FAC Behavioral Interventionist™

Behavioral Intervention Provides Stability to Traumatized Foster Children

Abuse and neglect hurts children physically, emotionally, and psychologically. As a result of the abuse and neglect, children are likely to need help addressing behaviors which threaten the physical safety and emotional well-being of themselves and their families. The trauma they endured can manifest in the forms of aggression, self-harm, and depression. Without the right support, children end up moving in and out of many foster homes and residential treatment centers without the safety and stability needed to heal from their past abuse and neglect.

In-Home, One-On-One Help

Every child deserves to be loved and supported in the context of a safe, loving family – even when stability and permanency is difficult to achieve, because children need healthy attachment to adults. FosterAdopt Connect’s in-home Behavioral Interventionist (BI) program provides intensive one-on-one services within the family home to children who struggle with behavioral and emotional management to the degree that the behaviors threaten the stability of their current placement.

The Behavioral Interventionists work in the home, relieving the caregivers, and working one-on-one with the youth helping provide stability. Services include working on neuro-developmental activities, assisting in re-wiring the neuropathways in the brain, breaking the cycle of children continually living in flight, fight or freeze mode. Direct care staff use role-modeling, coaching, re-direction, to develop self-regulation, de-escalation techniques, and developing independence in daily living activities.

Refer a Child to a Behavioral Interventionist

Use the link below to refer someone to FosterAdopt Connect. NOTE: Our Independence location is currently not accepting new referrals

Referral Form

Behavioral Intervention Can Make the Difference

Before beginning Behavioral Interventionist, a12 year old boy was suicidal, homicidal, a flight risk, and has been hospitalized over a dozen times. Because of the significant trauma he suffered as a young child, he required a 24/7 crisis line and 24/7 on-call transportation to a secure location for him to calm down and avoid hospitalization. His father shared with FosterAdopt Connect that he was emotional because not too long ago he had announced his intentions to divorce his wife due to the stress caused by the child’s disruption in their home. However, he shared that “their whole world is different now.” His son is happy for the first time, ever. His son has even eliminated some behaviors and is self-correcting others that would previously led to hospitalizations. The family is proud to share that “Behavioral Interventionist services have changed the trajectory of the family!”