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Engagement – Develop positive perception of therapist and program; Facilitate family’s willingness to participate in counseling. Motivation – Increase hope and motivation for change; Reduce family negativity and blaming; Address risk factors associated with treatment drop-out. Relational Assessment – Identify relational functions, needs, and hierarchy within the family. Behavioral Change – Build youth’s and family members’ skills related to specific referral issues; Reduce family conflict and address family patterns that maintain the presenting problems. Generalization – Increase family resources and extra-familial support; Maintain and generalize changes; Prevent relapse. Functional Family Therapy provides a lifeline to youth and families strained by the cycle of risky behavior, disengagement, criminal infraction, or a breakdown in family relationships.

Family Therapy is a 5 step Engagement- Develop positive perception of therapist and program; facilitate family's willingness to participate in counseling. Motivation- Increase hope and motivation for change; Reduce family negativity and blaming; address risk factors associated with treatment drop out. Relational Assessment- Identify relational functions, needs, and hierarchy within the family. Behavioral Change- build youth's and family members' skills related to specific referral issues; Reduce family conflict and address family patterns that maintain the presenting problems. Generalization-Increase family resources and extra-familial support; maintain and generalize changes; Prevent relapse. Functional Family Therapy provides a lifeline to youth and families strained by the cycle of risky behavior, disengagement, criminal infraction, or a breakdown in family relationships.