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Multisystemic Family Therapy Study Questions with complete Solutions Rated A+

multisystemic therapy - Answers - Community- based, family driven treatment for antisocial/ delinquent
behavior in youth

- Focus on empowering caregivers/parents to solve current & future problems

- MST "client" is the entire ecology of the youth-family, peers, school, neighborhood.

- Highly structured clinical supervision & quality assurance process

Assumptions - Answers - Children's behaviors is strongly influenced by their families, friends, and
communities

- Families and communities are central & essential partners and collaborators

- Caregivers/parents want the best for their children and want them to grow to become productive
adults

- Change can occur quickly

- Professional treatment providers should be accountable for achieving outcomes.

Complexity of delinquency - Answers research of the past 50 years indicates that delinquency and drug
use are determined by multiple risk factors

1. family (low monitoring, high conflict)

2. peer group (law breaking peers)

3. school (drop-out, low achievement)

4. community (low support, high level transiency)

5. individual (low verbal & social skills)

Inclusionary criteria - Answers - At risk placement due to anti-social or delinquent behaviors, including
substance abuse

- Involved with the juvenile justice system

- Committed sexual offenses in conjunction with other antisocial behavior

Exclusionary criteria - Answers - Living independently

- Sex offending in the absence of other anti-social behavior

- Pervasive developmental delays

, - Actively homicidal, suicidal, or psychotic

- Psychiatric problems are the primary reason leading to referral, or who have severe and serious
psychiatric problems.

How is MST implemented? - Answers - Single therapist works intensively with 4-6 families at a time.

- Team of 2-4 therapist +a supervisor

- 24 hour/ 7 day a week team availability: on call system

- 3-5 months is the typical treatment time (average of 4 months)

- Work is done with the home, community, and school

Intervention Strategies - Answers Drawn from research based treatment techniques

- behavior therapy

- CBT

- Parent management training

- Pragmatic family therapies (1. structural 2. strategic)

- Pharmacological interventions (ex. ADHD)

9 Principles of MST - Answers 1. Finding the fit

2. Positive and strength focused

3. increased responsibility

4. Present focused, action oriented & well-defined

5. Targeting sequences

6. Developmentally appropriate

7. Continuous effort

8. Evaluation & Accountability

9. Generalization

Finding the fit - Answers - Primary purpose of the assessment is to understand the "fit" between the
identified problems and their broader systemic context.

Ex: Hypothesized role played by school, caregiver, peer, individual, & community factors contributing to
Rick's refferal behaviors

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