Our Locations
3410 Healy Drive
Suite 201-H
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Phone: (336) 768-4136
Fax: (336) 768-0082
38 Garfield Street
Suite B
Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: (828) 236-2877
Fax: (828) 236-9825
To Make a Referral to our Program
If you would like to make a referral to one of our programs please complete a quick application and fax to a designated office site.
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Become a Foster or Adoptive Parent
To learn more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent, call us or send us a completed application by fax or mail.
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Professional Parenting is a non-profit program and proud affiliate of:
The focal purpose of the Professional Parenting Specialized Foster Care program is to provide a healthy home environment for children whose issues require active and sustained interventions outside of their natural homes.
At the core of the program is a network of carefully selected parents who, after a period of special training and assessment, open their homes to children and adolescents in need of specialized care.
Professional Parenting provides ongoing support, education and consultation to all treatment families to better support each specialized placement.
Program Components
- A nationally certified program model, The Teaching Family Model, that teaches children socially acceptable behaviors.
- Careful selection of treatment parents
- Comprehensive pre-service training
- On-going in-service training
- Weekly In-home consultations by professional staff
- 24/7 program and telephone support
- Youth/family matching
- Monthly financial compensation
- Specialized respite services
Referral Information
We accept referrals of children age birth to 18 who display behavioral and emotional challenges as well as special medical or physical conditions.
To refer a child in the Asheville area please contact:
adam.justen@familyinnovations.org
or call (828) 236-2877.
To refer a child in the Winston-Salem/Greensboro area please contact:
john.thacker@familyinnovations.org
or call (336) 768-4136.
Becoming a Professional Parent
To learn more about becoming a professional parent in Asheville, North Carolina and the surrounding area please call (828) 236-2877.
To learn more about becoming a professional parent in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and the surrounding area please call (336) 768-4136.