Thompson Implements Family Treatment Model, Expands to Underserved Communities

Charlotte, NC May 28, 2021

Thompson Child & Family Focus (Thompson), in collaboration with Healthy Blue, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s (Blue Cross NC) Medicaid managed care plan, is launching a model of home-based family trauma treatment services in Cumberland County for families within underserved communities. The model will specifically help communities with relatively high percentages of individuals in the child welfare system that are placed outside of the home. Family Centered Treatment (FCT), an evidence-based practice created by clinicians, is aimed at providing long-term stabilization services to families with youth that may move between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems and who may be at-risk of unfavorable, potentially traumatic situations such as removal from the home. Full Article

Family Centered Treatment Foundation Awarded $1.9m SAMHSA-National Child Trauma Stress Network Grant

Charlotte, NC (March 7, 2019) – The Family Centered Treatment Foundation (FCTF) has announced it has received a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) award sponsored by the National Child Trauma Stress Network (NCTSN). The award valued at $1.9m over five years will fund trauma treatment training and trauma research & evaluation with the Family Centered Treatment® (FCT) in-home family therapy model. FCTF joins a national network of over 200 child trauma centers that address a wide range of traumatic experiences. Full Article

The Duke Endowment awards $1,699,000 in grant funding to the Family Centered Treatment Foundation

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB) December 21, 2017

The Family Centered Treatment Foundation (FCTF) is a nonprofit organization serving over 60 sites across 10 US states. FCTF provides licensing, training, and oversight of the Family Centered Treatment ® (FCT) model to human service organizations. Established in 1992, FCTF has been integral in providing best practice and evidence-based services that have improved the lives of over 25,000 families! The FCTF’s mission is to enhance the capability of agencies, communities and state systems of care in the implementation of proven evidence-based programs to better address the needs of families in crisis. Full Article

Family Centered Treatment (FCT) Foundation Granted Continuing Education Provider Status

Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) June 08, 2016

The Family Centered Treatment (FCT) Foundation, Inc® today announced the latest incentive for their Family Centered Treatment providers. FCT clinicians can now obtain continuing education credit units (CEUs) towards Licensure, as FCT was recently endorsed as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) through the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates (NBCC). This change will support the ongoing learning and development of credentialed professionals providing FCT, and recognizes the excellent quality of the FCT training program curriculum. Full Article