This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Child Welfare Outcomes: Permanency and child/family well-being.
Type of Maltreatment: Not specified
Target Population: Youth, 12 to 17 years old, with possible substance abuse issues who are at risk of out-of-home placement due to antisocial or delinquent behaviors and/or youth involved with the juvenile justice system. Some other restrictions exist, see the Essential Components section for more details.
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
Multisystemic Therapy (MST) has been rated by the CEBC in the areas of Disruptive Behavior Treatment (Child & Adolescent) and Substance Abuse Treatment (Adolescent). Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is an intensive family and community-based treatment for serious juvenile offenders with possible substance abuse issues and their families. The primary goals of MST are to decrease youth criminal behavior and out-of-home placements. Critical features of MST include: (a) integration of empirically based treatment approaches to address a comprehensive range of risk factors across family, peer, school, and community contexts; (b) promotion of behavior change in the youth's natural environment, with the overriding goal of empowering caregivers; and (c) rigorous quality assurance mechanisms that focus on achieving outcomes through maintaining treatment fidelity and developing strategies to overcome barriers to behavior change. Since MST is highly rated on the Scientific Rating Scale, information on available pre-implementation assessments, implementation tools, and fidelity measures was requested from the program representative. Please see the program's separate Implementation Information page for details.
Contact name: Marshall Swenson, MBA
Affiliation/Agency: MST Services
Email: marshall.swenson@mstservices.com
Phone: 843-284-2215
Fax: 843-856-8227
Website: http://www.mstservices.com
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