This is a therapy program for adolescents aged 12 to 17 with behavioral problems who live in foster care institutions, such as residential homes. The aim is to create opportunities for teenagers to live in a family environment and, at the same time, to help foster parents build effective parenting.
To this end, foster carers are encouraged to supervise the teenagers and promote positive involvement at school and in the community. The program includes training and support for foster parents, family therapy for biological parents, skills training and support therapy for adolescents, and school support focused on behavior and academic performance.
Participation in the program lasts between six and nine months. At the end, the teenagers return to their biological families and continue to be monitored by the program, usually for another year.