The Home-Based Family Therapy (HBFT) Partnership was launched by the Family Center at Kansas State University (KSU) and Social and Rehabilitative Services (SRS) of Kansas to promote best practices for home-based family therapy. Partnering is key to HBFT.
One level of partnership is between the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) CBS directors, SRS, Kansas Health Solutions (KHS) and the KSU consultants. The second partnership pairs home-based family therapists with KSU trainers. The third and most critical partnership, between the individual therapist and the client family, is always at the heart of this effort.
The field is moving toward an evidence-based practice framework serving children and families where a member exhibits serious emotional disturbance (SED). Our goal is to help practitioners understand and apply evidence-based principles while inviting input for the development of future evidence-based protocols.
The HBFT Partnership offers opportunities through online learning, core training, and videoconferences. Please note that your organization will be charged when registering for core training and videoconferences. If you have questions about this process please contact HBFT at (785) 532-7695 or hbft@ksu.edu.This website encourages home-based family therapists across Kansas to help each other while learning from models and interventions that inspire success. Start participating today!
The HBFT Partnership offers several training opportunities throughout the state in an effort to accomodate our colleagues. This document details the HBFT Partnership policies regarding registration for our Core Training and Videoconference events. it also discloses important information regarding certificates of attendance and the rescheduling of events. Please take a moment to review this information before registering.
Newsletters published by the HBFT Partnership impart information on topics relevant to the mental health field. Created by our research assistants, the newsletters offer brief articles and recommend resources that provide additional information concerning the topics discussed at upcoming HBFT Partnership events.
New and improved interactive modules will offer wisdom on home-based therapeutic skills, family issues, therapist self-care, and supervision. Your survey responses also help us identify new training opportunities, influencing the development of future modules.
Download your favorite module to your MP3 player today! Simply select the "Download Audio Companions MP3 files" after completing the pretest. If you prefer a CD version, click "Request an Audio CD" and recieve it in 3-5 business days.
** If you have recently completed a module or CD Learning companion, and have not received correspondence regarding CEUs, please contact the partnership at hbft@ksu.edu**
Core Training is a key event in the HBFT partnership identifying aspects of home-based family therapy that are distinct from traditional, in-office therapy. To bridge the gap between office-based work and home-based practice, we address several unique challenges associated with working with families in their homes. Lunch is provided at the core trainings (Deli lunch). If you have a food allergy, please notify us as soon as possible so we can make appropriate accommodations.
Registration for Core Training opens 65 days prior to the event.