About Us
Mission
To improve the health and functioning of infants, children, adolescents, and families coping with attachment difficulties, trauma symptoms, and significant behavioral-emotional challenges.
History
2006
NC CTP was founded by three physicians dedicated to community and public health:
- Dana Hagele, MD, MPH – Child Abuse Pediatrician at UNC-Chapel Hill
- Rebecca Socolar, MD, MPH – Child Abuse Pediatrician at UNC-Chapel Hill
- Lisa Amaya-Jackson, MD, MPH – Child Psychiatry Faculty specializing in child trauma at Duke University School of Medicine
The founders created NC CTP as a training and implementation platform for Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). The original intent of the founders was to provide referrals and treatment for children who had experienced sexual abuse. As emerging research demonstrated the effectiveness of TF-CBT’s for treating other types of childhood trauma, the founders expanded the scope of NC CTP.
2006 – 2009
NC CTP‘s work with traumatized children was piloted in Northeastern North Carolina, using the NCTSN’s Learning Collaborative methodology as its training and implementation platform. It covered 28 counties and included work with a variety of agencies and providers, and showed that, with the right training, community clinicians can provide trauma-focused treatment to children and families with very good outcomes.
2009
NC CTP took its work to a statewide level. Training in TF-CBT was expanded to include 90 counties in North Carolina.
2010
NC CTP moved their administrative home to the Center for Child and Family Health, where they are still housed today.
2013 – Present
In 2013, NC CTP received an annually recurring appropriation from the NC General Assembly for statewide program expansion. This appropriation supports statewide dissemination of evidence-based trauma treatments for children and adolescents birth through 21 years of age. NC CTP’s implementation platform can be applied to many types of treatments, such as training that covers the developmental impact of trauma including attachment and other co-occuring behavioral / emotional consequences.
What We Do
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Training and Coaching
The North Carolina Child Treatment Program trains approximately 250 mental health providers per year in one of the following evidence-based treatment (EBT) models:
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
- Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS)
- Problematic Sexual Behavior Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PSB-CBT)
Providers participate in a rigorous learning collaborative training process and work with CTP master trainers and consultants to become proficient in a specific treatment model. After successfully completing this process, they are included in the NC CTP roster of providers.
NC CTP Public Roster of Providers
Providers must meet the following requirements to join the NC CTP roster:
- Completion of a model-specific Learning Collaborative
- Demonstration of clinical competence and adherence to treatment model standards
If the provider has met these requirements, they will be added to the NC CTP roster of providers who are practicing evidence-based treatments. NC CTP audits this roster regularly to ensure that providers are maintaining high practice standards.
Use our roster to find a provider.
Treatment in Community-Based and Restricted Settings
NC CTP-rostered providers practice throughout the state of North Carolina, serving children in a variety of practice settings, including:
- Homes
- Schools
- Mental health clinics
- Residential treatment settings
- Psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF)
- Juvenile Justice and other restricted facilities
Performance and Outcomes Data Platform
NC CTP has developed NC POP – the North Carolina Performance and Outcomes Platform. NC POP is a software program that:
- Tracks how efficiently and effectively evidence-based treatment models are used to treat children and families
- Allows providers, agencies, managed care organizations, and other stakeholders to better use, understand, and report on performance and outcomes data
- Helps the North Carolina mental health community to help children get better more quickly
Collaboration with Professionals and State Entities
NC CTP strongly believes in the power of collaboration. We are using our experience, data, and innovative processes to:
- Share data through NC POP
- Conduct expert case-level auditing of program graduates
- Provide public mental health infrastructure support
Funders
NC CTP funding sources to date:
2006 – 2009
- The Duke Endowment
- Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
- NC Governor’s Crime Commission
- NC DMH / DD / SAS
- Sandhills LME
2009 – 2014
- NC Division of Social Services
2013 – Present
- NC General Assembly
Partners
The North Carolina Child Treatment Program is proud and honored to partner with the following organizations:
- Center for Child and Family Health
- Duke Evidence-based Practice Implementation Center
- School of Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill
- School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel Hill
- UCLA-Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
- NC Division of Mental Health / Developmental Disabilities / Substance Abuse Services
- NC Division of Social Services
- 3C Institute for Social Development