Therapeutic Home Based Care (THBC) is a specialist form of foster care designed to support young people in out-of-home care with high and complex needs who are between 12 and 17 years of age. Young people who require THBC foster care often have more complex needs and require more supports (such as clinical and behaviour support). This pathway of care is particularly important to help young people step-down from more intensive support programs such as Intensive Therapeutic Care (Residential Care). Allambi currently has 12 young people supported by THBC Carers across nine families.
Danella has been a THBC Carer with Allambi Care for 20 years, starting her journey by caring for two children from the ages of 10 months and 4 years old. These young people are now entering adulthood and building families of their own. Danella reflects on the journey, and whilst she acknowledges it hasn’t always been smooth sailing, she has been rewarded by watching these young people build their own independence. Danella has recently started to care for a 15 year old young person. The THBC program has supported Danella to move into an appropriate home to accommodate the needs of her family and the young person. Danella has supported the young person to build confidence and to find her own voice, “she has learnt how to hold her own space and speak her truth, it has been truly amazing to witness.” Together they are working towards her goal of commencing a TAFE course and a career in childcare.
THBC Carers like Danella are supported by a network of like-minded people and this program provides a fantastic opportunity for a young person to be cared for by a consistent, welltrained carer in a home environment, who is there to ensure the placement is therapeutic for the young person.
"Supporting the young people to get through to
independence is my biggest triumph."
Danella
Therapeutic Home Based Care Foster Carer
For more info please visit our Foster Care services page: https://www.allambicare.org.au/services/foster-care
