Mindfulness, mode deactivation, and family therapy: A winning combination for treating adolescents with complex trauma and behavioral problems.

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Swart ◽  
Jack Apsche
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Complex Trauma

Functional Family Therapy (FFT) for Behavior Disordered Youth Aged 10–18: An Overview of Reviews

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clio Belle Weisman ◽  
Paul Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Family Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Functional Family Therapy ◽  
Overview Of Reviews ◽  
Functional Family ◽  
Family Based ◽  
Home Placement ◽  
Main Effects

Purpose: This overview of reviews analyses the existing evidence base of functional family therapy (FFT), which is a manualized, family-based intervention for youth with behavioral problems and their families. FFT has been implemented among youth aged 10–18 at risk of, or presenting with, behavioral problems such as delinquency, violence, substance abuse, sexual perpetration, and truancy. Method: A multipronged search was conducted across 15 databases, 10 websites, and expert contacts in February 2018. Results: The search yielded 159 hits of which 31 were included and critically appraised. Included reviews were published between 1986 and 2018 and the number of included studies ranged from 1 to 18 (including 20–5,344 participants). Main effects of the intervention on core outcomes (recidivism and substance abuse) were modest and out-of-home placement was not reported. Secondary outcomes were also modest but generally positive. Conclusions: Findings demonstrate that overall quality of reviews is low, which makes any certainties about FFT inconclusive; this overview provides a concise, valid, and methodologically sound synthesis of the research into FFT, which requires more rigorous investigation.

Toward a Biblical Framework for Family Therapy

1979 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Salinger
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Family Dynamics ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Individual Responsibility ◽  
Helping Professions ◽  
The Family

The development of family therapy has brought a major change in the way many people in the helping professions view behavioral problems. This paper presents some of the central concepts of family dynamics and therapy, followed by a consideration of biblical concepts of the family and its functioning. The two models have large areas of congruency, particularly in considering the structure of the family, the proper conduct of interpersonal relationships, individual responsibility, and the importance of the concept of family to individual well-being. Proper application of biblical guidelines will bring about change in family members in psychologically and spiritually healthy ways.

Complex Trauma and Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: Clinical Implications

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvette D. Hyter
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Academic Outcomes ◽  
Complex Trauma ◽  
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure ◽  
Alcohol Exposure ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Prenatal Alcohol ◽  
The Brain

Abstract Complex trauma resulting from chronic maltreatment and prenatal alcohol exposure can significantly affect child development and academic outcomes. Children with histories of maltreatment and those with prenatal alcohol exposure exhibit remarkably similar central nervous system impairments. In this article, I will review the effects of each on the brain and discuss clinical implications for these populations of children.

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