FFT in Foster Care (FFT-FC) is a relationally focused and trauma-informed treatment model for teens in the Foster Care System that increases the likelihood of successful positive adjustment and permanency placement. The model is a comprehensive and systematic approach to helping youth and families overcome individual and relational trauma in order to promote stable foster care and long-term permanency placements. The model uses the evidence-based and relationally-focused techniques of  core FFT to help engage, develop a family focus to treatment, and help families unify for successful permanency placement.

FFT in Child Welfare is a contextualization of FFT that integrates family-based therapeutic case management services with the core FFT model to provide a comprehensive and holistic approach to helping families. FFT in Child Welfare is a comprehensive model intended to provide families all across the developmental spectrum a pathway to engagement in treatment, develop skills to stabilize and work through daily family issues, and take those skills and generalize them to success in managing future problems and thus, becoming self-sufficient.

FFT with Deaf Services Population is a contextualization of FFT that integrates family-based therapeutic case management services with the core FFT model to provide a comprehensive and holistic approach with families who have deaf/hard of hearing members. FFT with Deaf Services Population is a comprehensive model intended to provide families all across the developmental spectrum a pathway to engagement in treatment, develop skills to stabilize and work through daily family issues, and take those skills and generalize them to success in managing future problems and thus, becoming self-sufficient. The contextualization of FFT provides these services to the deaf/hard of hearing community using ASL adapted training curriculums and family therapy sessions.

FFT in Behavioral Health (FFT-BH) is a contextualization of FFT for use with families who have members involved in the mental health and medical systems and brings a family relational focus to behavioral health.  FFT-BH is a home-based, intensive behavioral health intervention with an integrated case management practice that holistically treats the needs of the family directly within their ecology. FFT-BH helps engage individuals and their families into treatment; develop skills to stabilize and work through daily family issues; and generalize those skills in managing future difficulties as they move toward self-sufficiency to overcome the struggles of acute and chronic mental health problems.

The Clinical Case Management intervention is evidence-informed and guided by the same underlying principles and change mechanisms that have been proven to be effective in Functional Family Therapy. The intervention is collaborative, alliance based, family focused, trauma informed, focused on daily functioning, developmentally appropriate and uses clinical decision making tools to inform case management decisions and integrate family voice. This is a comprehensive intervention that begins by engaging families, assessing their individualized needs and building within family motivation to successfully connect to community services in order to build families self-sufficiency. Clinical Case Management takes a developmental and systemic approach to work with individuals or families based on where they are in the family life cycle to build the support and motivation necessary to sustain lasting relationships with supports within their own communities.

This multi-phase training model supports full CCM implementation, skill development, and long-term sustainability. Training includes structured instruction, guided practice, and ongoing support to ensure consistent delivery and fidelity to the CCM model.
Phase 1: Clinical Case Management Initial Training
Phase 2: CCM Sustainability
Phase 3: CCM Recertification Phase

FFT-Adult is a short-term intervention program aimed at helping young adult offenders successfully reintegrate into their communities and homes following incarceration.  The ultimate goal of FFT-Adult is to help the offender learn the evidence-based life skills necessary for success, gain vocational and housing support, and learn to build and maintain a supportive family to help them through the transition by managing the problems of everyday life, in particular, the family and community factors that put offenders at risk for future illegal activities.

FFT-Care4 is a systematic combination of the FFT measurement system (Sexton, 2011) and the web-based measurement feedback system (the Contextualized Feedback System/CFS by Len Bickman of Vanderbilt University) into an interactive web based measurement feedback system, FFT-Care4. It is accessed through the Care4 software system. FFT-Care4 consists of brief and psychometrically sound measures to be completed by clients (family voice), therapists, and supervisors that inform session planning. It includes easy to access real time feedback presented to therapists systematically for use in sessions and treatment planning. It provides immediate feedback on changes in client conditions and context so that these events can be quickly incorporated into the FFT treatment.

One-Day General FFT Workshop —
This one-day FFT training provides participants with a clear overview of the Functional Family Therapy model, including its theoretical foundations, core clinical principles, and practical strategies that can be applied immediately in work with families. The training emphasizes the importance of family systems and helps participants understand how this lens can be integrated into their everyday work with children and youth. Using an engaging, skills-focused format that blends instruction, discussion, and real-world examples, the workshop establishes a shared framework for understanding FFT while supporting staff confidence, consistency, and readiness for implementation. The workshop is held in person and led by up to two FFT training consultants. CEUs may be available.

This training is ideal for organizations seeking an introduction to FFT and guidance on how it can be applied within their specific service contexts, laying the groundwork for future fidelity and capacity building.

One-Day Clinical Case Management Workshop —
This one-day Clinical Case Management (CCM) training introduces bachelor’s-level clinicians to a systematic, relationship-driven, and manualized intervention designed to produce sustainable and measurable impacts for individuals, families, and communities. CCM integrates current research, practical tools, and an alliance-based model to address the complex challenges faced by underserved populations. Participants will gain concrete skills for engaging diverse youth and families, strengthening case management practices, and supporting meaningful behavior change. The workshop is held in person and led by up to two FFT training consultants.

This workshop is ideal for organizations seeking to provide skills-based training to bachelor’s-level clinicians.

Four-Part Webinar Workshop Series —
This four-part webinar series provides an in-depth exploration of Functional Family Therapy through the use of videotaped sessions and detailed case examples. The series examines the FFT change process and the interventions used at each stage, with particular attention to the application of FFT core principles to complex mental health needs of youth and families. Content is grounded in Functional Family Therapy: A Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Treatment for Diverse Communities by Dr. Thomas Sexton and Mrs. Marta Anderson. The series includes unlimited participants and limited access to webinar recordings.

This series is ideal for clinicians, supervisors, and organizations seeking a deeper understanding of FFT implementation and clinical application.