Multi-Dimensional Treatment Foster Care

This is an evidence based treatment foster care program for children 12 – 18 years of age with 10 slots throughout Kitsap, Clallam and Jefferson Counties. It’s a specific model that limits one child per home. Youth referred to the MTFC program have been targeted for possible long-term inpatient treatment or will benefit from structure and support of the MTFC program as a “step down” before returning home. Goals for this program include: (1) Conduct a thorough assessment and treatment home “match” for the referred youth; (2) Collaboratively develop and follow a behavior specific treatment plan and crisis plan; (3) Provide 24-hour support for youth and the treatment family; (4) Limit access to delinquent peers; (5) Specify clear and consistent limits and consequences; (6) Teach new skills for forming relationships; and (7) Enhance parenting skills in the biological or aftercare resource family.

 

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The goal of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is to help address the unique biopsychosocial needs of children with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or other problems related to traumatic life experiences, and their parents or primary caregivers. TF-CBT is a model of psychotherapy that combines trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive behavioral therapy. Children and parents are provided knowledge and skills related to processing the trauma; managing distressing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; and enhancing safety, parenting skills, and family communication.

Re-Education Practice

Re-ED is the acronym for “The Re-Education of Emotionally Disturbed Children and Youth”. It is a philosophy, a way of thinking about serving children and families, a paradigm which is grounded in educational psychological and ecological principles. Created and first articulated as Project Re-ED by Dr. Nicholas Hobbs, it has continued to grow and become recognized as an effective and efficient means of helping troubled and troubling children reclaim their lives. “The task of Re-Education is to help the child learn new and more effective ways of construing him/herself and his/her world and to learn new habits that lead to more effective functioning.” – Nicholas Hobbs. We utilize this model in our Madrona Day Treatment Program.

 

The Incredible Years

The Incredible Years Parent Training Program is designed to promote social competence and prevent, reduce and treat aggression and related conduct problems in young children ages 4-8 years. The Incredible Years parent training intervention is focused on strengthening parenting competencies (monitoring, positive discipline, confidence) and fostering parents’ involvement in children’s school experiences in order to promote children’s academic and social competencies and reduce conduct problems.

 

Parent Child Interaction Therapy

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is an empirically-supported treatment for conduct-disordered young children that places emphasis on improving the quality of the parent-child relationship and changing parent-child interaction patterns. In PCIT, parents are taught specific skills to establish a nurturing and secure relationship with their child while increasing their child’s prosocial behavior and decreasing negative behavior. This treatment focuses on two basic interactions: Child Directed Interaction (CDI) is similar to play therapy in that parents engage their child in a play situation with the goal of strengthening the parent-child relationship; Parent Directed Interaction (PDI) resembles clinical behavior therapy in that parents learn to use specific behavior management techniques as they play with their child.