Model Background
In this section, you will find documents for administrators and agency staff to refer to during preliminary discussions prior to AF-CBT training.
Training Model Overview
This document describes the AF-CBT training process step-by-step, from initial calls to ensure agency readiness to end-of-training performance review.
DownloadLearning Community Change Framework
This document, adapted from the 2011 National Learning Collaborative in AF-CBT conducted by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), outlines the challenges faced by and the objectives of community settings which are implementing AF-CBT.
DownloadBrief Description of AF-CBT
This document outlines the basics of AF-CBT, its target population, goals, and content in a brief 2-page format.
DownloadArticles and Publications
Evaluation of the Sustainability and Clinical Outcome of Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) in a Child Protection Center
This report describes the long-term sustainability and outcome of Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) as delivered by practitioners in a community-based child protection program who had received training in the model several years earlier.
Read the ArticleImplementation of AF-CBT by Community Practitioners Serving Child Welfare and Mental Health: A Randomized Trial
This publication describes a recent randomized clinical trial designed to evaluate the dissemination of AF-CBT with practitioners from the child welfare and mental health systems.
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