The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare

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Family Behavior Therapy (FBT) - Implementation Resources

Scientific Rating: 2
"Supported by Research Evidence"

Pre-implementation Assessments to be given to organizations or providers in order to measure organizational or individual readiness:

  • Structured Pre-Training Questionnaires are available to be completed by therapists and administrators of the treatment agency to customize the FBT training experience to fit the unique needs of the agency's culture. For more information, please contact Brad Donohue at Bradley.Donohue@gmail.com.

Implementation Tools for the program (e.g., implementation guides or manuals):

  • There are several treatment manuals currently available to assist in understanding the theoretical, practical, and empirical aspects of FBT. Training Manuals include brief overviews and rationales of each of the intervention approaches, examples of client worksheets and homework assignment forms, and methods of implementing the therapy components:
    • Donohue, B., Allen, D. A., & Lapota, H. (2009). Family Behavior Therapy. In D. Springer & A. Rubin (Eds.), Substance abuse treatment for youth and adults (pp. 205-255). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
    • Allen, D.N., Donohue, B., Sutton, G., Haderlie, M., & LaPota, H. (2009). Family Behavior Therapy for substance abuse and other associated problems: A review of its standardized assessment methods and their applicability. Behavior Modification, 33, 618-654.
    • Donohue, B., Azrin, N., Allen, D. N., Romero, V., Hill, H. H., Tracy, K., …Van Hasselt, V. B. (in press). Family Behavior Therapy for substance abuse: A review of its intervention components and applicability. Behavior Modification.
  • Protocol Checklists depict how to implement the FBT treatment components, and include step-by-step instructions for therapists to utilize during their intervention sessions. In particular, the Training/Supervision Protocol Checklist depicts the steps involved in maintaining on-going training and supervision protocol that are consistent with FBT.
  • Forms relevant to client record keeping include standardized progress notes, treatment plans, log of contacts, monthly client progress reports to outside parties (i.e., caseworker, judges), and termination reports, among others, that correspond to FBT components.
  • Quality assurance monitoring forms are used to assure adequacy of client charting and clinic procedures.
  • A data management system may be used to organize program related outcome data that is relevant to FBT.
  • For quesitons on Implementation Tools information, please contact Brad Donohue at Bradley.Donohue@gmail.com.

Fidelity measures:

  • Measures are available to determine fidelity in therapy sessions, training sessions, supervision, and clinic record keeping.
  • For more information, please contact Brad Donohue at Bradley.Donohue@gmail.com.