NSTRC recommends that SafeCare providers conduct weekly or biweekly sessions for approximately 60 minutes each. Sessions must be provided no more than twice a week and no less than every two weeks to optimize skill acquisition and retention.
SafeCare is typically delivered in 18 or fewer sessions, depending on the parents’ initial skills observed at the baseline assessment and how quickly they master the target skills. In some SafeCare programs, the model is integrated with other case management efforts, which can extend program delivery. Providers work with parents until they meet a set of skill-based criteria for each of the three modules (health, safety, and parent-infant/parent-child interactions [Planned Activities Training]).