family centered treatment
service overview
a home-based treatment to stabilize youth & families experiencing trauma and mental health symptoms
At closure, 91% of families reported improved family life
empowering families to set and achieve their own goals
The Family Centered Treatment (FCT) program’s intensity and duration is customized to meet each unique family’s needs. FCT is a four-phase process that treats the family as a single unit – not as individuals. Learn more about the four phases on the cards below.
1
joining & assessment
Family Centered Evaluation© instruments used by the family identify needed additions, changes, or improvements in family functioning skills.
- FCT clinicians respond quickly to referrals; the very nature of a referral indicates that a family is in acute crisis and needs support quickly.
- Timely response provides an opportunity for engaging the family when they are more likely to be highly motivated to examine and change behaviors.
- Three unique Family Centered Evaluation© instruments are used by the family to identify needed additions, changes, or improvements in family functioning skills.
2
restructuring
FCT interventions target shifting the repetitive interaction patterns that make up the structure of the family.
- Goals determined during Joining & Assessment provide the structure for guiding the family to negotiate tasks associated with daily living that agree with the goals set.
- Repetitive transactional patterns, which develop over time into “rules” of interacting, drive how the family handles the tasks associated with daily living.
- FCT interventions target shifting the repetitive interaction patterns that make up the structure of the family.
3
valuing changes
The family learns to recognize and value their new behaviors. Sustainable change occurs when changes are valued.
- A critical and distinct component of FCT is when the family learns to recognize and value their new behaviors.
- In the phase of valuing changes, FCT clinicians help the family examine the value of their changed behaviors. Sustainable change occurs when behavioral changes are valued and seen as necessary by the family.
4
generalization
The family handles crises with new skills and report outcomes to the clinician. FCT works with the family to time closure.
- Once a family enters this phase, they are no longer overwhelmed by the crises. Instead, they are handling them with their new skills and reporting the outcomes to their clinician.
- FCT works with the family to determine the timing of closure, using an analytical process that evaluates the changes and the family’s ability to use the strategies independently of external agencies.
empowering families to set and achieve their own goals
With treatment intensity and duration customized to meet each unique family’s needs, the goal of family-centered treatment (FCT) is to eliminate higher levels of care. FCT is a four-phase process:
1
join and assess
Family Centered Evaluation© instruments used by the family identify needed additions, changes, or improvements in family functioning skills.
2
restructuring
FCT interventions target shifting the repetitive interaction patterns that make up the structure of the family.
3
valuing changes
The family learns to recognize and value their new behaviors. Sustainable change occurs when changes are valued.
4
generalization
The family handles crises with new skills and report outcomes to the clinician. FCT works with the family to time closure.
helping families achieve their goals in North Carolina
The Family Centered Treatment (FCT) program’s ultimate goal is to eliminate out-of-home placements and higher levels of care in specific North Carolina counties. Click on the locations button below to learn if your family lives in a North Carolina county supported by this program.
successful engagement
keeping families together
treatment goals
mental health
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Thompson is here to help, no matter who you’re reaching out for — yourself, a loved one, someone under your supervision, or a person in your professional care. We provide a full range of services to support children and families in need.
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Program specific forms may also be required, and will be sent to you for completion as required.
