Functional Family Therapy and Parent-Child

Interaction Therapy

Katherine Farrell
Functional
Family Therapy
(FFT)

• Family focused intervention

• Engages families

• Decreases negativity
Functional
Family Therapy
(FFT)

• Motivates the family

• Promotes behavior change

• Usage of community resources

Functional
Family Therapy
(FFT)

• Cost effective

• Statewide Implementation
Functional
Family Therapy
(FFT)

• Average Length of Treatment

• Effective Audience

• Research: Effectiveness of FFT

Parent-Child
Interaction Therapy
(PCIT)

• Focus of Intervention
• Phases
• Goals of treatment
Parent-Child
Interaction Therapy
(PCIT)

• Effective Audience
• Length of treatment
• Research: Reduction in
disruptive behavior
References
Brinkmeyer, M. Y., & Eyberg, S. M. (2003). Parent-child interaction
therapy for oppositional children. In A. E. Kazdin & J. R. Weisz
(Eds.), Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents (p.
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Gruttadaro, D., Burns, B., Duckworth, K., & Crudo, D. (2007). Choosing the
right treatment: What families need to know about evidence-based
practices. Arlington, VA: National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Sexton, T., & Turner, C. W. (2010). The effectiveness of functional family
therapy for youth with behavioral problems in a community practice
setting. Journal of Family Psychology, 24(3), 339.