Founded in partnership in 1967:
National Institute for Mental Health, Department of Human Services, and the University of Kansas.
TFA® is Trademarked: Only Accredited Agencies can claim legitimate implementation of the Teaching-Family Model.
There is a difference between quality and qualified.
QUALITY REQUIRES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED, RESEARCHED PRACTICES THAT INCLUDE OPERATIONALIZED, PROFESSIONALIZED STANDARDS. THIS IS THE TEACHING FAMILY MODEL.
The TEACHING FAMILY ASSOCIATION is pleased to announce that two of our TFA Accredited agencies have been recognized by the Federal Prevention Services Clearinghouse as they just announced that the following interventions have been added to the Clearinghouse, paving the way for any state to add these services to their prevention state plan and receive federal matching IV-E funds:
Families First, Utah Youth Village’s in-home services model
– Well-Supported Rating
On the Way Home, Boys Town’s aftercare services model
– Promising Rating
Each program has been categorized as both Mental Health and as In-Home Parent Skill-Based Programs and Services.
The Teaching-Family Model
The Teaching-Family Model (TFM) is a philosophy and practice of care and treatment that prioritizes therapeutic relationships with caregivers as the primary conduit of effective treatment in supportive family-style settings.
Family-style relationships are seen as essential to healthy development of social, relational, and interpersonal skills. The TFM is a strength-based, comprehensive, and trauma-informed model of care that builds positive change while remaining focused on the holistic development of the person served.
The Model is rooted in cognitive behavioral theory and can be used with children, youth, and adults with a range of diagnoses and symptoms, as well as with those who have experienced significant trauma, maltreatment and loss.
Evidence-based & Trauma-informed
The Teaching-Family Model is an evidence-based approach which is fully integrated at both the individual and the organizational level. It provides effective individualized and trauma-informed treatment services to children, youth, adults, and families.
Through peer-reviewed research and clinical practice, the Teaching-Family Model is recognized to be cost-effective, replicable, and highly effective for all participants.
TFM & TFA
FFPSA: FEDERALLY APPROVED ACCREDITOR
TRAUMA-INFORMED TREATMENT MODEL
RESEarch & Implementation Science
accredited agencies and certified staff
EnsurES Persons AND FAMILIES Served have Voices and Choices
MovES Theory into Practice
EmpowerS Millions of Individuals and Families
QUALITY BY DESIGN: Because “good enough” is not enough.
“The Teaching Family Model has put wheels on Trauma-Informed treatment and care for our residential program. I knew a lot about treating traumatized youth and adults and our staff were well trained, but the Model gave us practical tools for consistent implementation. The consistency and structure, from every staff involved, has created a sense of “felt safety” from our residents. They know what to expect. The tools are clear. They are forming new neural pathways with the practice of healthy relationship skills. They are building self-efficacy. They are learning to trust trustworthy adults. I am eager to implement the Model in all of our programs as we strive to make a lasting impact on kids and families that will positively impact generations.”
Implementation of the Teaching Family Model: Professionalizing All Staff via a Rigorous Framework of Integrated Systems, and Evaluation for Model Fidelity at both Practitioner and Organizational Levels.
Highest Quality of Care
improved Outcomes
Consumer and Client Satisfaction
Risk Management
Consistency
ACCOUNTABILITY
Staff Competency
Staff Stability
trauma-informed practices
Fidelity
INDIVIDUALIZED Person-Centered Services
Responsiveness
Organizational Management
transparency
“The integrated systems of the Teaching-Family Model have become the connective tissue for our organization. They are the breath that sustains our organizational life and keeps us healthy and strong. ”
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