The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The Multisystemic Therapy for Youth with Problem Sexual Behaviors (MST-PSB) program has been rated by the CEBC in the area of: Sexual Behavior Problems in Adolescents, Treatment of.

• Types of Maltreatment: Does not target any specific kind of maltreatment
• Target Population: Youth (and their families) when the youth has engaged in sexually abusive behavior toward others. The offending youth must be between 10 and 17.5 years of age. Many of these youth will have been seen by the courts, although this is not an inclusionary requirement.

Multisystemic Therapy for Youth with Problem Sexual Behaviors (MST-PSB) is a clinical adaptation of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) that has been specifically designed and developed to treat youth (and their families) for problematic sexual behavior. Building upon the research and dissemination foundation of standard MST, the MST-PSB model represents a practice uniquely developed to address the multiple determinants underlying problematic juvenile sexual behavior.

MST-PSB is delivered in the community, occurs with a high level of intensity and frequency, incorporates treatment interventions from MST, and places a high premium on approaching each client and family as unique entities. Treatment incorporates intensive family therapy, parent training, cognitive-behavioral therapy, skills building, school and other community system interventions, and clarification work. Ensuring client, victim, and community safety is a paramount mission of the model.

Each youth/family has uniquely and collaboratively designed individual treatment plans, and each treatment site is encouraged to conjointly develop locally defined outcomes that suit community needs. As a program, MST-PSB always identifies the following as minimally desired goals at discharge and at designated post discharge intervals.

• Youth is currently living at home.
• Youth is attending school (is not truant) or vocational training; youth may have a job if of a legally appropriate age not to attend school.
• Youth has not been arrested for an offense since the beginning of MST-PSB treatment.
• Youth has demonstrated an absence of any problem sexual behavior and no sexually related arrests or substantiated child abuse investigations.