FFT and "Special Populations"
2 theories used to support knowledge when working with "special populations"
What is Attachment Theory and Brain Development Theory
Two our of three considerations with engaging the youth.
What are developmental status, impressions of parent and/or parent leadership style ?
Goals of Motivation
What is balanced alliance, increase hope, reduce negativity/blame, build a relational focus ?
Relational Functions are used to plan and match to what Phases?
What is BC and GEN?
Individualized change plans that match the families values, relational functions, and abilities to increase resources and competence in adaptive positive behaviors.
What is behavior change plan?
Generalizing the skills can feel like an extension of what phase?
What is BC phase?
This technique promotes families to be their "authentic self" during treatment
What is Matching?
Concept of "More than one"
What is Relational?
The goal of the Engagement phase
What is "to build credibility and have first FFT session"?
Two key categories of motivation techniques
What are change focus and change meaning?
3 Functions of the relational assessment
Autonomous, Mid-pointing, Contacting
Relational/attachment focused; Attunement; Teaching choices; Creating routine/structure;
Co-regulation/Regulation; Communication; Setting expectations and front loading are all examples of what?
What are parenting skills?
This is not a failure but rather a normal part of treatment.
What is a relapse?
The most important stakeholder in FFT
Who is the family?
Brain develops fundamentally in these two directions.
What is from bottom to top and inside to outside?
Name two considerations for engaging the youth during engagement phase
What are developmental status, parental style and impressions of the parent/caregiver?
"When Samir gets dysregulated is shows up as moving and making sounds"
What is point process/reframe/relabel?
High contact and high autonomy
What is mid-pointing?
Assessment of risk and protective factors include
What are static and dynamic factors?
Minimum number of sessions in GEN
What is 3?
Name one consideration for working with special populations?
1. Matching
2. Considerations around hierarchy
3. B/C goals need to pay attention to specific brain development considerations
4. Connection to outside supports in gen has a stronger focus
Word used to describe neurological and developmental conditions?
What is neurodiversity
Two ways to match during engagement phase
What are pace and language (words)?
These Motivation techniques are used when attempting to provide a different narrative or perspective to particular behaviors/issues.
What are change meaning techniques?
Individual who holds minimal power, influence and resources in a relational dyad
Who is "one down"?
Matching to these in the BC phase help skills stick
What are relational functions?
Daily Double - Name all the steps in the BC session structure.
Another way of saying "maintenance of change"
What is relapse prevention?
Daily Double: What are the 3 domains of Generalization?
Another word used to describe "special populations"
What is neurodiversity?
Name four concepts behaviours are indicators for.
What is regulation, connection, brain development and sensory needs?
Name of the planning phase before engagement
What is pre treatment?
Name two matching strategies for working with special populations
What are use of tools, pacing/time, culture, sensory, movement and/or language/words?
A misleading or contradictory cue used to protect the youth/adult from the pain of having a specific need exposed and/or unmet.
What is a miscue?
Including strategies that are sensory focused (touch, sight, hearing, sound.…..), predictable, repetitive and organized?
What are matching to considerations for working with special populations in B/C phase?
These partners should be part of the coordination of ongoing supports for special populations
Who are other therapists, schools, mentors, and/or doctors (any combination of these)?
Your consultant today is of what nationality
What are Mexican, Canadian, Costa Rican?