•Family focused approach to change involving all family      members.     •Short term, home based intervention.     •Works to define underlying problems to create      new solutions.     •Partnering with families to develop ways of sustaining      desired changes.     •Helping families reintegrate into their communities.     •Evidence-based and proven to be effective.     •Able to work with a range of issues across diverse      systems.      Purpose...      FFT is a strength-based process that has been proven      to be effective with adolescents and their families.      Therapists and families work toward identifying issues      and developing individualized plans for change.      Our Goals...     •To help adolescents and their families address problems      in new ways.     •Developing a working and balanced partnership      between the FFT therapist and the family through      support and structure.     •Encourage behavioral proficiency in youth by creating      alternative ways for them to use in dealing with      problematic situations.     •Develop family effectiveness in overcoming set-backs.