“Crisis support for the families is strong.  Families seem well-trained, prepared, experienced.  They (both foster families and workers) are very committed to the children.”

"Placements have fostered positive growth and development.  Foster parents /social workers are really team members!“

“Involvement of treatment worker and coordination with county worker is key. Treatment worker’s involvement and interactions/ contact with bio family is also very important.”

 “Foster Parents who are willing to hang in there when there are tough times with child and don’t ask for removal so quickly.  Well experienced foster parents and social workers who confront problems as they arise and work through problems with child.”

“Social workers and treatment foster homes are very pleasant to work with.  The families are dedicated to the children and although the children may be very challenging, the foster homes do not “give up.”

“It was clear that (the social workers) were greatly respected by both the child and the foster parents.”

“My clients are successful after discharge which indicates that the homes are truly treatment oriented.”

“The foster parents were very knowledgeable about what the youth needed.  They were also very creative in coming up with consequences or rewards for the youth.”

“Very nice people (families) to work with.  Family Works staff availability.”

“Workers and administration are very responsive and easy to work with.”

“Communication, accessibility, realistic response to case managers concerns.”

“Locations.  How often FW social worker was in the home.”

“The ability and willingness they have to work with the case manager as a team.”

“Very accommodating.  Work fast to get children placed.  The workers are great!”

“The kind of home you license [is what I like best about Family Works].  I have not had to worry about what kind of home I was getting.  Also when I needed a preadoptive home you helped me find one ASAP.”

“The social workers try to follow court orders, have consistent rules and policies.”

“The people I work with and the level of cooperation.”

“Staff and quality of foster parents.  My clients have been more successful with FW than any other agency.”

"Given my knowledge of treatment foster care agencies, Family Works provides the most comprehensive support to parents and children in placement."

"We chose Family Works because your philosophy and approach of team work and positive reinforcement; your ideology that each child is special and worthy of our best efforts; and your personal qualities of fairness, listening, and compassion. We want to be with you folks!"

"You guys have something special going here."