diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift
index 3d1bea9c..06660715 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Protocols/TemplateProtocol.swift
@@ -8,43 +8,46 @@
 
 import Foundation
 
-public protocol TemplateProtocol: AnyObject {
+public protocol TemplateProtocol: AnyObject, PageProtocol {
     associatedtype TemplateModel: TemplateModelProtocol
     var templateModel: TemplateModel? { get set }
     
     func decodeTemplate(using decoder: JSONDecoder, from data: Data) throws -> TemplateModel
 }
 
-public extension TemplateProtocol where Self: ViewController {
+public extension TemplateProtocol {
     
+    // Utilize existing underlying property
+    var templateModel: TemplateModel? {
+        get {
+            pageModel as? TemplateModel
+        }
+        set {
+            var mutableSelf = self
+            mutableSelf.pageModel = newValue
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /// Helper function to do common parsing logic.
     func parseTemplate(json: [AnyHashable: Any]?) throws {
         guard let pageJSON = json else { return }
+        let delegateObject = (self as? MVMCoreViewControllerProtocol)?.delegateObject?() as? MVMCoreUIDelegateObject
         let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: pageJSON)
         let decoder = JSONDecoder()
-        try decoder.add(delegateObject: delegateObjectIVar)
+        if let delegateObject = delegateObject {
+            // Add the delegate to access mid parsing if applicable.
+            try decoder.add(delegateObject: delegateObject)
+        }
         templateModel = try decodeTemplate(using: decoder, from: data)
-        model = templateModel as? MVMControllerModelProtocol
-        guard let model = model else { return }
-        traverseAndAddRequiredBehaviors()
-        var behaviorHandler = self
-        behaviorHandler.createBehaviors(for: model, delegateObject: delegateObjectIVar)
+        
+        // Add additional required behaviors if applicable.
+        guard var behaviorHandlerModel = templateModel as? TemplateModelProtocol & PageBehaviorHandlerModelProtocol,
+              var behaviorHandler = self as? PageBehaviorHandlerProtocol else { return }
+        behaviorHandlerModel.traverseAndAddRequiredBehaviors()
+        behaviorHandler.createBehaviors(for: behaviorHandlerModel, delegateObject: delegateObject)
     }
     
     func decodeTemplate(using decoder: JSONDecoder, from data: Data) throws -> TemplateModel {
         try decoder.decode(TemplateModel.self, from: data)
     }
-    
-    /// Traverses all models and adds any required behavior models.
-    func traverseAndAddRequiredBehaviors() {
-        guard var model = model else { return }
-        let behaviorModels: [PageBehaviorModelProtocol] = model.reduceDepthFirstTraverse(options: .childFirst, depth: 0, initialResult: []) { (accumulator, molecule, depth) in
-            if let behaviorRequirer = molecule as? PageBehaviorProtocolRequirer {
-                return accumulator + behaviorRequirer.getRequiredBehaviors()
-            }
-            return accumulator
-        }
-        for behavior in behaviorModels {
-            model.add(behavior: behavior)
-        }
-    }
 }