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The TFI Foster Parent Advisory Team unites our foster parents to enhance the services and support we provide to them.

Purpose

Devoted to the success of our Foster Parents

Principles

To elevate the quality of foster parenting through education, inclusivity, and effective communication.

Objectives

  • Love – Recognize and cherish each individual’s unique experiences and their commitment to positively impact children’s lives.
  • Tolerance – Foster open-mindedness and address both the pleasant and challenging issues.
  • Trauma-informed – Strive to help families shift their perspective from “what is wrong with you?” to “what happened to you?”
  • Commitment – Demonstrate dedication by being prompt and fully engaged in our discussions.
  • Honesty – Maintain transparency about issues that need to be addressed to improve the agency, foster parents, and the children they serve.

Meet the Team

Kelly Bishop

Foster Parent and TFI Representative

Debbie Carrell

Foster Parent

Specializing in: Teenagers, Aging Out, School Problems, Difficult Cases, Trauma Informed, Special Education, Boundary Setting

**NOTE: Debbie Carrell is not comfortable mentoring someone who is dealing with drug abuse.

Michelle Medlin

Foster Parent

Specializing in: Teenagers, Aging Out, School Problems, Drug Use, Difficult Cases, Sexual Abuse

Lisa Bethea

Foster Parent and Spokesperson

Specializing in: Infants, Toddlers, School Problems, Difficult Cases, Emotion & Impulse Control, ADHD, Anger, Attachment Concerns

Sheila Fagan

Foster Parent and Chairman

Specializing in: Teenagers, Aging Out, School Problems, Drug Use, Difficult Cases, Sexual Abuse, Suicide Ideation, Runaways

We want to hear from you!

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More information?

For more information on how you can become involved in the Foster Parent Advisory Team, contact Kelly Bishop at kbishop@teamtfi.org.