FCT Receives IV-E Clearinghouse Designation

Family Centered Treatment® receives Supported designation from Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse.

Charlotte, NC. (10/20/2021) - The Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse has designated the Family Centered Treatment (FCT) model as a Supported evidence-based practice.

The Prevention Services Clearinghouse, developed in accordance with the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) as codified in Title IV-E of the Social Security Act rates programs and services with the intent of allowing State child welfare entities the ability to fund and implement appropriately rated services. FCT joins just 17 other eligible rated In-home Parent Skill Building programs and becomes only the 12th Supported model overall.

FCT is a trauma treatment model of home-based therapy. FCT is designed for families who are at-risk of dissolution or in need of reunification. It is also designed to serve youth who move between the child welfare, behavioral health, and juvenile justice systems. During treatment, FCT practitioners aim to help families identify their core emotional issues, identify functions of behaviors in a family systems context, change the emotional tone and behavioral interaction patterns among family members, and develop secure relationships by strengthening attachment bonds.

“This exciting designation for the FCT model culminates years’ worth of hard work to meet the rigid research standards of the Clearinghouse. We are thrilled to continue to offer and expand services to families and to provide support to the hundreds of hard working FCT practitioners across the country,” said Tim Wood Family Centered Treatment Foundation Executive Director.

The Title IV- E Prevention Services Clearinghouse was established by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct an objective and transparent review of research on programs and services intended to provide enhanced support to children and families and prevent foster care placements.

FCT is Licensed, trained and implemented by The Family Centered Treatment Foundation (FCTF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. FCTF serves over 75 sites across 12 states providing family services to thousands of families annually. Established in 1992 under the original name FamiliFirst, Inc., FCTF has been integral in providing best practice and evidence-based services that have positively impacted the lives of over 30,000 families!

For additional questions and inquiries, please contact Janet Fuller-Holden, Operations Director, Family Centered Treatment Foundation at 757-572-0622 or contact@familycenteredtreatment.org