Foster Care/CPS

Foster Care/CPS

Foster Care Referral Form

Foster Care - Referral Form

Foster care:

The Center for Psychological Services is pleased to provide Psychological Evaluations tailored for children referred by foster care agencies, adoption agencies, and DFPS caseworkers. Our dedicated team is committed to providing comprehensive evaluations to support the well-being of these children.

 Services Offered:

  1. Psychological Evaluations – Initial and Annuals
  2. Developmental Evaluations – Ages 4 months to 7 years old
  3. Autism Evaluations
  4. ADHD Evaluations
  5. Diagnoses and Treatment Recommendations
  6. Referral to Behavioral Health Services (social skills and parenting support)

 

Insurance Accepted:

  • Cenpatico / Superior
  • TMHP
  • Medicaid MCOs
  • Service Authorizations: 2054, POS (OCOK, 2Ingage, Empower)

 

Service Locations:

  • Onsite at your agency (when more than 2 clients are scheduled)
  • Our office locations: Arlington or Plano
  • Via Telehealth for Children over 12 (unless the focus is ADHD or Autism)

CPS

The Center for Psychological Services provides services to adults and teens completing services through Child Protective Services. Services include:

  • Psychological Testing
  • Individual Parent Management and Child Social Skills
  • Nurturing Parenting Classes (Group)

·      An evidence-based program designed to strengthen parent-child relationships by promoting self-worth, empathy, secure attachment, and positive discipline.

·      It includes 10 sessions, each lasting 1.5 hours, and guides parents on understanding age-appropriate developmental expectations to create a supportive home environment.

·      Parenting classes will cover key principles important to DFPS (Child Protective Services), including:

o   Understanding child development and setting realistic expectations.

o   Using non-aggressive, appropriate discipline methods.

o   Identifying and leveraging parenting strengths.

o   Learning ways to deal with stress and anger.

o   Accessing local resources for family support.

o   Building connections with other parents for mutual support.

·      How to Register? 

o   Submit a 2054 or Purchase Order and referral.

o   Send a referral email to cfspreferrals@cfpsonline.com. 

o   We will contact the client about available sessions.