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Functional Family Therapy is an intervention program for at-risk adolescents and their families. It deals with family dysfunction and focuses on improving family communication, developing positive behavior changes in the family unit, improving parenting skills, building problem solving skills and conflict management. FFT helps identify family attitudes and emotions around problems, gets family members working on the same team by improving communication, understanding the adolescent behavior problems and then working…

REBT examines thought patterns and the relationship between thinking, feeling and behavior. The core idea behind REBT is that irrational beliefs and thought patterns contribute to emotional and behavioral issues. By identifying and challenging these irrational beliefs, individuals can develop healthier thinking patterns and emotional responses. REBT emphasizes the ABC model: A (Activating event): An event or situation that triggers a response. B (Beliefs): The individual's beliefs about the event,…

Riley’s art work, “Expressions within” that was accepted in the Eccles Museum of Art has been awarded a prestigious award. His piece has been selected this year to be represented by a floral artist. She is going to be replicating his artwork completely in flowers. This new piece will be on display next Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the museum. The floral artist has a son in recovery and picked…

Motivational Interviewing in a therapy technique used to address behavior changes by assisting the adolescent in being aware of conflicting thoughts about his behavior. This is accomplished in a safe and non-confrontational setting. Motivational Interviewing was created to threat drug and alcohol abuse.

CCT is an approach used by our therapists that creates an environment for the client to explore their feelings without fear of rejection or judgment. It allows the adolescent to focusing on his strengths; examine thinking patterns and how his thinking affects his behavior. CCT helps the client find their own solutions to their problems, is a type of self discovery and fosters improved self image. CCT is used to…