Functional Family Therapy

Structural Family Therapy (SFT) has a few interventions within the theoretical model that I could see myself using with clients (families) from diverse backgrounds with diverse presenting problems. I am in agreement with the way this model looks at the different types of families and the types of issues they present with such as the patterns common to troubled families; some being "enmeshed," chaotic and tightly interconnected, while others are "disengaged," isolated and seemingly unrelated. This model also helped me understand that families are structured in "subsystems" with "boundaries," their members not seeing these complexities and problems that are going on

Family therapy is a form of psychotherapy employed to assist members of a family in improving communication systems, conflict resolution, and to help the family to deal with certain problems that manifest in the behavior of members. In most cases, deviance in a family member is an indication of underlying family dysfunctions. This paper looks the counselling procedure that can be applied to help the Kline family solve their problems. It answers certain questions including those of the expected challenges during therapy and ways of dealing with the challenges.

-Shifting the family’s view of treatment from focusing on the adolescent as “the problem” to enhancement of family relationships as an important part of the solution.

The effectiveness study of Functional Family Parole, a family-based intervention for youth on parole aimed at improving family functioning and reducing recidivism and severity of post-parole criminal behavior. Although not-significant, results demonstrate a trend that, when implemented with high levels of adherence, FFP is successful at reducing post-parole felony recidivism rates when compared to traditional parole services.

Functional assessments focuses on the behavioral aspect of the family, more specifically how each member actually behaves with regards to the other members of the family (Wright & Leahey, 2013). There are two aspects of family functioning: expressive and instrumental. The instrumental characteristic of family functioning focuses on the family’s daily activities. The expressive aspect is a bit more involved and includes nine separate categories including: emotional, verbal, nonverbal, and circular communications; problem solving, roles, influence and power, beliefs, as well as alliances and coalitions (Wright & Leahey, 2013).. When I think about the family I will be assessing, I feel functional assessments will be utilized the most when assessing

This program assisted with youth ability to analyze their individuality, gain dignity and engage respectfully within their familial relationships and community (Harvey & Coleman, 1997). In-home therapy is conducted to build a rapport with youth and family members. Meeting the families in their home provides a comfortable environment to discuss concerns. Individual therapy is provided to allow youth to reflect and focus on decision making skills. Youth are given the time to discuss thoughts and communicate underlying issues that influence behaviors (Harvey & Coleman, 1997).

Henggeler, Smith, and Melton (1992) reported treatment of 84 serious juvenile offenders and their families designed to combat antisocial behavior. Each of the families was assigned on a random basis into two groups: first group received the Multisystemic Therapy and the second was treated with the use of the standard services offered by the local Department of Youth Services (DYS). The study was conducted in 1990 through the Family and Neighborhood Services (FANS) in South Carolina. One-hour research evaluations were conducted right before treatment has started and right after it has ended. The therapies lasted 4 months on average and were delivered in home and/or in community locations.

If you are struggling with alcoholism and drug addiction, your disease also affects everyone around you, especially your family. Families function as a system. Think of this system like the parts of a computer. Various parts work together to allow a user to type, scroll down, view images, and listen to sounds. If one part is malfunctioning, the entire system goes down. For example, if the monitor were to stop working, the user would be unable to see any websites or programs on the computer. All parts need to be up and running for the system to work harmoniously. Families are the same. When one family member is suffering, the entire family unit suffers. If you require addiction treatment, your family needs to be included in every step of the

1. In general the purpose of the Functional Family Therapy Program is a short-term family-based prevention and intervention treatment applied across various context for treatment of at-risk and juvenile adolescents to address delinquent and behavior problems in hopes to modify community relations. The specific activities offered by the program are develop systemic and individualized family-based orientation to address behavioral problems of at-risk and juvenile delinquent adolescents. Participants then undergo three specific intervention phases in sequence: engagement and motivation, behavior change, and generalization. Each phase holds goals with assessment objectives, addressing different risk and protective aspects necessary for specific techniques from professions to address family and individual disruption.

The process of individual therapeutic treatment will often result in heavy invocation of intimate personal relationships, formative experiences and conflict management. These characteristics would ultimately lead to the evolution of family systems therapy, a mode of treatment which recognizes the inherency that familial patterns and inter-relations possess where counseling and treatment are concerned. The school of though revolving around the family systems ideology would naturally blossom into a wide variance of strategic schools of thought, differing practically and philosophically but all share the common ground of emphasizing the impact of family on the presence of complex and the role that family must play in treatment thereof. It is thus that the discussion here offers a concise assessment of some major offshoot models such as the Bowen Theory, the Cognitive Behavioral Model, Attachment-Focused Family Therapy and Individual Therapy. Each of these is channeled through a family systems lens, with the traits distinguishing them from one another considered in further detail here below.

The purpose of this paper is to prepare an annotated bibliography on family therapy with emphasis on ethnicity and sociocultural influences on the problems of communication. This research includes twelve resources on authors with the following annotations: Delineation of the main focus or purpose of each author 's work; Background and credibility of each author; Intended audience for the work; Any unique feature of the work; Theoretical understandings; Family therapy strategies or techniques; and a Conclusion or observations presented in the work.

Working individually with client would include begin by assessing the client to identify all the significant problems and developing a treatment plan to help the client with these maladaptive behaviors. Next, identify strengths of the client, family, or support staff which to build effective strategies with. Then, identify problems and plan interventions for them (coping strategies and tools). Interventions will most likely be implemented for a long period of time. Treatment will include supervision and monitoring as a component. Cognitive behavioral therapy will be utilized to help modify progress over an extended period of time. Family members are an vital part of a successful Treatment Team; refining their parenting skills through training can be advantageous to the client. The family will need to assume some responsibilities for monitoring the client’s behaviors. The vast majority of youth with conduct disorder do not carry them into adult life and most adolescents are responsive to treatment.

Functional family therapy (FFT) is an evidence-based practice (EBP) for high-risk youth that concentrates on multifaceted and multidimensional issues through a practice that is validated by research, culturally diverse, and submissively structured (Robbins, 2016). Furthermore, the FFT program’s goal is to increase protective factors while decreasing the risk factors that have a direct impact on youth offenders (CrimeSolutions.Gov, 2011).

A main key concept of NT is that the problem a client presents with is viewed separate from the client. The problem is not the person; it is something the person has. Therefore, the goal of NT is to change the effects resulting from the problem and not the person themselves. To do this, NT uses the technique of externalizing the problem. To externalize the problem, the problem is first given a name and then it is explored and applied to the clients believes, values, behaviors, and ideals that has formed the clients identity. The negative aspects of these areas get rewritten into the new story. The process of externalizing the problem allows the client to see their problem separate from themselves so they can better

More specifically, Freud traces the roots of all adult behaviors back to childhood impulses and showed how conflicts related to the development of sexuality in childhood subsequently results in psychopathology or neuroses. (Good & Beitman)