Functional family therapy : a comprehensive, evidence-based treatment for diverse communities / authored by Thomas L. Sexton, Astrid van Dam, and Marta Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sexton, Thomas L., 1953- author.

Van Dam, Astrid, author.

Anderson, Marta (Social worker), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy.

Adolescent.

Functional Family Therapy (Program).

Family psychotherapy.

Behavior therapy for teenagers.

Family Therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Psychotherapy.

Adolescent.

Family Therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 262 pages)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2025]

Summary:

"This book illustrates how functional family therapy (FFT) has integrated the art and science of family therapy into everyday community-based practice. It shows how a comprehensive and systemic way of thinking about families and a systematic treatment model with solid foundational evidence can be translated into a diverse community that maintains fidelity while matching the context. At the center is the technology that helps combine complex information into usable information that guides training, implementation, and treatment. The book describes the journey of FFT from a traditional theory to an evidence-based practice model used in diverse contexts worldwide. It is divided into two parts. Part one describes the context and history of the model and offers detailed descriptions of each core feature of FFT: its systemic lens through which families, problems, and change can be understood functionally and practically and that helps direct therapy; the map, or clinical model, and each of its phases; and the art or creativity required to translate the model to diverse families in unique service delivery contexts. Part two focuses on the unique contexts in which FFT is delivered and ways to build and maintain the fidelity of FFT when it is implemented. In each section, the authors use case examples to illustrate the concepts. The approaches to training, clinical supervision, and continuous quality improvement are unique among evidence-based treatment models. The way the authors leverage technology allows them to be purposeful and to operate on evidence in each clinical decision. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)"--Preface.

Contents:

"I. The functional family therapy clinical model

The evolution of functional family therapy: Working with contemporary families

The lens of functional family therapy: How to think about families, the problems they face, and the therapeutic change process

Engagement and motivation: The early phase of treatment

Helping change the way families work together: The middle phases of treatment

Maintaining, generalizing, and supporting long-lasting change: The final phase of treatment

The art of functional family therapy: Practicing with creativity and purpose

II. Implementing functional family therapy in the real world

Practicing in a justice context: Functional family therapy, FFT-adult, and family case management

Practicing in child welfare, foster care, and behavioral health care systems

Translating functional family therapy into community-based settings

Leveraging technology to improve practice, training, and implementation

Epilogue: The evolution of functional family therapy

References

Index

About the authors."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2024.

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Other Format:

Print version: Functional family therapy

ISBN:

1433839881

9781433839887

143383989X

9781433839894

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