California Implementation of Functional Family Therapy (FFT)

1. California Implementation of Functional Family Therapy (FFT) California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH) Todd Sosna Ph.D., Senior Associate, Center for Child and Family Services Pam Hawkins, Associate II, Center for Child and Family Services California Annual FFT Symposium April 3-4, 2008

2. California Administration of Functional Family Therapy (FFT) • California Institute for Mental Health: Intermediary Organization for the Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practice - System Change • Community Development Team Model • History of FFT in California • FFT Statewide Administrative Coordination

3. Systems Change • New practices do not fare well in old organizational structures and systems • System change is disruptive • System change requires new resources • System change requires courage • System change requires dogged persistence Dean Fixsen & Karen Blasé, National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)

4. Ineffective Methods of Change Excellent experimental evidence for what does not work • Diffusion/dissemination of information by itself does not lead to successful implementation • Training alone, no matter how well done, does not lead to successful implementation • Implementation by edict by itself does not work • Implementation by “following the money” by itself does not work • Implementation without changing supporting roles and functions does not work Paul Nutt (2002). Why Decisions Fail

5. Initiate Systems ChangeDean Fixsen & Karen Blasé, National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)

6. Community Development Team Goals • High quality, model adherent (high fidelity) and sustainable implementation of Functional Family Therapy (FFT) • Prepare practitioners to be proficient in the use of FFT • Prepare agencies to support and sustain FFT teams

7. Community Development Team Features • Clinical training and consultation provided by FFT LLC (national training center) • Implementation planning and administrative supports provided by CIMH associates • Channels of communication to support peer-to-peer assistance (conference calls, listserv)

8. Community Development Team Administrative Supports • Individualized technical assistance • CIMH associates respond to implementation (system and program level) issues • Support with outcome evaluation • Collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting of FFT outcomes across agencies • Scheduled monthly administrators conference calls • Share successes, raise concerns, and offer solutions • Listserv • Support communication between Team members • Coordination with FFT national training center

9. Community Development Team Expectations • Each agency is committed to participating fully in all training and consultation activities • Each agency is committed to implementing FFT with fidelity • Each agency will diligently use the CSS and evaluate outcomes • Agencies will establish HIPPA agreements to support sharing of information for clinical consultations and outcome evaluation

10. California FFT Teams • FFT Community Development Team I (California Endowment Grant) • 2004 • 6 Teams currently in Phase III • FFT Community Development Team 2 (California Alliance for Child and Family Services) • 2006 • 7 Teams currently in Phase II • FFT Community Development Team 3 (“MIOCR”) • 2007 • 10 Teams currently in Phase I • FFT Community Development Team 4 (Los Angeles Katie A.) • 2007 • 3 Teams currently in Phase I • Projected: FFT Community Development Team 5 • 2008 • 4 Teams projected

11. California FFT Sites

12. California FFT Administrative Coordination • Monitoring Site Quality Improvement • Monitoring Site Quality Assurance • Statewide FFT Coordinator

13. Monitoring Site Quality Improvement • Consultation with Sites • Statewide consultants monitor individual sites for quality improvement and model-adherence • Consultation with Statewide Consultant • Statewide Consultants participate in regularly scheduled administrative monitoring • Consultation with National Consultant • Statewide Consultants participate in regularly scheduled consultation with FFT LLC (national training center) • FFT Annual Symposium • Statewide Consultants participate in annual FFT Symposium that will provide advanced treatment skills focusing on more difficult treatment issues and circumstances for model-adherence and sustainability of FFT

14. Monitoring Site Quality Assurance • Evaluation of Sites • Outcome evaluation reports generated for California FFT implementation and each individual site • Community Development Team (CDT) Process • Monthly meetings with each CDT to provide TA in the implementation of model adherent practice • Identify and mitigate technical, procedural and system barriers to implementation • Update sites on training • Problem solving, procedural skills development • Peer-to-peer exchange • Replacement Training Series • Schedule 2 Replacement Training series per year

15. Statewide FFT Coordinator • Supports and promotes implementation of FFT in California • On-going support, assistance and oversight of statewide FFT implementation in existing sites • Coordinates all California FFT Training events • Collaborates with FFT LLC and administrators of California FFT sites • Coordinates FFT site Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance process for California • Collaborates with California Statewide FFT Consultants • Maintains and develops partner relationships through outreach and FFT presentations