Implementing Treatment Foster Care Oregon – Adolescent (TFCO-A), an Evidence-Based Therapeutic Foster Care Model
This training was presented on
November 25, 2025
REPLAY & RESOURCES:
Note: Training certificates are only available following live trainings or completion of self-paced courses. A certificate will not be provided for review of these materials.
- Recording
- Presentation Slides (1/page)
- Presentation Slides (3/page)
- TFCO Overview
- Treatment Foster Care Oregon – Adolescents (CEBC)
- Critical Components
- PDR Checklist
- Outcomes 9.5 Years Post Intervention
- Treatment Parent Flyer
- SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach
TRAINING DETAILS:
Beyond an introduction, this presentation will review the research, implementation, and model overview of Treatment Foster Care Oregon – Adolescent (TFCO-A), an evidence-based model recognized by Family First Prevention Services Act, Title IV-E, and Blueprints, amongst other registries. The presentation will review the outcomes of 10 years post-intervention and discuss critical elements of model delivery to reach clinical fidelity and fiscal sustainment.
Participants will be able to:
- Identify differences between therapeutic foster care and Treatment Foster Care Oregon – Adolescent (TFCO-A)
- Describe model delivery across multiple systems simultaneously
- Identify roles and tools associated with the TFCO-A model
- Define TFCO-A’s approach to trauma-informed and trauma-responsive care
- Identify steps to effective implementation and model fidelity
Who should attend: All staff of family resource centers (FRCs), child abuse prevention councils (CAPCs), community-based organizations, and other child- and family-serving systems.
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
- This is a webinar-style training. This means that you will not be on camera and will not be able to see other learners. This training will not include breakout rooms. Opportunities to interact with the presenter(s) and other participants will be included.
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MEET THE SPEAKERS
John Aarons currently heads Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) as President of Treatment Foster Care Consultants, Inc. (TFCC). Prior to joining TFCC, John worked for over 35 years in the field of juvenile justice as a practitioner and leader. In 2016, John retired from the position of Assistant Division Manager at Lane County Division of Youth Services, the juvenile justice provider for Lane County, Oregon. As Assistant Division Manager, John was responsible for the implementation of culturally competent, evidence-based interventions designed to reduce recidivism and encourage pro-social development in youthful offenders across the spectrum of programming.
Along with two colleagues at Lane County Department of Youth Services, John developed and has implemented “Options to Anger” a nationally recognized, evidence-based model aimed at reducing anger and violence. He has published numerous articles addressing anger reduction and co-authored a book on the field of juvenile justice: Dispatches from Juvenile Hall: How to Fix a Failing System (Penguin Pub. 2009).
John has worked as an associate with Justice System Partners and other juvenile justice consulting firms, providing training, technical assistance and consulting in the United States, Stavropol, Russia, and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
John graduated from the University of Oregon with a Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, combining corrections and counseling. He is certified through the University of Cincinnati as a trainer in the delivery of effective practices in community supervision (EPICS), cognitive behavioral interventions, and the correctional program checklist. He is a charter member of the State of Oregon Juvenile Corrections Training Team, and received training through the National Institute of Corrections and the Board of Public Safety and Standards Training in the State of Oregon.
John has presented workshops for the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, National Center for Juvenile Justice, and has conducted trainings on a variety of topics for professionals in corrections, juvenile justice, education, child welfare, and related fields.
John is an instructor at the University of Oregon, in the Education Department, Substance Abuse Prevention Program, Guest instructor at North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, College of the Redwoods, and Lane Community College.
JOHN AARONS, M.S.
President,
TFC Consultants, Inc.