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Aggression Replacement Training (ART)
Functional Family Therapy
ART provides youth with group training in social skills,
anger control and moral reasoning. Youth who participate in the program
are moderate to high-risk on the juvenile court risk assessment. The
program is expected to improve the youth’s ability to deal with anger
provoking situations. It is expected that the youth’s risk to recidivate
will be reduced and that the youth’s skills and attitudes will be
impacted. In 2001, one hundred youth participated in Aggression
Replacement Training.
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FFT provides youth and families with an average of twelve
sessions of family therapy. Youth who participate are moderate to
high-risk on the juvenile court risk assessment. The therapy is intended
to reduce negativity and blaming within the family and to increase the
family’s hope that change can be accomplished. The therapy focuses on
identifying obtainable goals for the family and developing a behavior
change program. The therapy also encourages a generalization stage that
helps the family find external support for ongoing change. The therapy
expects to improve the family functioning and to change the youth’s
attitudes and skills. In 2001, thirty youth and their families
participated in Functional Family Therapy.
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