Implementation Support

NFPP is owned by Solent NHS Trust. This NHS Trust provides community and mental health services to Southampton, Portsmouth and parts of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

There is an organisational model for programme implementation which allows NFPP specialists provide bespoke support to organisations looking to implement NFPP. Hence implementation support provided to organisations is designed to suit organisations’ needs. NFPP accredited supervisors or trainers provide a clear and structured step wise approach for practitioner training and accreditation. This includes training and supported supervision to become NFPP therapists, with additional accreditation processes to gain accredited NFPP therapist status. NFPP accredited therapists receive further support and supervision to gain NFPP supervisor or trainer status.

Licence Requirements

There is no licence requirement for practitioners delivering NFPP to families. However there is a licence requirement to run NFPP training courses.

Start-up Costs

Start-up costs include £1300 (per delegate) for 3 days practitioner training at Southampton. This cost includes training resources for the programme. Training delivered at implementing site costs £7455 for up to 20 practitioners. Programme resource for each practitioner trained at implementing site is purchased at £200. Practitioner supervision can be delivered remotely, but at least one face-to-face supervision session is recommended. Sixteen weekly remote supervision sessions can be delivered to up to 10 practitioners, and costs £1920. Face-to-face sessions can be delivered to up to 10 practitioners, and costs £600. These costs do not include travel. Other costs include £320 accreditation costs per practitioner, £80/hour for supervising supervisors,  £200 licence fee per year, and £100 paid by NFPP trainers or organisations per practitioner trained.

Building Staff Competency

Qualifications Required

There is flexibility in the educational background of individuals who are trained in NFPP. However it is encouraged that practitioners who receive training work in roles that will allow them to implement NFPP. All individuals who attend NFPP training need to have some basic clinical skills; some experience of working with children and families with mental health problems; and a level of competence that allows them to take on new ideas.

Training Requirements

Training prior to delivering NFPP to parents and children is required. Practitioners receive two volumes of the practitioner manual. One manual covers the background to understanding ADHD and the rational for the intervention. The second manual is a week by week, step by step guide to deliver the intervention, with guidance on how to tailor the intervention to family’s needs.

Practitioners attend three full days of training where they are taught NFPP methods and strategies. Practitioners also receive 16 supervision sessions which include observation of videotaped sessions delivered by the practitioners. All practitioners who receive NFPP training are given the opportunity to become accredited NFPP therapists.  For accreditation, practitioners are required to submit two videotaped sessions which are reviewed for fidelity and programme integrity. Further support and supervision is needed to gain accredited NFPP supervisor status, while additional support and co-delivery of training groups are required before practitioners can become certified NFPP trainers. Practitioner training as certified NFPP trainers will promote systemic understanding of NFPP, and sustainability of the programme within the organisation.

Training has been adapted for delivery of training online, availability can be provided by contacting the developer.

Supervision Requirements

Supervision is an essential part of the training process as it helps practitioners adapt the programme to fit the family. After training, practitioners receive sixteen remote supervision sessions (1-1.5 hours each), and one face-to-face supervision session (lasts at least 4 hours) from NFPP accredited supervisor or trainer. Supervision sessions include observation of videotaped sessions delivered by the practitioners. Practitioners become accredited NFPP therapists when reviewed videotaped recorded sessions delivered to two families are deemed satisfactory. Accredited NFPP therapists continue to receive monthly supervision sessions from NFPP accredited supervisor or trainer. Supervision is provided face-to-face and remotely (e.g. zoom or skype).