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Teaching-Family Model Research

TFM Bibliography of research articles
Focused Foster Care for Children With Serious Sexual Behavior Problems - Jones, Ownbey, Everidge, Judkins, & Timbers, 2006
The TFM and Post-Treatment Recidivism: A Critical Review of the Conventional Wisdom - Kingsley, 2006
Assessing Youth Preferences for Adult Behavior in Residential Care: A Replication - Bowers, et al, 2005
Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature - Fixen, et al, 2005
Minimizing the Need for Physical Restraint and Seclusion in Residential Youth Care Through Skill-Based Treatment Programming - Jones & Timbers, 2003
An Analysis of the Restraint Event and its Behavioral Effects on Clients and Staff - Jones & Timbers, 2002
In Search of Program Implementationn: 792 Replications of the Teaching-Family Model - Fixen, et al, 2001
Tracking the Sexual Behavior-Specific Effects of a Foster Family Treatment Program for Children with Serious Sexual Behavioral Problems - Ownbey, Jones, Judkins, Everidge, & Timbers, 2001
Can Intervention Rehabilitate Serious Delinquents? - Lipsey, 1999
The Teaching-Family Model: A Case Study in Data-Based Program Development and Refinement - Fixen, et al, 1995
Creating New Realities: Program Development and Dissemination - Fixen & Blase, 1993

Healthy Families Research

The Effects of the Healthy Families America Home Visitation Program on Parenting Attitudes and Practices and Child Social and Emotional Competence - Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal - Cullen, Ownbey, & Ownbey, 2010
The Effects of Heathly Families Home Visitation Program on Rapid Repeat Births - This article has been submitted for publication to the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal - Ownbey, Ownbey, & Cullen, 2010

Family Preservation Research

A Ten Year Review of Family Preservation Research: Building the Evidence Base - Casey Family Programs
North Carolina Intensive Family Preservation Services Annual Report - NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services

Appalachian Family Innovations Credentials

Teaching-Family Association Sponsor Agency
NC Practice Improvement Collaborative (PIC) designation for TFM (view web site or letter)
California Evidence-Based Clearing House

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