Welcome to the Summer 2008 Issue of "In the Loop"

In this issue

• Featured Story: It Takes a Village - MST from Multiple Perspectives
• Announcements from MST Services
• MST Community Updates and Announcements
• New MST-related Publications and Articles

It Takes a Village - MST from Multiple Perspectives

Source: Focal Point, a journal published by the National Research Institute for Human Services at Portland State University

Evidence-based programs (EBPs) differ from traditional therapeutic approaches in several ways. For example: 1) Interventions used are grounded in sound empirical research that has demonstrated their effectiveness; 2) Therapists practicing the models are held accountable to practicing with high fidelity; and 3) Supervision of these models is often layered, involving a site supervisor as well as supervision from a model expert or consultant. Depending on the individual, working within an EBP can be viewed as either confining or freeing; it's all a matter of perspective and personal preference.

One of the EBPs that we work with is Multisystemic Therapy (MST), a model designed to treat youth who have mental health needs and are involved in the juvenile justice system.

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Announcements from MST Services

New Hires

Lori Moore
Say hello to Lori

Lori Moore joined MST Services in the role of MST Consultant and is located in Pennsylvania. Lori has been a part of the Multisystemic Therapy treatment model since October 1999, when she was with Adelphoi Village as a therapist. Lori was attracted to MST because of the strong adherence to a model that demonstrated good outcomes for kids and families. In October 2000, she was promoted to supervisor and in March 2002, to the second system supervisors position within Adelphoi Village. Lori came to work for MST Services in June 2008. When she is not doing MST or thinking MST, like that ever happens, she is enjoying life in Latrobe, Pennsylvania with her husband Eric and her 17-year-old daughter Katelyn. Lori is also especially proud of her son Ronn, who graduated from the University of Michigan in 2007, and is currently teaching near McAllen, Texas, for "Teach for America".

MST Resources

• MST Program Practices and Characteristics Rationale Document (doc)
  
  
• MST Overview & Adaptation Handout (pdf)
  
  
• MST 5-Day Monday AM slides - posted in the Network Partner portal under MST Resources/Orientation Modules
  
  
• Updated MST Program Expansion Checklist - posted in the Network Partner portal under "Development Resources for MST Program Directors/Developers / Program Development Top 10 list" via the "MST Expansion Checklist" link near the bottom of the page.

MST Community Updates & Announcements

New MST Teams
The MST community of providers welcomes the following new MST teams:

Organization	Team Name	Location
Ambulatorium	MST Zetten	Netherlands
Children's Services Peterborough	Peterborough Team 1	Great Britain
Communities for People Inc.	Veritas	RI
Community Mental Health for Central Michigan	CMM Midland	MI
England Leeds City Council	Leeds MST	Great Britain
Enriched Living LLC	ENR 1	NC
GGZNML	MST GGZ NML Venray	Netherlands
Greenwich MST- Youth in Need	GW MST 1	Great Britain
MST Hovestaden (HL)	MST Hovestaden 2	Denmark
Psychological Centers Inc.	Alpha	RI
Psychological Centers Inc.	Bravo	RI
Stichting Oosterpoort	MST team Oosterpoort	Netherlands
TeamBuilders Counseling Serivces Inc.	Team Rio Grande	NM
The Counseling Center	Families Together MST Team	OH
Youth Villages	Greensboro3	NC
Youth Villages	Wilmington2	NC
Youth Villages	Concord3	NC

Annual "Whatever It Takes" Recipients
The following individuals received "Whatever It Takes" recognition this past quarter. These individuals, teams, or programs have demonstrated creative, out-of-the-box thinking, persistence and dedication to do "whatever-it-takes" to accomplish a positive MST outcome for MST youth and their families. Congratulations to the following recipients!

Eindhoven MST Team
DeViersprong
Netherlands

Michelle Dean
MST Services
South Carolina

Angelia Watson
Community Solutions, Inc.
Georgia

Leslie Mathias
Easter Seals UCP
North Carolina

Patricia Cardoso
Haven House Inc.
North Carolina

Honorable Judge Basinki
Lorain County Juvenile Court
Ohio

Mairead McCoy
Dept. of Corrective Services
Australia

Andres Soto
Central Youth and Family Services
Washington

Each of these nominees received a letter of recognition and a Certificate of Merit. In addition, each will be considered for the Annual "Whatever It Takes" Award that will be presented at the 2009 International Conference in Charleston, South Carolina, held in October.

Nominate Someone for Whatever It Takes


MST Jobs
Please remember to utilize the free MST jobs Web site, http://www.mstjobs.com/, as a part of your agency's staff recruitment strategy. You can post positions as well as review resumes of staff who are looking for MST-related opportunities and who have posted their resumes on the site.

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New Publications

The following MST-related publications are available:

Highlighted articles:

• 317 Huey, S.J., Jr., & Polo, A.J. (2008). Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for ethnic minority youth. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 37(1), 262-301.

Other articles:

• 281 Sheidow, A. J., & Henggeler, S. W. (in press). Multisystemic Therapy with Substance Using Adolescents: A Synthesis of the Research. In N. Jainchill (Ed.), Understanding and Treating Adolescent Substance Use Disorders. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.
• 314 Schoenwald, S.K., Heiblum, N., Saldana, L., & Henggeler, S.W. (2008). The international implementation of Multisystemic Therapy. Evaluation & The Health Professions, Special Issue: International Translation of Health Behavior Research Innovations, Part I, 211-225.
• MST outcomes tracking reports from New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department and The Center for Effective Interventions in Colorado: Colorado and New Mexico Data Reports (pdf)
• PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) evaluations and cost evaluation The full report, The Economic Return on PCCD's Investment in Research-based Programs: A Cost-benefit Assessment of Delinquency Prevention in Pennsylvania, is available on the Penn State Prevention Research Center's website at www.prevention.psu.edu.
• Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kids Count Data Book 2008 and "A Road Map to Juvenile Justice Reform" essay , http://www.aecf.org/~/media/PublicationFiles/AEC180%20essay_booklet_MECH.pdf

All MST-related publications can be located at: www.musc.edu/psychiatry/research/fsrc/pubs.htm

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