What is the goal of Intensive Family Therapy (IFT)?
Intensive Family Therapy (IFT) is a type of short-term counseling which focuses on improving the relationships and communication among family members. IFT uses the family as the central role in a youth’s life to help them work through and move past difficulties to a successful future. Therapists work with youth ages 7-21 years old and their families, and are generally exhibiting sever acting out behaviors, running away, breaking curfew, school truancy, strained parent child relationship, and/or currently have a mental health diagnosis. Other issues include committing a crime, PINS (person in need of supervision), or probation.
