Functional Family Therapy in Clinical Practice : An Evidence-Based Treatment Model for Working With Troubled Adolescents

Functional Family Therapy in Clinical Practice develops a comprehensive presentation that serves as a systematic guide to understanding the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) clinical model, the FFT service delivery system, the theoretical principles that serve as the foundation of FFT, and the mechanism of therapeutic change that gives FFT its potency. Clinically relevant, theoretically sound, and scientifically based, this book contains systematic discussions of topics and theoretical perspectives, as well as illustrative clinical examples that demonstrate the manner in which principles are applied in Family Focused Therapy. Functional Family Therapy is a clinically rich and highly successful approach to working with youth in some of the most difficult clinical populations: adolescents with behavior problems. In Functional Family Therapy in Clinical Practice, Thomas Sexton reveals the inside story of the clinical practice of this evidence-based clinical model, considering not only its theoretical model but its clinical application with diverse cases and clinical settings for youth with drug, behavior, emotional, and mental health problems. He illustrates the application of Functional Family Therapy in both clinical and community settings, and the clinical systems that are needed to successfully transport FFT from the theoretical laboratory to real clinical settings and practice. (Back cover) Clinically relevant, theoretically sound, and scientifically based, Functional Family Therapyin Clinical Practice contains systematic discussions of topics and theoretical perspectives, as well as illustrative clinical examples that demonstrate the manner in which principles are applied in Family Focused Therapy.