Woodlawn Therapeutic Children’s Center collaborates with Head Start, a federal program that provides preschool education to low-income children. Together, they provide a safe learning environment for children in central Arkansas who are learning to manage behavioral disorders as diagnosed by a physician or psychiatrist. Every year, Woodlawn meets its enrollment goal of 35. For enrollment information, contact Rhonda Perkins at (501) 526-6987.
Therapeutic Family Homes Program recruits, trains and approves families to serve as therapeutic foster parents for emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children and youth between the ages of 3 to 17. Children are placed with specially-trained families who can provide intensive support and supervision for children in a home/community based setting. Additional services provided include individual, family and/or group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, psychiatric evaluation/consultation, medication management, and advocacy services. For enrollment information or information on being trained as therapeutic foster parents, call Leah Keyes at (501) 666-8686, extension 1101.
- Therapeutic Foster Parent Inquiry Form
- Therapeutic Foster Care Referral Application