SFCR Stewards are a group of leaders committed to the long-term sustainability of SFCR. Each Steward has either championed the implementation of SFCR at one or more agencies or worked on an adaptation of SFCR. The goals for this group are 1) broader dissemination of SFCR, 2) continued adaptation of SFCR for specific populations, trauma types, or provider/community groups, 3) continued improvement of the model, training, implementation, fidelity monitoring protocols, and evaluation methods, 4) continued research on efficacy and effectiveness, and 5) discovery of and solutions to practice and policy sustainability barriers. SFCR Stewards are the future of SFCR.
Sara Davis
I am the lead facilitator of SFCR at the Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress at Kennedy Krieger Institute. I introduced booster sessions for families who graduated from SFCR and have been running them during the summers for several years. I am a long-standing champion of the model.
I strengthen families because it is through the family we are born into and the families we create that we know who we are and who we want to be. The safety and support created within and between families promotes resilience and healing.
https://www.kennedykrieger.org/traumaticstresscenter : davissa@kennedykrieger.org
Laura McArthur
I was trained in and first facilitated SFCR during my post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco and I have supported the expansion of SFCR to communities in Colorado. I am the co-founder and executive director of Resilient Futures, a non-profit dedicated to building resilience in schools and communities.
I strengthen families because the connections and relationships within families can be the deepest source of our own resilience.
www.resilientfutures.us : laura.mcarthur@resilientfutures.us
Megan Mooney
I implemented SFCR at a large community mental health center in Houston, Texas and continue to champion the model throughout Texas. I helped create a small workgroup that adapted SFCR for Latino families. I currently work in private practice and collaborate with community partners on how to implement SFCR in new settings.
I strengthen families because I am passionate about enhancing families’ well-being and resilience and I feel honored to be a part of these journeys every day.
Kami Neves
I implemented SFCR at The Children’s Center and The YWCA of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. I worked with others to develop adaptations for the activities in SFCR for families with young children. I currently work at House of Hope and hope to share SFCR with more providers to bring healing to families.
I strengthen families because families are the most important thing in the world and deserve love and healing.
Vikki Rompala
I was trained in and implemented SFCR at LaRabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago, IL, where I helped integrate peers as co-facilitators. I have since taken the model with me to Metropolitan Family Services and have been integrating SFCR into domestic violence services. I proposed several creative adaptations and products derived from the model and regularly support using safety mapping for assessments.
I strengthen families because families are at the heart of growth and healing. Families are the link to the future.