Caregiver Support Program

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Caregiver Support Program
St. Aemilian-Lakeside, Inc.
8901 W. Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53222
(414) 463-1880

Amy Kirby, Caregiver Support Program Coordinator
(414) 463-1880, ext 275
akirby@st-al.org

Overview
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The Caregiver Support Program delivers consistent support to enhance stability and successfully maintain placements for children. In addition to providing support, the Caregiver Support Program provides on-going crisis management and intervention, parenting education, and assistance for caregivers throughout reunification efforts or other permanency plan objectives, all with the goal of the best interests of the child(ren).

Why choose the Caregiver Support Program?

The Caregiver Support Program at St. Aemilian-Lakeside, Inc. is unique from other foster care based programs as services are provided directly and primarily to caregivers (foster, kinship or birth families), in an effort to achieve positive placement outcomes for children. Caregivers are more likely to maintain children in their homes when the caregivers feel heard, supported, prepared for the challenges their foster children present, and when they have an understanding of the Child Welfare System.

Who Benefits from Caregiver Support?

A variety of caregiver families can benefit t from the Caregiver Support Program, including: caregiver families of children who have had multiple placements, have a history of behavioral challenges, have complex mental or physical health needs, or complicated family or legal situations. Caregivers who identify the need for additional support and education to stabilize a placement
that is at-risk of disruption, to manage the child(ren) in their care, or to negotiate the complex provider and child welfare systems. Social Workers with out-of-home care expertise provide services to caregivers in the home. These services are individualized to meet that family’s needs.

Focus of service includes:

• Assessment of Caregiver Family Needs
• Caregiver Family Support and Skill Development
• Prevention/Stabilization of Crisis Situations
• Guidance and Advocacy
• Caregiver Family Understanding of the Child Welfare System
• Assisting the Caregiver through Efforts to Achieve Permanence
  for the Child(ren) in Their Care
• Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution
• 24-hr support line

Referrals:

To make a referral or to initiate the Caregiver Support Program services in your County, please contact:

Amy Kirby, Caregiver Support Program Coordinator
(414) 463-1880 x275
akirby@st-al.org.