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Families
First of Florida, LLC
A unique Behavior
Analytic approach to the care of children & adolescents
The Mentor Program
Purpose: The mentor program is designed to
help each child develop socialization skills with others within the
community. While children in foster care often receive the necessary tools
for their day-to-day activities the mentor program will provide additional
socialization skills necessary to succeed in life.
WHAT IS MENTOR
Mentor is an innovative mentoring program that matches
at-risk children in therapeutic foster care with people in the
community. The goal is to provide a
healthy caring and consistent
relationship with an adult other than their current providers. The mentors are not there to replace the
foster parent, but instead to work in conjunction with the treatment team to
provide the child with additional socialization skills.
The mentor will have the opportunity to
expose the child to a wide range of experiences, thus allowing them to
explore their talents in music, art, etc.
We will take a comprehensive approach to include all areas of the
child’s treatment team to ensure the child is receiving continuity of
care.
Each mentor is personally interviewed by the
Therapeutic Program Development Specialist before the mentor meets with the
child and foster family. The mentor
must successfully complete a background screening by law enforcement and the
Department of Children and Families prior to working with a child. This is a voluntary position.
HOW THE MENTOR
PROGRAM WORKS
The program at Families First
of Florida will pair a child in therapeutic foster care with a mentor. The mentor will be assigned to work with
the child 1-2 times a month. They
will work with the child on non-therapeutic activities while maintaining
their relationship with their therapist on all therapeutic related matters.
Would you like to
make a positive difference in a child’s life? If the answer is yes then please consider mentoring the
children that we serve. If interested
please contact:
Families First
of Florida
at (813)
290-8560
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