Abstract
This article presents the functional family therapy of James Alexander, focusing on his work with high risk youth who are high risk, delinquent, and who abuse substances. The interview addresses evidence-based interventions, indivudalizing treatment, and prevention of violence. Training efforts and recent developments in functional family therapy are discussed.
Disciplines
Community Health | Community Psychology | Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling | Mental and Social Health | Social Work | Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Recommended Repository Citation
Duba, Dr. Jill D.. (2006). Functional Family Therapy: An Interview With Dr. James Alexander. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 14 (3), 306-311.
Original Publication URL: DOI: 10.1177/1066480706287802.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/csa_fac_pub/16
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Community Health Commons, Community Psychology Commons, Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Commons, Social Work Commons, Student Counseling and Personnel Services Commons
Comments
Author Jill D. Onedera. The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, vol. 14, no.3 (July 2006): 306-311 by SAGE Publications Ltd./SAGE Publications, Inc. All rights reserved, c2006 Sage Publications. DOI: 10.1177/1066480706287802. Available at http://tfj.sagepub.com