Program Delivery Option: Foster / Kinship Care

Caregivers of children 2-17 years old in the middle class or lower socioeconomic level

Children 6 years of age and younger with significant behavior and/or emotional problems including trauma and their primary caretaker(s)

Families with at least one child under 6 years of age who are in the child welfare system and have a parent whose substance use is determined to be a primary child safety risk factor

Adults who have experienced trauma; has been used with teens and children ages 6 and up

Staff and volunteers of schools and other youth-serving organizations, parents/caregivers, and concerned adults

Youth serving organizations with professionals, paraprofessionals, and all others who work in settings where adults and children and/or adolescents interact including higher education, primary education, early childhood care, child abuse prevention, child welfare including foster and residential care, youth-serving organizations, and faith-based centers

Groups of caregivers (parents, foster/adoptive parents, and early learning providers) of infants, toddlers, and children younger than 6 years old; can be used universally or in targeted fashion through serving high-risk populations such as Early Head Start participants, teen moms, or parents with irritable babies

Families with children/teens with disorders of attachment and trauma. Typically adopted and foster children, those who meet the DSM-V criteria for Reactive Attachment Disorder, and trauma-related diagnoses, and those who meet the clinical criteria for Complex Trauma (aka Developmental Trauma Disorder)

Families who had been reported to the child welfare system for child maltreatment including physical and emotional maltreatment in addition to child neglect; may be used as a court-ordered parenting program

Parents with learning difficulties who are the main caregivers of a child less than five years old