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Family Centered Treatment™ (FCT™) is an outcomes evaluated, best practice model of intensive
in-home family therapy that is empirical and experiential. The outcome and comparison data
from this relatively new model of family system’s treatment is being developed for evaluation
as evidenced based. The clinical foundation of the components of FCT™ is evidenced based*.
The focus of the model is behavioral change with emphasis placed on gaining insight into the
functions of problem behaviors which have come to the attention of others outside the home.
The model maintains family integrity, capitalizes on the youth’s and family’s inherent
resources (e.g., skills, values and communication patterns), develops resiliency, and
demands responsibility and accountability.
Evidence-Based Practice Designations:
- FCT™ has been designated a "Promising or Evidence-Based Practice" by the Safe Start Center, a resource center that provides support to the Safe Start Initiative funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Click here for details!
Research and Publications
Family Centered Treatment™
- Barriers to Child Mental Health Services and Interventions to Enhance Engagement
- This paper explores service usage among youth and families and the barriers which impede initial and ongoing engagement in outpatient mental health and in-home family preservation services, especially among high-risk children and families who are faced with myriad psychosocial stressors or who have not responded to traditional services.
Florida Programs
Maryland Programs
- Maryland DJS Report FY '06-'07
- Non-Residential Community Based Program, Annual Report, Population Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes, Fiscal Year 2007
North Carolina Programs
Virginia Programs
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