About FMF Intervention Fidelity (IF) Training
The purpose of FMF IF Training is to support FMF Trainees in using the FMF Program in adherence to the protocol, as it was conducted in clinical trials. FMF IF Training puts what you learned in FMF Specialist Training to practice. You will work with an IF Trainer during biweekly and monthly video calls as you deliver the FMF intervention to your first client family. IF Training begins after you have completed Specialist Training and lasts approximately 6-11 months. FMF IF training is conducted in groups of no more than six clinicians, and often with the trainees with whom you attended FMF Specialist Training.
IF Training requires FMF Trainees to have at least two eligible client families available to receive the FMF Program intervention. Be sure that you have arranged your clients in advance of your FMF Program Training. See family eligibility criteria for IF Training clients below.
FMF Family Eligibility Criteria (opens up as PDF)
Need help finding eligible client families? Contact FASD United’s Family Navigator.
NOTE: FMF IF Training calls are limited in scope to supporting FMF Trainees in delivering the FMF Program with fidelity and are not aimed at providing clinical supervision. It is expected that clinical supervision will be provided by the agency of employment, or in the case of a private practitioner, according to their current need for outside consultation.
FMF Intervention Fidelity Trainers
Erin Olson, PhD
Joanne Sparrow, PhD
More Questions? Contact us at fa*******************@**************ns.org with any questions about FMF Intervention Fidelity Training.
Simplified Summary
This page describes the second step in FMF Program Training. After finishing FMF Specialist Training, clinicians work with an FMF Trainer while delivering the program to their first client family. Sessions are held every two weeks and once a month, in small groups of up to six clinicians. Before starting, trainees must have at least two eligible client families lined up. This training helps clinicians use the program the right way — it is not a substitute for clinical supervision, which must be arranged separately through the clinician's workplace or on their own. Training is led by Dr. Erin Olson and Dr. Joanne Sparrow from Seattle Children’s.