INTERVENTION COMPONENTS
There are several Family Behavior Therapy (FBT) intervention components that are implemented with all adolescents and adults at the start of therapy. These include:
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Orientation to assist understanding of FBT
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Consequence Review to raise motivation to achieve goal-oriented behavior
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Treatment Planning to determine desired interventions according to client, family, and provider.
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Other interventions are implemented with adolescents and adults based on desire and perceived need of the client & family. These include:
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Contingency management
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Level System for adolescents
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Behavioral Goals & Rewards for adults
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Reciprocity Awareness to encourage statements of affection and gratitude
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Positive Request to assist communication
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Environmental Control
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Self Control
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Job-Getting Skills training to assist satisfactory gainful employment
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Last Session Conclusion to review progress throughout treatment & establish a generalization plan
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For parents who are in the child-welfare system interventions are additionally available to assist in raising their children. These include:
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Goals & Rewards contingency management addendum to assist motivation in raising children
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Emergency Management to assist management of emergent conditions
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Catching My Child Being Good to assist them in reinforcing, empathizing, & engaging their children
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Home Safety & Beautification to assist their homes in being aesthetically pleasing, stimulating, & safe for their children
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Financial Management to assist in decreasing expenses & increasing income
Adolescent & adult interventions are typically implemented in 60-minute outpatient sessions, whereas adults who receive child-welfare interventions typically require 90-minute home-based sessions. Some programs have implemented FBT in groups to be more economically feasible. However, this latter application has yet to be examined in controlled trials.