Re: Treatment Resistant Families

["Rob Newell" <rmnewell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

You may want to take a look at the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model, if 
you are not already familiar with it.  FFT was specifically developed for 
dealing with resistant families--those that are high-risk and have low 
motivation for change.  Although initially developed (Dr. Jim Alexander, 
University of Utah) for work with delinquent youth, FFT has been 
successfully generalized and extended to a number of populations.  I used 
FFT extensively (and successfully) when I worked in the child protection 
field several years ago.  Best of all, FFT is one of the few family therapy 
models that's empirically based and validated--the Center for the Prevention 
of Violence endorsed it a couple of years ago.

Good luck,

Rob

Robert M. Newell, Ph.D.
Clinical Services Administrator
Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections
Office:   (208)465-8443, Ext. 109
Cellular: (208)890-8837
Facsimile:(208)465-8484
Email: rnewell@djc.state.id.us
Website: http://www.djc.state.id.us

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