Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
About Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an evidence-based, intensive, short-term, family-based treatment for youth experiencing any of the following:
- Exhibiting problematic behaviors
- Have been referred for behavioral or emotional problems
- At risk for justice system involvement or out-of-home placement
Services take place in both home and clinic settings and consist of 12 to 20 family sessions over the course of 3-8 months, including the family’s voice in all treatment decisions. FFT is culturally competent, trauma-informed, and strengths-based. FFT interventions address family and youth risk factors to reduce problematic behavior in phases:
- Engagement & motivation
- Behavior change
- Generalization
Who Can Benefit From FFT and How it Can Help
If a youth is experiencing:
FFT can help by:
FFT has been shown to be 89.6% successful. For more information, visit the Functional Family Therapy Partners website.
Agency Qualifications and Characteristics
- Values families -- Has a family-centered, strengths-based philosophy.
- Supports staff -- Active leadership involvement to support FFT implementation.
- Staff -- Open to manualized, principle-driven practice and willingness to receive ongoing coaching and feedback.
- Invests in supervision -- Protected weekly supervision time, willingness to use session structure, phase goals, and fidelity feedback.
- Embraces fidelity and used data -- Open to model adherence and fidelity monitoring and sees feedback as supportive, not punitive.
- Plans for sustainability -- Willingness to develop internal FFT expertise over time.
Qualifications for NM FFT Specialty Rate
- Approval from FFT national training organization and NM CYFD to begin program implementation
- Be an enrolled NM Medicaid Behavioral Health Provider
- Be actively engaged in training, consulation, and oversight with FFT national training organization
FFT Training and Program Development Application
Complete an application if you would like to start an FFT team at your agency and/or receive training.
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Current State of NM sponsored training program is provided by FFT Partners, if in training or certified by FFT LLC, please contact us for approval process.