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In Functional Family Therapy, Dr. James F. Alexander demonstrates his approach to working with families with youth at risk. This approach focuses on the strengthening relationships in the family by opening up communication and reframing negative behaviors by putting them within a positive relational context.
In this session, Dr. Alexander works with two daughters and their mother and stepfather. Initially, he assesses the state of family relations and works with the family to highlight the strengths they exhibit and ways they can work toward understanding and improving their relationships.
Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is a family-based prevention and intervention program that has been applied successfully in a variety of contexts to treat a range of high-risk youth and their families. This approach draws on a multisystemic perspective in its family-based prevention and intervention efforts. The program applies a comprehensive model, proven theory, empirically tested principles, and a wealth of experience to the treatment of at-risk and delinquent youth.
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received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Michigan State University in 1967. He is currently a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
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- Alexander, J. F., & Parsons, B. V. (1973). Short-term family intervention: A therapy outcome study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2, 195–201.
- Alexander, J. F., Pugh, C., Parsons, B. V., & Sexton, T. L. (2000). Functional family therapy. In D. S. Elliott (Ed.), Blueprints for violence prevention (2nd ed., Book 3). Boulder: Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado.
- Alexander, J. F., Robbins, M. S., & Sexton, T. L. (1999). Family therapy with older, indicated youth: From promise to proof to practice. In K. Kumpfer (Ed.), Center for substance abuse prevention science symposium: Bridging the gap between research and practice. Washington, DC: Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention.
- Alexander, J. F., Sexton, T. L., & Robbins, M. S. (2000). The developmental status of family therapy in family psychology intervention science. In H. Liddle, D. Santisteban, R. Leavant, & J. Bray (Eds.), Family psychology: Science-based interventions (pp. 17–40). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Aos, S., Barnoski, R., & Lieb, R. (1998). Watching the bottom line: Cost-effective interventions for reducing crime in Washington. Olympia, WA: Washington State Institute for Public Policy.
- Barton, C., Alexander, J. F., Waldron, H., Turner, C. W., & Warburton, J. (1985). Generalizing treatment effects of functional family therapy: Three replications. American Journal of Family Therapy, 13, 16–26.
- Gordon, D. A., Arbuthnot, J., Gustafson, K. E., & McGreen, P. (1988). Home-based behavioral-systems family therapy with disadvantaged juvenile delinquents. American Journal of Family Therapy, 16 (3), 243–255.
- Gordon, D. A., Graves, K., & Arbuthnot, J. (1995). The effect of Functional Family Therapy for delinquents on adult criminal behavior. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 22, 60–73.
- Hansson, K. (1998). Functional family therapy replication in Sweden: Treatment outcome with juvenile delinquents. Paper presented at the Eighth Conference on Treating Addictive Behaviors, Santa Fe, NM.
- Klein, N. C., Alexander, J. F., & Parsons, B. V. (1977). Impact of family systems intervention on recidivism and sibling delinquency: A model of primary prevention and program evaluation. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 45, 469–474.
- Mendel, R. A. (2000). Less hype, more help: Reducing juvenile crime, what works—and what doesn't. Washington, DC: American Youth Policy Forum.
- Sexton, T. L., & Alexander, J. F. (1999). Functional Family Therapy: Principles of clinical intervention, assessment, and implementation. Henderson, NV: RCH Enterprises.
- Sexton, T. L., & Alexander, J. F. (2000, December). Functional Family Therapy (NCJ Publication No. 184743). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice.
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