Events

All Star Campus Yard

Third Thursday Tours 11:00am – 12:00pm @ All Star Children’s Foundation✨ RSVP for the Next Tour Join us for an exciting in-person event at All Star Children’s Foundation! Discover the magic behind our mission to help children in need as we take you on a tour of our amazing facility. Our Third Thursday Tours offer a unique opportunity … Read more

Doctoral Externship Program

Interns Working

Program Overview All Star Children’s Foundation offers a comprehensive practicum training program for advanced doctoral psychology graduate students. The externship provides specialized training in evaluation, consultation, and intervention at ASCF’s Pediatric Mental Health Treatment and Research Center, located on its campus in Sarasota, Florida. Supervision & Training Structure All externs receive at least one hour … Read more

All Star Success Stories

Campus Playground

Shawn’s Story A few weeks after he arrived at All Star, 16-year-old Shawn approached Doug, our campus caretaker, to ask if he could help him build the picnic tables he had been working on. Doug agreed and showed him how to tighten bolts and put in screws. They worked in relative silence at first. After … Read more

Psychological Evaluations

At All Star, our Psychological Assessment Clinic provides comprehensive evaluations for children and youth with current or prior involvement in the child welfare system in Florida’s 12th Judicial Circuit. Our goal is to support each child’s care team in gaining a clearer understanding of the child’s developmental, emotional, and behavioral needs, particularly as they relate … Read more

Foster Parent Training

Foster Parent Training

ASCF clinicians utilize evidence-based curricula to train foster parents in the local community on trauma-informed parenting skills and approaches. We believe that foster parents play a vital role in a child and family’s recovery and resiliency from trauma. As a result, ASCF is committed to the continued learning, growth, and support of its foster parents … Read more

Non-Discrimination & Accessibility Statements

Non-Discrimination Statement All Star Children’s Foundation, Inc. is committed to providing equal opportunity for all children, families, employees, and applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs, or any other condition or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Accessibility Statement We … Read more

Evaluation and Assessment

ASCF’s Trauma Assessment & Specialty Screening Clinic The Assessment and Life Skills Center assists the Safe Children Coalition (SCC) in meeting Florida Senate Bill 1064 mandates for children and families in Circuit 12 (Sarasota, Desoto, and Manatee counties). ASCF has partnered with the SCC to implement best practices in evidence-based, trauma-informed, and multidisciplinary trauma assessment … Read more