Teton Youth & Family Services is excited to the ABFT International Training Institute to offer their Family Based Youth Suicide Risk Management Workshop this fall, from October 20-23, 2026, to the Jackson community, as well as surrounding Wyoming communities. Attachment-based family therapy (ABFT) is a manualized, empirically supported family therapy model specifically designed to target family and individual processes associated with adolescent suicide and depression. It has all been used with a history of trauma, anxiety, as well as an adjunct to eating disorders treatment.

Please register via this link: ABFT Training - Registration

Tuesday, October 20: Day 1, Family-Based Youth Suicide Risk Management Workshop

Attendees: Open to the Public

Cost: Free (Donations accepted)

Location: Teton County Library, Ordway Auditorium, 10:00am - 4:00pm

Training Overview: This one-day training will be an introductory workshop will be catered specifically to the "gatekeepers" of any youth-focused role or interaction. The primary audience is: counselors, couple and family therapists, mental health professionals, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, and social workers. This introductory workshop is also suitable for case workers, ER Physicians, Health Care Administrators, Frontline Mental Health Staff, Primary Care Physicians, Teachers, Coaches, SAP Team Members, and any other applicable community members. 

The goal of the first day is to provide attendees with an introduction to state of the art, empirically supported family based suicide risk management practices to help therapists and clinical staff manage suicide concerns when they arise. 

The one-day training will be free, for all interested attendees, but with an option to donate, as Teton Youth & Family Services believes that this is a vital training for our community. 

Wednesday, October 21 - Friday, October 23: Day 2-4, ABFT Introductory Workshop Series (Mental Health Professionals only)

• Attendees: Clinicians, Mental Health Professionals, etc.
• Cost: $175 (payment via the link on the TYFS donation page: [include link once live])
• Location: TBD (location will be confirmed on October 1st)

Days 2 - 4 will be offered directly to clinicians, social workers, counselors, and other mental health professionals. See the workshop overview below.

Fundamentals of ABFT:

• Lecture and therapy demonstration tapes are used to provide an overview of the model including theoretical foundation and clinical strategies of ABFT. 
• Faculty review how attachment theory, emotional regulation and trauma resolution inform the delivery of this experiential treatment approach.
• Faculty also review the goals and structure of the five treatment tasks that provide a road map for delivering this interpersonally focused psychotherapy effectively and rapidly.
• **Organizations can opt to just have the Fundamentals of ABFT workshop as an overview of the model.\
• Builds on the Fundamentals of ABFT Course. o In-depth exploration of procedures and processes of ABFT, including case discussions, tape reviews, and role-plays. o Throughout the Core Methods of ABFT workshop, therapists are also taught how to use the ABFT adherence checklists. 

Core Methods of ABFT:

• Builds on the Fundamentals of ABFT Course.
• In-depth exploration of procedures and processes of ABFT, including case discussions, tape reviews, and role-plays.
• Throughout the Core Methods of ABFT workshop, therapists are also taught how to use the ABFT adherence checklists.