There are several Family Behavior Therapy (FBT) intervention components that are implemented with all adolescents and adults at the start of therapy. These include:

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• Orientation to assist understanding of FBT 

• Consequence Review to raise motivation to achieve goal-oriented behavior

• Treatment Planning to determine desired interventions according to client, family, and provider.

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Other interventions are implemented with adolescents and adults based on desire and perceived need of the client & family. These include:

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• Contingency management

  • Level System for adolescents

  • Behavioral Goals & Rewards for adults

• Reciprocity Awareness to encourage statements of affection and gratitude 

• Positive Request to assist communication 

• Environmental Control 

• Self Control 

• Job-Getting Skills training to assist satisfactory gainful employment

• Last Session Conclusion to review progress throughout treatment & establish a generalization plan

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For parents who are in the child-welfare system interventions are additionally available to assist in raising their children. These include:

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• Goals & Rewards contingency management addendum to assist motivation in raising children

• Emergency Management to assist management of emergent conditions

• Catching My Child Being Good to assist them in reinforcing, empathizing, & engaging their children

• Home Safety & Beautification to assist their homes in being aesthetically pleasing, stimulating, & safe for their children

• Financial Management to assist in decreasing expenses & increasing income

 

Adolescent & adult interventions are typically implemented in 60-minute outpatient sessions, whereas adults who receive child-welfare interventions typically require 90-minute home-based sessions. Some programs have implemented FBT in groups to be more economically feasible. However, this latter application has yet to be examined in controlled trials.