The chronic distress many consumers experience may be a result of perpetuating factors associated with lifestyle rather than with the signs and symptoms associated with a formal diagnosis. Frequently, these individuals require a highly structured treatment environment to maximize contact with the contingencies associated with effective illness management and social skills. Functional Analytic Rehabilitation (FAR) is a behavioral approach which keeps consumers in contact with relevant contextual factors as they participate in traditional curriculum-based interventions (e.g., UCLA and DBT skills training). Thus, the program is organized with the goal of creating a functional similarity with real-life environments. As a result, behavioral momentum is developed to maintain social effectiveness and to overcome the numerous disincentives to participating in community-based activities.

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