories while addressing emerging challenges. We work collaboratively with families to problem-solve barriers whether they involve transportation, childcare, work schedules, or emotional resistance to treatment.
We maintain regular communication and collaboration with all child welfare professionals through joint case planning to develop unified family goals. We deliver consistent treatment progress updates to keep all parties informed of family achievements and ongoing needs, while coordinating safety assessments that prioritize child welfare and family stability.
We offer the following:
- Thorough assessment of alcohol and drug use patterns, mental health symptomology, risk factors, psychosocial needs, parenting deficiencies, and diminished caregiver protective capacities
- Personalized treatment planning that addresses needs identified in assessments
- In-home treatment for moderate/severe substance misuse and/or co-occurring disorders
- Nurturing Parenting
- Case management services to assist with non-clinical needs and to facilitate collaboration between the parent, behavioral health, and child welfare systems.
- Peer support services to assist with the instillation and hope and to help parents in navigating their own personal route of recovery.
- 24/7 support for families experiencing crisis situations through comprehensive safety planning and risk assessment that prioritizes the immediate well-being of all family members.
- Connection to community resources
Who We Serve
Parents ages 18 and older who
- are currently involved with the child welfare system: court ordered case plan with a goal of reunification; or in-home non judicial services
- have a stable residence in which they can receive in-home services
- have a moderate or severe substance misuse diagnosis
Family Well-Being Treatment Team (FLITE)
Treatment and Wraparound Support for Parents
Ibis Healthcare’s Family Well-Being Treatment Team (FLITE) provides individualized, in-home treatment services for parents involved in the child welfare system who have mental health, mild substance misuse, and/or co-occurring disorders. Our team understands the complex and interconnected needs of parents involved in the child welfare system including but not limited to mental health conditions, trauma histories, economic hardship, and social isolation. Our team provides personalized wraparound care to assist parents in eliminating barriers, stabilizing mental health, and improving overall functioning in foster stronger, safer environments and families and children. The team consists of clinicians, a case manager, and a peer support specialist.
We maintain regular communication and collaboration with all child welfare professionals through joint case planning to develop unified family goals. We deliver consistent treatment progress updates to keep all parties informed of family achievements and ongoing needs, while coordinating safety assessments that prioritize child welfare and family stability.
We offer the following:
- Thorough assessment of alcohol and drug use patterns, mental health symptomology, risk factors, psychosocial needs, and diminished caregiver protective capacities
- Personalized treatment planning that addresses needs identified in assessments
- In-home treatment for mental health, mild substance misuse, and/or co-occurring disorders
- Case management services to assist with non-clinical needs and to facilitate collaboration between the parent, behavioral health, and child welfare systems.
- Peer support services to assist with the instillation and hope and to help parents in navigating their own personal route of recovery.
- Connection to community resources
Who We Serve
Parents ages 18 and older who
- are currently involved with the child welfare system: court ordered case plan with a goal of reunification; active child abuse or neglect investigations; or in-home non judicial services
- have a stable residence in which they can receive in-home services
- mental health diagnosis and/or concern, mild substance misuse diagnosis, and/or co-occurring disorders
Syed was kind and compassionate and listened to everything I had to say without judgment. Thank you for giving me hope and treating me with kindness and concern. The entire staff was so kind and helpful.
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Dr. Kathryn Syed, cares and I appreciate her and LLasmine as well as staffs friendly greetings attention to my son with TBI, & my chattiness. It's always a family friendly environment. I feel as I'm seeing a very helpful friend.