FORMED FAMILIES NORTHERN VIRGINIA RESOURCE DIRECTORY 2019-2020 Provided by: Formed Families Forward 4031 University Drive, Suite 100, Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: (703) 539-2904 | Fax: (703) 277-7730 www.FormedFamiliesForward.org This Formed Families Resource Directory provides information about programs and services offered in Northern Virginia to support families formed by adoption, foster care and kinship care who are raising children and youth with disabilities and other special needs. This Directory is provided as a free service to individuals and other organizations and agencies. It covers the areas of Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Falls Church City, Loudoun County, and Prince William County. Some entries are listed under multiple categories; there is an index of organizations at the end of the Directory. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided herein is accurate. If there is an error in an organization’s listing or you would like your organization to be included in the Directory, please contact our office at (703) 539-2904 or [email protected]. WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO Formed Families Forward is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families formed through foster care, adoption and kinship care in the Northern Virginia area. Our mission is to improve developmental, educational, social, emotional and post-secondary outcomes for children and youth with disabilities and other special needs through provision of information, training and support. Formed Families Forward provides consultation and support to families and agency personnel to help them meet the special educational needs of their children and youth. Short-term phone and in-person consultations are available at no cost to adoptive, foster and kinship families and to child welfare and education professionals in northern Virginia. We also host Stronger Together peer support groups for youth and young adults ages 14-22, and for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Groups are facilitated by professional clinicians. Formed Families Forward offers education, disability, trauma and other resources designed specifically for foster, adoptive and kinship families. We make linkages to other agencies and organizations and offer support in navigating systems and resources. Formed Families Forward staff and volunteers have helped to make this and previous editions of the Directory possible. We thank Gail Brodfuehrer, Melissa Dolberg, Jeana Adams and Anne Havlovick for their efforts over the years. Jenn Paul is the editor of this and recent editions of the Directory. This Directory and other work of Formed Families Forward is made possible, in part, through tax-deductible donations. Contributions may be made via mail or through our website. Disclaimer: Information provided in this directory does not necessarily reflect the position of Formed Families Forward, nor does the inclusion of information regarding various organizations constitute an endorsement of views, persons, methodology, or products. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ADOPTIVE, FOSTER AND KINSHIP SERVICES AND RESOURCES ............................................................ 5 MENTORING PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE AGENCIES ............................................................................................................................. 9 OTHER ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE, AND KINSHIP SUPPORT .......................................................................................... 16 ADOPTIVE, FOSTER, AND KINSHIP GUIDES AND RESOURCES ........................................................................................ 31 CONDITION SPECIFIC INFORMATION .......................................................................................................... 32 ADHD (ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER) .......................................................................................... 32 ATTACHMENT ISSUES AND TRAUMA REACTIONS ............................................................................................................ 34 AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND ABA THERAPY SERVICES .................................................................................... 39 DYSLEXIA AND LEARNING DISABILITIES ........................................................................................................................... 55 FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS.......................................................................................................................... 57 OTHER CONDITIONS ............................................................................................................................................................. 60 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND RESOURCES ............................................................................................... 71 EDUCATIONAL ADVOCATES, SUPPORT, EVALUATION, AND TUTORING ....................................................................... 71 EARLY INTERVENTION FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS.................................................................................................... 96 PUBLIC SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT RESOURCE CENTERS ...................................................................... 102 DAY SCHOOLS AND RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS .................................................................................................................. 104 ONLINE EDUCATIONAL GUIDES AND RESOURCES ........................................................................................................ 116 FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AND RESOURCES ...................................................................................... 120 PARENT, CAREGIVER AND YOUTH SUPPORT ................................................................................................................. 120 RESPITE CARE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 155 RECREATION AND LEISURE .............................................................................................................................................. 159 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES ...................................................................................................................................... 176 CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY LINKS .............................................................................................................. 180 ONLINE FAMILY SUPPORT GUIDES AND RESOURCES ................................................................................................... 181 LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES AND RESOURCES ...................................................................................... 183 ADOPTION LAW .................................................................................................................................................................. 183 EDUCATION LAW AND DISABILITY LAW ........................................................................................................................ 185 CASAS AND OTHER SUPPORT RESOURCES ................................................................................................................... 191 CRIMINAL LAW SPECIAL NEEDS ...................................................................................................................................... 193 FAMILY LAW AND SPECIAL NEEDS PLANNING.............................................................................................................. 195 MEDIATION AND OTHER LEGAL SERVICES .................................................................................................................... 201 ONLINE LEGAL GUIDES AND RESOURCES....................................................................................................................... 202 MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND RESOURCES ................................................................ 204 PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY ....................................................................... 204 VISION THERAPY ................................................................................................................................................................ 212 BIOFEEDBACK AND NEUROFEEDBACK THERAPY ........................................................................................................ 213 OTHER MEDICAL RESOURCES .......................................................................................................................................... 217 MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RESOURCES.................................................. 225 COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARDS (CSB) AND AGENCIES .............................................................................................. 225 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS ......................................................................................................................... 228 INPATIENT, GROUP HOME, AND RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES ................................................................. 272 LINKS TO ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES ................................................................................ 285 3 ONLINE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GUIDES AND RESOURCES ................................................................