Welcome to TCOM Conversations

TCOM-Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management. It is an approach grounded in a philosophy of a single shared vision–helping people achieve their health and wellness goals as they navigate healthcare, child welfare, justice, behavioral health, education, and other complex systems.

TCOM Conversations is jointly hosted by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago and The Praed Foundation. We are committed to improving the well-being of all through the use of personalized, timely and effective interventions. This blog is intended to serve as a forum to provide resources, answer your questions, and spark meaningful discussion for all members of the international TCOM collaboration.

Supporting Caregiver Connections

By: Angela Pollard Project Assistant, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago Trauma and its effects on healthy development has become a bigger part of conversations in helping systems such as child welfare and behavioral health. Too many children experience a variety of potentially traumatic/adverse experiences (ACES), as a result of institutions and systems that…

TCOM Around the World

The theory of Communimetrics was developed by Dr. John S Lyons. (Email us if you’d like a copy!) It is a Communication Theory of Measurement specific to Human Service Settings. From that theory came the TCOM Framework-Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management. The TCOM Framework consists of a set of Guiding Principles and Core Values that are…

14th annual TCOM Conference 2018

Save the date for the 14th annual TCOM Conference at The Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Hope to see you all October 3-5, 2018. Draft Conference Agenda, 2018 Register Now for an automatic Early-Bird Discount! Submissions for the 14th Annual TCOM Conference are now closed! Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal. We are…