Jim Alexander, Functional Family Therapy – Prevention Action talks to Jim Alexander, designer of Functional Family Therapy about its implementation in Washington State. www.preventionaction.org

An alternative to incarceration

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“One of our responses has been to develop the Functional Family Therapy program four years ago. It has been very successful. It is a strength-based program that looks at the things that work within the family. “Much of the therapy is done in the home …
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King County's new approach tries to steer kids away from trouble

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Mark Wirschem, manager of juvenile treatment services, said the system focuses on young people at moderate to high risk of reoffending. It tries to divert them by using proven strategies, such as aggression replacement training and functional family …
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