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Issue #10                                                                                       August 2018

­­­Shine a Light on PMTO Magic in Kansas

A paper recently published by Drs. Becci Akin and Thomas McDonald of Kansas reported that GenerationPMTO contributed to earlier reunification of children and youth in foster care with their birth parents!

The data is from our implementation with the Kansas Intensive Permanency Project (KIPP), which began in 2011. Outcomes from this randomized controlled trial include 6.9% increased rate of reunification for the PMTO group compared to treatment as usual and 151 days less time in foster care.

Individuals who have provided leadership for Kansas PMTO since 2010, left to right: Cheryl Rathbun (SFCS), Becci Akin (KU), Linda Bass (KVC), Vickie McArthur (SFCS), Patricia Long (DCF), and Pam Cornwell (SFCS)

Positive Outcomes = Significant Cost Savings

 

  • Reunification rates are 6.9% higher for the PMTO group compared to treatment as usual

 

  • 151 days less time in foster care per child

There is much to be proud of in Kansas and for all on our teams of trainers, coaches, and support staff who delivered some magic!

Click here to read the abstract and purchase the article in PDF format

Why Elephants?

By Marion Forgatch

People have asked us why elephants are such an important metaphor in our GenerationPMTO practice. One reason is that they show deep family bonds and require years to socialize their young. When a baby elephant has a problem, the entire family attempts to soothe it. When one of their herd dies, the rest of them grieve. Elephants, highly sensitive and caring animals, are revered by several cultures. For example the Hindus see them as representing strength, power and wisdom.

 

The main metaphor we use when we talk about elephants up and down refers to an old question that seeks understanding of our origins. The story exists in Hindu, Native American, and other cultures and is addressed in many ways, some referring to elephants, others to turtles, and others combining the two. It goes like this...A wise person was asked: What does the Earth rest upon? The answer was this, "The Earth rests on the back of an elephant." But what does the elephant stand on? "Another elephant." But what does that elephant stand on? "It's elephants all the way down."

 

I’m not sure the answer addresses the question of origins. For me, the issue of elephants standing on each other is about process—as we stand on each other’s backs, we teach each other up and down the chain. Looking at it one way, trainers teach therapists who teach parents who teach children how to get along well. Yet, it’s also the case that children teach parents who teach therapists who teach trainers. It’s an iterative feedback process in which we all learn from each other, up and down our chain. That’s like the process in which our theory guides our practice, which we test with research. Our findings help us improve our theory, practice and research. Although there is no final answer, we can learn from each other with a process that helps us grow.

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On the Horizon

GenerationPMTO: You Can’t Resist!

You are invited to attend our GenerationPMTO: You Can’t Resist! webinar on August 9th at 9am PDT/12 pm EDT to find out more about our upcoming Community Training and our parent-empowering evidence-based model. Because this is GenerationPMTO, you can bet that we’ll include role play!

RSVP today to join our informative webinar.

Find out who we are and the work we do with families, clinicians, agencies, and systems.

Join us! #donowplease

Marion Forgatch and Laura Rains will be presenting at the 2018 PBIS Leadership Forum. Their session will be entitled “Straddling the Home - School Gap.”

For more information and to register, please go to: https://sites.google.com/a/midwestpbis.org/pbis-leadership-forum-2018/

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