Functional Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavior Problems:

Name: Functional Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavior Problems:
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ISBN: 9781433812941

ISBN-10: 1433812940

ISBN-13: 9781433812941

Edition: 2013

Authors: James F. Alexander

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Adolescents with disruptive behavior problems represent one of the most difficult and recalcitrant treatment populations. These youth and their parents often enter treatment unwilling or unable to try new behaviors. Family interactions are laced with blame, hostility, hopelessness, and rejection, all of which create a context that interferes with adaptive change. This book explains how to provide Functional Family Therapy (FFT), an empirically supported, highly successful family intervention for delinquent and substance-using adolescents. FFT systematically alters important risk and protective factors associated with the problem behaviors. The FFT therapist first increases family members'…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 240
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English



Introduction



Clinical Foundations and Research Support



Early Influences: The Cultural, Conceptual, and Intellectual Zeitgeist of FFT Development



Research on Change Mechanisms



Research on FFT Outcomes



The FFT Clinical Model



Matching and General Parameters of FFT



Engagement Phase



Motivation Phase



Relational Assessment Phase



Behavior Change Phase



Generalization Phase



Anthony: A Case Example



Administering and Extending FFT



Features of Successful FFT Implementation



Training and Supervision



Application of FFT to Distinct Populations


References


Index


About the Authors