Contract for the provision of Independent Evaluation of Gweres Teyluyow

Description

Gweres Teylurow (Cornish for ‘helping families’) is being developed following the success of GTY –Gweres Tus Yownyk (Cornish for ‘helping young people’), an Adolescent Service, a partnership between the Youth Offending Service (YOS) and the adolescent service within Children and Family Services. Both Gweres Tus Yownyk and Gweres Teylurow use the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) model that is based on the assumption that every family member’s behaviour serves an adaptive function within the family. The aim of FFT practitioners is to help families understand the reasons behind their behaviour so that they are in a better position to change them. Practitioners need to form a positive alliance with each family member to keep them engaged and motivated to change.