Tranquil Families Project

1. Tranquil Families Project 30th October 2010 7th European Family Therapy Association Congress Palais des Congrès, Paris

2. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT • It is a research-action project to prevent the consumption of psychoactive substances, approved and funded by the Instituto da Droga e da Toxicodepência (IDT, IP). • The main goal is to contribute to the adoption of good practice regarding prevention of psychoative substances consumption by providing assistance to families in situations of vulnerability. 7th EFTA Congress

3. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT Two main interventions • Vulnerable families with 6-12 years old chidren • Parental ineffectiveness towards the family life cycle requirements • Vulnerable families with chidren younger than 6 and elder than 12 • Difficulties in terms of family relationships 7th EFTA Congress Family Skills Training Program Systemic Family Therapy COIMBRA’S FAMILY INTERVENTION CENTRE STREGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM

4. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT Sign, evaluation and definition of the intervention plan: Family Characterization and Assessment Form 7th EFTA Congress

5. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT 4 General Goals: I – To identify families at risk of vulnerability to psychoative substances consumption II – To promote individual, parental and family protective factors, through the implementation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) III – To promote adaptive family processes to manage situations of potential risk through Systemic Family Therapy (SFT) IV – To contribute to the adoption of good practice on prevention of psychoactive substances consumption 7th EFTA Congress

6. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT I – To identify families at risk of vulnerability to psychoative substances consumption 7th EFTA Congress

7. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT II – To promote individual, parental and family protective factors, through the implementation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP)  SFP is a program of parental and family education developed in the early 80s by Prof. Karol Kumpfer (University of Utah, USA). 7th EFTA Congress  Aimed at families with children between 6 and 12 years old, the program seeks the development of parents, children and families skills.

8. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT II – To promote individual, parental and family protective factors, through the implementation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) IMPLEMENTATION AND STRUCTURE The program develops throughout 14 weekly sessions, with a 3 hour duration each, after-hours (from 7pm to 10pm), in groups of about 10 families. 7th EFTA Congress

9. STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM (SFP) 1 Local Coordinator (3 hours) 1st hour Meal - Children Group Parents Group 2nd hour 7th EFTA Congress 2 Group Leaders 2 Group Leaders Families Group Babby-sitting (last 2 hours) 3rd hour 4 Group Leaders 1 Animator 1 Baby-sitter

10. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT 7th EFTA Congress

11. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT II – To promote individual, parental and family protective factors, through the implementation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) 35 Families 4 groups 7th EFTA Congress

12. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT II – To promote individual, parental and family protective factors, through the implementation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) • ✔Parents 100% of the five outcome variables showing significant improvements • ✔ChildrenFour of the seven or 57% of the hypothesized outcome variables were found significantly improved • ✔Family Four or 80% of the five variables were improved significantly 7th EFTA Congress 13 of 17 scales where shown to have significant positive changes

13. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT II – To promote individual, parental and family protective factors, through the implementation of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) Actual Family Situation 7th EFTA Congress

14. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT III – To promote adaptive family processes to manage situations of potential risk through Systemic Family Therapy (SFT) Family Therapy Couple Therapy 7th EFTA Congress Individual Therapy • Therapeutic setting • Request reception • Therapeutic process development

15. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT III – To promote adaptive family processes to manage situations of potential risk through Systemic Family Therapy (SFT) 7th EFTA Congress

16. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT III – To promote adaptive family processes to manage situations of potential risk through Systemic Family Therapy (SFT) Family Therapy Couple Therapy 7th EFTA Congress Individual Therapy • Therapeutic setting • Request reception • Therapeutic process development

17. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT III – To promote adaptive family processes to manage situations of potential risk through Systemic Family Therapy (SFT) 59 Families 7th EFTA Congress

18. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT III – To promote adaptive family processes to manage situations of potential risk through Systemic Family Therapy (SFT) Family Process 7th EFTA Congress

19. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT III – To promote adaptive family processes to manage situations of potential risk through Systemic Family Therapy (SFT) Actual Family Situation 7th EFTA Congress

20. TRANQUIL FAMILIES PROJECT IV – To contribute to the adoption of good practice on prevention of psychoactive substances consumption Two useful types of intervention for families with such characteristics! ✓ The importance of a strong investment in the families selection and screening; ✓ The need for an expanded multidisciplinary team as essential to the effectiveness of family interventions; ✓ Selective prevention evaluated scientifically should continue to be a bet for the future, as a way to raise standards of the interventions quality, in knowledge production and good practice validation. 7th EFTA Congress

21. Thank you for your attention! Margarida Vilaça gui.vilaca@hotmail.com CEIFAC Rua da Guiné n.º 39, 1º esq. 3030-054 Coimbra Tel: +351 239705584 Fax: +351 239406220 ceifacoimbra@mail.telepac.pt www.ceifac.pt