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The Family Preservation Program (FPP) is an intensive, short-term, community-based program designed to keep children in their homes and to empower their families. No two families are alike. Therefore, every family is carefully assessed in order to tailor services to meet the uniquely individual needs of each family.
Target Population: Children and adolescents who are “at risk” for out-of-home treatment, or returning to home/community from residential treatment. The purpose of the program is to keep the child and family intact and to stop progression toward out-of-home treatment. The objective of the program is to stabilize behavior/functioning and move the consumer to a less intense outpatient mode of treatment.
Services include:
Individual and family counseling/skills training
Families are brought together in a learning environment to increase their awareness and recognition of problem behaviors and develop specific skills training in areas such as behavior management, communication, conflict resolution, assertiveness training, anger management, stress management, and problem solving. The program utilizes an evidence-based curriculum for therapeutic services.
Case management
Families are linked to community resources and are assisted by FPP professionals in coordinating services between agencies involved in the child’s care.
Crisis intervention
FPP professionals provide crisis intervention 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist families in stabilizing their home environment and prevent out-of-home treatment or placement.
Success Story
Brent is an eleven-year-old boy who came to us from one of our outpatient clinics with extreme behavior troubles. He was sleeping with knives under his pillow, threatening to run away, and sneaking out of the house after his aunt had gone to bed. Over the past 4 months, the FPP clinician has worked with Brent and his family on recognizing the dangers of being outside after dark, exploring the need for the knives in his room, and ways to help him comply with the rules more easily. The FPP clinician also worked with the aunt to develop and refine her parenting skills. After three months of treatment, Brent is doing much better. He is no longer sleeping with knives in his room, he is going to bed around 10:00 pm without argument or complaint, and he is staying inside throughout the night. At the end of the three-month treatment episode, they will be transferred back to outpatient services for continued treatment and support.
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