PASS Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an intensive, short-term therapeutic model that offers community-based family counseling designed to address referring behaviors such as extreme disobedience, curfew violations, running away, family conflict, school related issues, and juvenile delinquency from a relational, family-based perspective. The program works with young people between the ages of 11-17 years old and their entire family.
Services
FFT therapists use a national evidence-based model to work with young people and their families, often meeting with families in their homes, office or other community setting. Family counseling sessions are held at least once per week for 3-6 months; every session includes all key family members.
Therapists assess the family dynamics that have contributed to the youth’s behavior, modifies strained family communication, improves parenting skills, and supports positive reinforcement within community contexts and relationships.
The FFT program operates in the following phases:
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Phase |
Goal |
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Engagement |
Develop positive perception of therapist and program; Facilitate family’s willingness to participate in counseling. |
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Motivation |
Increase hope and motivation for change; Reduce family negativity and blaming; address risk factors associated with treatment drop-out. |
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Relational Assessment |
Identify relational functions, needs, and hierarchy within the family. |
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Behavior Change |
Build youth and family member skills related to specific referral issues; Reduce family conflict and address family patterns that maintain the presenting problems. |
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Generalization |
Increase family resources and extra-familial support; Maintain and generalize changes; Prevent relapse. |
Referrals
Referrals to FFT can be made using this referral form – or by email, fax or phone using the contact information below.
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (202) 698-4334
Fax: (202) 478-5747
TTY: 711