Evidence-supported interventions for children in care: Does Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) fit within the UK context?

IF 1.1 4区心理学 Q3 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of Family Therapy Pub Date : 2021-07-31 DOI:10.1111/1467-6427.12349

Colin Waterman

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Abstract

Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) is one of a number of systemic, therapeutic ‘family focused’ models brought from the USA to Europe in recent decades. This paper looks at a large-scale implementation of TFCO and how its systemic principles sought to positively impact the ‘looked after children's’ sector within the UK. However, following a 15-year government-driven nationwide implementation initiative, only one UK TFCO site remains, despite the efforts of many skilled and dedicated workers striving to sustain it across the country. This paper explores some of the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of TFCO in Britain, outlining implementation challenges and the learning gained through the UK implementation of TFCO.

Practitioner points

Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) is a coherent programme for children and young people who display pronounced, anti-social behaviour
When an alternative family-based placement is required—and where a return home is feasible—TFCO might be an intervention to consider
The USA and UK are very different contexts, which makes the transportability of evidence-based programmes challenging
The USA and UK are very different contexts, which makes the transportability of evidence-based programmes challenging

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证据支持的儿童护理干预措施:俄勒冈州治疗寄养(TFCO)是否适合英国的背景?

俄勒冈州的治疗寄养(TFCO)是近几十年来从美国带到欧洲的许多系统性、治疗性的“以家庭为中心”模式之一。本文着眼于TFCO的大规模实施，以及其系统性原则如何寻求对英国“照顾儿童”部门产生积极影响。然而，在政府推动的15年全国实施计划之后，尽管许多熟练和敬业的工人努力在全国范围内维持它，但英国只剩下一个TFCO站点。本文探讨了导致英国TFCO兴衰的一些因素，概述了在英国实施TFCO所面临的挑战和获得的经验。治疗寄养俄勒冈州(TFCO)是一个连贯的方案，为儿童和青少年谁表现出明显的，当需要另一种以家庭为基础的安置时，如果回家是可行的，那么tfco可能是一种考虑的干预措施。美国和英国的情况非常不同，这使得以证据为基础的项目的可移植性具有挑战性。这使得以证据为基础的项目的可移植性具有挑战性

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Journal of Family Therapy Multiple-

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2.90

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18.80%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Family Therapy advances the understanding and treatment of human relationships constituted in systems such as couples, families and professional networks and wider groups, by publishing articles on theory, research, clinical practice and training. The editorial board includes leading academics and professionals from around the world in keeping with the high standard of international contributions, which make it one of the most widely read family therapy journals.