The STAY Model
The 4 basic principles of STAY encourage the family to:
1. Slow down
2. Take interest
3. Assess your role
4. Yield to someone else’s perspective
These principles are guided by the belief that families have the ability to solve their own problems and can do so by interrupting ineffective patterns that are perpetuated in the family system, and often exacerbated by interaction with other systems (e.g. school, juvenile justice) This is accomplished through use of a problem-solving and structural framework with families, which includes engagement in treatment, emotion regulation, conflict resolution, and parenting strategies.
Providers can expect to feel more confident in their work with families
Jason and Jessica are co-developers of STAY have been training with the STAY model since its inception in 2017. Both experienced family therapists, Jessica is an LMFT and approved AAMFT supervisor in WA State with 18 years of experience with family work in community behavioral health centers, private practice, and academic settings. Jason was a national trainer for EBT’s targeting youth behavior in community behavioral health and is now in private practice. He has worked with a number of family serving systems to promote youth and family work.