FFT Add-On Programs
Expand Your Impact with FFT Add-On Programs
At FFT LLC, we’re committed to helping communities strengthen families and reduce youth involvement in high-risk behavior. To further that mission, we offer two powerful add-on programs for teams already implementing Functional Family Therapy (FFT): FFT-Gangs (FFT-G®) and the Supervisor Apprenticeship Program. These specialized enhancements equip trained FFT teams to reach even further—with sustainability and targeted intervention strategies built in.
Key Components of Add-On Programs
- Targeted Expansion of Core FFT Practices
- Structured Support and Ongoing Monitoring
- Outcome-Driven Design
- Targeted Expansion of Core FFT Practices
- Targeted Expansion of Core FFT Practices
- Structured Support and Ongoing Monitoring
- Outcome-Driven Design
FFT-G enhances core FFT practices with gang-specific strategies, including peer interaction analysis, community engagement, and local gang ecology assessment. The Supervisor Apprenticeship deepens internal capacity by guiding therapists through consultation, training, and real-world leadership responsibilities.
Both programs include continuous oversight: FFT-G through focused implementation strategies that adapt to local gang dynamics, and the Apprenticeship Program through year-long mentorship, monitoring records, and phased transition planning for supervisory readiness.
Each program is developed with clear metrics for success—FFT-G demonstrates crime reduction and cost-efficiency in real-world studies, while the Apprenticeship pathway supports high-fidelity FFT delivery through leadership continuity and staff motivation.
Add-On Program Overview
FFT-Gangs (FFT-G®)
FFT-G® is an evidence-informed extension of Functional Family Therapy, tailored to serve youth who are actively involved in gangs or at high risk of becoming so. Rooted in FFT’s proven methodology, FFT-G integrates strategies focused on community and peer dynamics, criminal behavior patterns, local gang characteristics.
This program builds the capacity of existing FFT sites to deliver gang-specific prevention and intervention without requiring additional core FFT retraining. Through intensive stakeholder engagement and tailored approaches, FFT-G has demonstrated remarkable outcomes:
Reduces Youth Crime: Including significant drops in drug, property, and crimes against person charges.
Delivers Cost Savings: By lowering rates of arrest and confinement, communities benefit economically.
Sustains Long-Term Change: Families continue to see positive outcomes one year post-treatment.
FFT Supervisor Apprenticeship
The FFT Supervisor Apprenticeship Program is designed to ensure program continuity and leadership development within Phase 3 FFT sites. This one-year initiative prepares qualified FFT therapists to transition into supervisory roles seamlessly, providing:
Enhanced Stability: Ensure readiness during leaves or transitions.
Streamlined Succession: Accelerate leadership preparation for growing sites.
Quality Incentives: Inspire leadership ambitions with a defined career path.
Key features include hands-on training, mentorship by current site supervisors, and structured monitoring activities. Apprentices can begin serving in supervisory roles after six months, ensuring uninterrupted oversight when