Assertive Community Treatment: Origins of the FSP Approach
Overview
This training will review the history of Assertive Community Treatment. The training will discuss the origin of the ACT approach, describe key findings from studies that have examined its effectiveness, and explore its impact in different contexts. The training will provide an overview of fidelity scales used to assess whether ACT programs are operating as intended. It will focus on the relevance of ACT adaptations, like Full Service Partnerships, in serving clients who can benefit from interventions like ACT that are assertive, intensive, and multi-disciplinary.
Learning objectives
- Identify links between the development of the Assertive Community Treatment model and the history deinstitutionalization
- Recognize the distinction between the importance of fidelity and adaptation in the implementation of evidence-based practices
- Identify core components and key service elements that comprise the Assertive Community Treatment model
- Recognize ways in which the core components of Assertive Community Treatment are included in the Full Service Partnership (FSP) approach
Training times
This training is provided at the time(s) and format(s) shown below.