[DeepL:] Merger of three providers (Familien für Kinder gGmbH, S&S gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Soziales mbH and contact - Jugendhilfe und Bildung gGmbH) together under the umbrella of the Pflegefamilienzentrum Steglitz-Zehlendorf, each of which provides psychosocial specialists for these tasks:
Review and recommendation of families for the admission of foster children in permanent -, temporary and crisis care.
Placement and support of foster children
Advice and support of foster families in all questions arising in connection with the admission and care of foster children
Cooperation with the responsible district offices, especially in the preparation and implementation of assistance plan processes
Consultation and contact with the families of origin, in particular when establishing contact or accompanying contact in the context of accompanied visits
Support of the foster family in crisis situations in direct consultation with the youth welfare office
Information and networking services for foster families
Offer of crisis care, i.e. possibility of short-term admission of children within a few hours in a crisis foster family
Placement of unaccompanied minor refugees in foster families
This is implemented through regular home visits, individual and group meetings, and telephone counseling and online.