The FCU has been extensively tested as a three-session intervention with follow-up services that emphasize specific family management practices (Dishion & Stormshak, 2007). To ensure that home visitors were blind to the intervention status of the family and to reduce bias in completion of the assessment, in this study we began with the assessment. In the second session, the parent consultant conducted an initial interview, during which adult caregivers’ concerns and needs were explored. The third session of the FCU, family feedback, was typically scheduled at the family's home. Family strengths and challenges were determined by referring to the norms for the measures being collected about each domain. A colored feedback form identifying strengths (green) and areas that need attention (red) was used as a guide to give verbal and visual feedback to families One standard deviation above the mean on a risk factor was deemed as “needs attention.” The goals of these sessions were to (a) share assessment findings with family members regarding areas of strengths and challenges, (b) engage in a motivation-enhancing discussion about promoting positive change, and
