Family Centered Treatment

Family Centered Treatment practitioners emphasize that the caregivers are the family leaders who set the tone and have both the responsibility and the privilege of modeling changes for their family. Combining this focus on teaching caregivers the necessary skills to manage and maintain their children at home, along with intensive in-home services, makes FCT a strong alternative to group or congregate care. 

The goal of FCT is for the family to take ownership of the changes they are making and to implement those changes when the FCT practitioner is no longer present. 

Child & Family is proud to be modeling the way in Rhode Island and making a positive impact on vulnerable families. 

FCT-R: a specialized focus of Family Centered Treatment (FCT) to meet the unique and complex needs of the FCT target population who are also grappling with a substance use disorder (SUD).

FCT-R is an innovative practice and systems-of-care model that weaves together the evidence-based FCT model and best practices in substance use treatment. FCT-R addresses not only substance misuse but also the underlying family systems and trauma histories that contribute to and maintain the cycle of addiction. This intensive, home-based approach removes barriers associated with traditional substance use treatment and leverages the power of the family system in the recovery process.

Family Centered Treatment practitioners emphasize that the caregivers are the family leaders who set the tone and have both the responsibility and the privilege of modeling changes for their family. Combining this focus on teaching caregivers the necessary skills to manage and maintain their children at home, along with intensive in-home services, makes FCT a strong alternative to group or congregate care. 

The goal of FCT is for the family to take ownership of the changes they are making and to implement those changes when the FCT practitioner is no longer present. 

Child & Family is proud to be modeling the way in Rhode Island and making a positive impact on vulnerable families. 

FCT-R: a specialized focus of Family Centered Treatment (FCT) to meet the unique and complex needs of the FCT target population who are also grappling with a substance use disorder (SUD).

FCT-R is an innovative practice and systems-of-care model that weaves together the evidence-based FCT model and best practices in substance use treatment. FCT-R addresses not only substance misuse but also the underlying family systems and trauma histories that contribute to and maintain the cycle of addiction. This intensive, home-based approach removes barriers associated with traditional substance use treatment and leverages the power of the family system in the recovery process.

• SUD-specific family system interventions, integrated trauma treatment,
• Peer support specialist,
• Contingency Management,
• Random drug screens and
• Participation in a community or treatment group of the family’s choice.

Integral to the approach is a functional Implementation Team responsible for the program administration, development, system change, and community engagement. The purpose of this cross-sector partnership is to address challenges, develop strategies, instill accountability, and cross-train, all of which are guided by the unified the goal of family preservation.

• FCT-R contains all of the original FCT model components.
• FCT-R serves children and families who are in crisis, facing forced removal of children
  from the home or in need of reunification due to multi-generational trauma and substance use disorders.
• FCT-R navigates this complex interplay within
  the context of the family by addressing the systemic dynamics of substance misuse and trauma exposure.
• FCT-R empowers the family to lead the recovery process by leveraging family strengths, values and attachment bonds.