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Intercept®, formerly known as Youth Villages (YV) Intercept, provides intensive in-home services to children and youth at risk of entry or re-entry into out-of-home placements or who are currently in out-of-home placements (e.g., foster care, residential facilities, or group homes). The program is designed to reduce foster care utilization by providing prevention services to children and their families of origin. For children already in foster care, Intercept aims to reduce time spent in foster care by providing reunification services to children and their families of origin. Family Intervention Specialists use an integrated, trauma-informed approach to offer individualized services intended to meet the needs of children and their families of origin. Specialists address needs identified in children’s schools, peer groups, neighborhoods, and communities. Specialists also support the family in school or legal meetings and are on-call to provide crisis support 24/7. Intercept uses an online resource called GuideTree® to facilitate treatment.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) (Weissman, et al. Manual) is designed to treat adult patients who have been diagnosed with major depression. It can be delivered on its own or in combination with medication. IPT (Weissman, et al. Manual) aims to support patients in improving interpersonal relationships or circumstances that are directly related to the current depressive episode.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A) is designed to treat adolescents with depressive disorders. IPT-A is an adaptation of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for depressed adults (Weissman, et al. Manual). In IPT-A, therapists focus on the reciprocal relationship between mood and relationships. Therapists also focus on the impact on depressive symptoms. IPT-A aims to help adolescents identify their feelings and understand how interpersonal and environmental factors impact their mood, strengthen communication and problem-solving skills, improve interpersonal skills and relationships, and manage or decrease depressive symptoms. IPT-A is an individual treatment, however, therapists might also meet with parents or guardians for 1-3 sessions as needed.
KEEP SAFE is a parent skills training and support program designed for foster and kinship parents of teens age 13 and older. KEEP SAFE is an adaptation of KEEP Standard and can be delivered to informal kinship parents who are caring for a child outside of the child welfare system (such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles) using KEEP Connecting Kin – SAFE. KEEP SAFE aims to empower parents to be agents of change for the teens in their care and ultimately decrease placement disruptions, increase permanency, and improve teen outcomes. KEEP SAFE uses a trauma-informed approach focusing on: (1) reinforcing normative and pro-social behavior, (2) incentivizing positive behavior, (3) building cooperation, (4) teaching new behaviors, (5) using gentle and effective limit setting, and (6) managing emotions while parenting.
KEEP Standard (KEEP), formerly known as Keeping Foster Parents Trained and Supported, is a parent skills training and support program designed for foster and kinship parents of children ages 4–12. KEEP can be delivered to informal kinship parents who are caring for a child outside of the child welfare system (such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles) using KEEP Connecting Kin – Standard. KEEP aims to empower parents to be agents of change for the children in their care and ultimately decrease placement disruptions, increase permanency, and improve child outcomes. KEEP uses a trauma-informed approach focusing on: (1) reinforcing normative and pro-social behavior, (2) incentivizing positive behavior, (3) building cooperation, (4) teaching new behaviors, (5) using gentle and effective limit setting, and (6) managing emotions while parenting.
KEEP Toddler, an adaptation of KEEP Standard, is a parent skills training and support program designed for foster and kinship parents of children ages 2–4. KEEP Toddler can be delivered to informal kinship parents who are caring for a child outside of the child welfare system (such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles) using KEEP Connecting Kin – Toddler. KEEP Toddler aims to empower parents to be agents of change for the children in their care and ultimately decrease placement disruptions, increase permanency, and improve child outcomes. KEEP Toddler uses a trauma-informed approach focusing on: (1) reinforcing normative and pro-social behavior, (2) incentivizing positive behavior, (3) building cooperation, (4) teaching new behaviors, (5) using gentle and effective limit setting, and (6) managing emotions while parenting.
Kentucky Strengthening Ties and Empowering Parents (KSTEP) is a comprehensive in-home service program. KSTEP is designed to support families with children ages 0–9 where parental substance use is affecting child safety and children are at risk for removal from the home. KSTEP is administered within the state child welfare department and aims to promote child safety and permanency and reduce barriers to treatment. A team of social service workers, in-home providers, and behavioral health treatment providers work together to provide services and as-needed concrete supports (e.g., transportation, childcare) to participating families.
Linking Generations by Strengthening Relationships® is an adaptation of Fatherhood Is Sacred®/Motherhood Is Sacred® (FIS/MIS) designed to help Native Americans strengthen relationships. The program aims to connect fathers, mothers, and families with their Native American heritage and identity by emphasizing their connectedness to past and future generations. The program teaches that these connections ultimately strengthen self-worth and identity and aid in improving relationships with romantic partners, family members, and friends. Individuals who are not Native American are also welcome to participate. In Linking Generations by Strengthening Relationships, facilitators lead small group sessions. Facilitators promote a sense of equality, create a supporting environment, and connect fathers and mothers to their heritage and families in a positive way. The facilitator uses storytelling and traditional Native American values to teach session material and encourages fathers and mothers to share their own feelings and experiences.
Make Parenting a Pleasure® is a parenting program designed for parents of children ages 0–8 at risk of abuse or neglect. The program aims to help reduce the stress that families experience and to improve parents’ relationships with their children. The term “parents” may include biological parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, or other individuals who serve as a primary caregiver. The curriculum uses the Center for the Study of Social Policy’s Protective Factors Framework, which intends to reduce the potential for child abuse and neglect by increasing parental resilience, social connections, access to concrete support in times of need, knowledge of parenting and child development, and social and emotional competence of children.
Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting® (MECSH) is a nurse home visiting program designed for families with children under age 2 who are at risk of poor maternal or child health and development outcomes. MECSH aims to support (1) the transition to parenthood, (2) maternal health and wellbeing, (3) child health and wellbeing, (4) parents’ future goals and aspirations, and (5) social relationships and networks, including access to social services and other resources.