Table 2.

MTFC Activities Within the 8 SIC Stages, Implementation Phases, and Agents Involved

Stage	Phase	Activity	Agent involved
Stage 1: engagement	PI	Date site is informed services/program available (not scored)	System leader
		Date of interest indicated
		Date agreed to consider implementation
Stage 2: consideration of feasibility	PI	Date of first county response to first planning contact	System leader, agency
		Date of first CDT meeting/IND Feasibility Assessment
		Date feasibility questionnaire completed
Stage 3: readiness planning	PI	Date of cost/funding plan review	System leader, agency
		Date of staff sequence, timeline, hire plan review
		Date of Foster Parent recruitment review
		Date of referral criteria review
		Date of communication plan review
		Date of CDT Meeting #2/IND Stakeholder meeting
		Date written implementation plan complete
		Date MTFC Service Provider Selected
Stage 4: staff hired and trained	I	Date agency checklist completed	Agency, practitioner
		Date 1st staff hired
		Date program supervisor trained
		Date clinical training held
		Date foster parent training held
		Date expert consultant assigned to site
Stage 5: adherence monitoring processes in place	I	Date parent daily report training held (fidelity measure)	Practitioner, child/family
		Date of 1st program admin. call
Stage 6: services and consultation begin	I	Date of first placement	Practitioner, child/family
		Date of first consult call
		Date of first clinical meeting video received
		Date of first foster parent meeting video received
Stage 7: ongoing services, consultation, fidelity monitoring and feedback	I	Dates of site visits (3)	Practitioner, child/family
		Date of implementation review (3)
		Date of final program assessment
Stage 8: competency	S	Date of certification application	System leader, agency, practitioner
		Date certified

PI pr-implementation, I implementation, S sustainability