The Family Check-Up Model: Family Assessment and Feedback (Archived)

Effective family-centered interventions rely on comprehensive, ecological assessments of family functioning to help parents and clinicians collaboratively identify appropriate intervention targets using a culturally sensitive model. Robyn Metcalfe describes the three-session, evidence-based Family Check-Up (FCU), a strengths-based assessment and brief intervention model that increases the use of effective parenting strategies to decrease child maladaptive behaviors. The FCU incorporates multi-modal and multi-respondent assessment data, as well as collaborative feedback.