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What services does Damar offer?

Damar offers a full range of services for children, adolescents, and adults with developmental, behavioral, and intellectual disabilities: residential and community-based treatment, autism services, education, outpatient behavioral health, and more.

Why choose Damar Charter Academy?

Damar Charter Academy successfully prepares students with developmental, intellectual, and behavioral challenges for a lifetime of learning. Before Chris Faulkner came to Damar Charter Academy, his behavior problems made it hard for him to be in school. After a few years at DCA, though, school became one of the places he loved to be.

What schools are affiliated with Damar?

Our awesome affiliated organizations include two great schools: Damar Public Charter Academy and Damar Private Academy. Damar has locations to meet the needs of families across Central Indiana. We know what you’re wondering; this section gives the answers to our frequently asked questions.

Why choose Damar ABA autism services?

Damar ABA Autism Services is accredited by the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE), given to providers fulfilling both clinical and administrative standards. We’re ready develop an individual treatment plan to fit your child’s unique needs.

Who Can Be a Foster Parent?

Damar Foster Care Services is a fully licensed, not-for-profit child placement agency, working on behalf of children who are unable to live at home to recruit, prepare, and support quality foster parents.

Fundamentals of Foster Parenting

Damar’s foster care program is filled with top-notch professionals who value the importance of children living in a loving, safe, nurturing home. We are dedicated to achieving the best placement for the children in our community, so we spend significant time evaluating potential foster homes.

What to Expect from Damar

For decades, Damar’s Foster Care Services team has devoted itself to supporting the most vulnerable children in our community by placing them in safe, loving foster homes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Damar quickly answers the questions we are most frequently asked, including the reasons children are placed in foster care, who can be a foster parent, and how to become one.

Questions?

Have more questions about becoming a foster parent? Contact us for more information.

What is foster care?

Foster care is a state-managed child welfare system that provides out-of-home placement for children who have been removed from their original home due to neglect, abuse, delinquency, or abandonment.

How are children placed?

Indiana policy requires that each child is placed in the least restrictive, most family-like setting that is able to meet his/her needs. Children are most often referred for foster home placement by the Indiana Department of Child.

What type of placements are available?

Children can be placed in a licensed foster home, group home or child-caring institution, or other court-approved facility.

Who is a foster child?

A foster child is a child who has been declared a Child In Need of Services (CHINS) by a judge following the state’s substantiation of abuse or neglect.

What is a foster parent?

A foster parent is a trained and licensed adult who provides loving support, guidance, safety, and stability to a child or children in the foster care system. Acting in the best interest of children, foster parents work closely and actively with numerous child welfare professionals.

How can I know if foster parenting is right for me?

Foster parenting is a very rewarding experience, but it requires sacrifice and commitment. Foster children come from various backgrounds, abusive or neglectful environments, poverty, or other stressful situations, and many of them may have emotional and behavioral challenges that require counseling or other support.

Can I be a foster parent and still have a regular job?

Foster parents usually work outside the home. However, if a foster child requires day care, the foster parents are typically responsible for that expense. Foster parents must exhibit financial stability and be able to maintain household and family expenses. Foster parents usually need not make a set minimum income nor own a large home.

What is Damar for special needs?

It takes a lot of love and sacrifice to parent a child with special needs. We’re here to let you know you don’t have to go it alone. Damar offers everything from educational resources to parent support groups to help you and your family thrive alongside your child.

What is Damar residential?

Offered in a campus setting, Damar’s residential programs provide children with developmental and behavioral disabilities the safe, secure environment they need—along with the innovative programs and compassionate care that have set us apart for more than 50 years —to become increasingly independent.

What is ABA therapy?

ABA is the only form of therapy endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics for the treatment of autism —and proven effective over time. Damar ABA Autism Services is accredited by the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE), given to providers fulfilling both clinical and administrative standards.

What is the role of a Damar psychologist?

To help you work through them, Damar’s team of psychologists, therapists, and behaviorists provides behavior intervention and management services, individual and group counseling, and more.

What is the purpose of Damar?

Every child has a uniquely remarkable path to walk. Damar is here to help every child find that path and thrive. Every child is unique. Every child has a uniquely remarkable path to walk. Damar is here to help every child find that path and thrive.

What is the challenge of living with a child?

It’s an extraordinary challenge, fraught with worry and doubt: If you’re living with a child or adolescent with developmental, behavioral, or intellectual disabilities, you inevitably face questions about what to do now and what to do next.

When should you look for milestones?

All children develop at their own pace, but there are some general milestones you should look for in the first five years of your child’s life . We have information about what to look for and what to do if you think your child needs attention.