Institute for Family Centered Services (IFCS): Home
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 evidence based. The clinical foundation of the components of FCT® is evidence 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®
- A Quasi-experimental Examination of Family Centered Treatment®: Outcomes for a Juvenile Delinquent Population: July 2009
- The Institute for Family Centered Services, Inc. (IFCS) provides Family Centered Treatment® (FCT) to youth and their
families through the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services Non-Residential Community Based Program, a program
which supports adjudicated delinquents at risk of secure or locked detention or residential placements. The program also
provides reunification services for youth returning from residential placements. Since the program pilot was
implemented in fiscal year 2004, IFCS has provided services to more than 1700 Maryland youth and their families.
- A Quasi-experimental Examination of Family Centered Treatment®: Outcomes for a Juvenile Delinquent Population: October 2008
- The Institute for Family Centered Services, Inc. (IFCS) provides Family Centered Treatment® (FCT®) to youth and their families through the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services Non-Residential Community Based Program, a program which supports adjudicated delinquents at risk of secure or locked detention or residential placements. The program also provides reunification services for youth returning from residential placements. Since the program pilot was implemented in fiscal year 2004, IFCS has provided services to more than 1425 Maryland youth and their families. This study examines outcomes from the first 2.5 years of the field implementation of FCT® with the population of Maryland delinquent youth. A quasi-experimental research design is used to compare FCT® treatment outcomes to those of the Group Homes and Therapeutic Group Homes from which youth receiving FCT® are diverted.
- 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 '08
- Non-Residential Community Based Program Population Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes Fiscal Year 2008
- 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
- Henrico County VJCCA Outcomes FY 2007 - 2008
- The Institute for Family Centered Services, Inc. (IFCS) provides Family Centered
Treatment (FCT®), a proprietary model of intensive home-based services, to juveniles and
families who are served by the 14th District Court Service Unit (14th CSU) in Henrico County,
VA. Services are funded with appropriations through the Virginia Juvenile Corrections
Community Crime Control Act. This program provides services to adjudicated youth who are on
active probation/parole supervision, and who are identified by the 14th CSU as being at risk of
immediate residential placement or incarceration. The program also serves juveniles from
dysfunctional family environments that require immediate intervention.
- Henrico County VJCCA Outcomes FY 2006 - 2007
- The Institute for Family Centered Services, Inc. (IFCS) provides Family Centered
Treatment (FCT®), a proprietary model of intensive home-based services, to juveniles and
families who are served by the 14th District Court Service Unit (14th CSU) in Henrico County,
VA. Services are funded with appropriations through the Virginia Juvenile Corrections
Community Crime Control Act. This program provides services to adjudicated youth who are on
active probation/parole supervision, and who are identified by the 14th CSU as being at risk of
immediate residential placement or incarceration. The program also serves juveniles from
dysfunctional family environments that require immediate intervention.
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