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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Early Interv Psychiatry. 2020 Nov 8;15(5):1362–1368. doi: 10.1111/eip.13066

Table 2.

Facilitators of MFG Implementation

Context
(Agency culture/policies, billing restrictions)
Intervention
(Qualities/components of the practice itself)
Practitioner
(Knowledge, priorities, personality, schedule)
Recipient
(Cultural factors, interest, personality, access)
Facilitators
(What has enabled this to work?)
  • Support of treatment team (k=2)

  • Able to bill for group (k=2)

  • Have access to facilities/space (k=2)

  • Waitlist

  • Admin assistance

  • Trainings

  • Culture of including family

  • Emphasized value of MFG to families

  • Not significant pressure to bill

  • Adapted the model (k=2)

  • Cooperative model (i.e., not a top-down approach) that emphasizes enhancing connections (k=2)

  • Recruitment of families

  • Model is compatible with other services at clinic

  • Overall problem-solving and solution-focused model appeals to families

  • Multiplicity of viewpoints is aligned with clinic and what families are looking for

  • Trainings (k=3)

  • Flexible schedules (e.g., evening availability; k=3)

  • Ongoing consultation/supervision (k=2)

  • Support from trainer

  • Commitment to the model

  • Following fidelity as closely as possible

  • Trainee available to help facilitate groups

  • Meeting/clinical review

  • Multidisciplinary team of practitioners

  • Knowledge of DBT, CBT, and experience with family therapy

  • Interested in support (k=2)

  • Dynamics of parent/kid

  • Enough free time

  • Families attending open-ended family support groups already

  • Families like coming out to help consumers

  • Motivation to learn more about primary psychotic disorders

  • Openness to problem-solving approach

Note. Bolded were endorsed by two or more clinics. K refers to the number of clinics.