QIC-AG Implementation Manual for Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy-TARGET (Illinois)

The QIC-AG Illinois Site Implementation Manual provides a detailed, practical guide for child welfare agencies seeking to implement and sustain an evidence-based post-permanency intervention through the National Quality Improvement Center for Adoption/Guardianship Support and Preservation (QIC-AG). Focused on Illinois’s implementation of the Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET) model, the manual outlines the full implementation process—from system assessment and theory of change development to staffing, training, fidelity monitoring, and continuous quality improvement. It is designed to help agencies determine fit, prepare organizational infrastructure, and implement trauma-informed, prevention-oriented services to strengthen adoption and guardianship stability. [spaulding.org]