FFT in Denmark

truancyFunctional Family Therapy (FFT) is a family treatment service aimed at families with young people between the ages of 10 and 17 who have mild to severe behavioral problems. FFT works to reduce the young person’s behavioral problems, such as drug and alcohol abuse, school absenteeism and criminal behavior. At the same time, FFT treatment is aimed at the entire family in the form of an intensive, holistic effort that involves all family members in a balanced alliance. The focus is on relational, rather than individual problems, and on finding the strengths that are present in the family, as well as identifying the risk factors that are the causes of the problems. The FFT model also takes into account the many multidimensional systems that surround the family, such as school, institutions, friendship groups, other family, etc. An FFT treatment course lasts an average of 3-6 months and consists of an average of 12 sessions with the associated therapist.