Welcome to "In the Loop"

In this issue

• SAMHSA Updates National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices
• Announcements from MST Services and MST Institute
• News Briefs from Family Services Research Center at MUSC
• New MST-related Publications
• MST Community Updates and Announcements
• Network Partner Spotlight

SAMHSA Updates National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP)

SAMHSA recently updated their National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices. This updates included adding the following:

• "Standard" MST for youth with anti-social behaviors
• MST- CM, contingency management adaptation for youth with substance abuse and dependency treatment needs integrating contingency management protocols
• MST- Psychiatric, adaptation for youth in need of psychiatric services that adds a child psychiatrist and a crisis case worker to the MST team

The new NREPP Web site is currently being developed but to see a mock-up of how program information will be provided, click here.

Announcements from MST Services and MST Institute

Lisa Reiter-Lavery, PhD

Lisa Reiter-Lavery, PhD has been promoted to clinical director for MST Services. Lisa has been an associate with MST Services since 2000. In her time at MST Services, she has served as a consultant, then a manager of network partnerships. Prior to joining MST Services, she worked at Duke Medical Center in North Carolina on research projects related to aggression in youth, conducted family therapy, supervised trainees, then became an MST supervisor. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from The Catholic University of America in 1996.

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Bernie Centeio, Ellen Shifko and Brenda Szumski each joined MST Services as managers of network partnerships on January 1, 2007. Michelle Dean (also pictured below) joined MST Services as a manager of network partnerships on November 1, 2006.

(L to R - Brenda Szumski, Michelle Dean, Ellen Shifko, Bernie Centeio)

Brenda K. Szumski, MSW, LCSW began her involvement with MST in 1999 as a supervisor. In October 2000, she became a system supervisor and continued in that role until January 2007 when she joined MST Services as a manager of network partnerships. She earned a bachelor degree in social work from the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in social work from the University of Denver. In her life before MST, Brenda worked in a variety of settings including recreational camping, residential treatment, schools, and community-based organizations. She is married and has two sons, enjoys travel, home improvement and crafts.

Ellen Shifko, MSEd, completed her undergraduate and graduate work at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. She has been working with at-risk adolescents since 1986 in case management and BHRS systems, as well as in public and private schools. She began working for Adelphoi Village in Latrobe, Pennsylvania as a therapist in the newly started MST program in March 1999. She became Adelphoi Village's first system supervisor in November 2000, where she remained until she joined MST Services in January 2007. She was an instructor at California University of Pennsylvania and was the recipient of the first MST Whatever It Takes Award for MST Expert in 2006. Ellen lives in Jeannette, Pennsylvania with her husband Bill and her wonderful daughter, Carlee. She loves to sing and play music with her family and friends.

Bernie Centeio, MSW, received her undergraduate degrees in English literature and sociology and her graduate degree in social work from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Between academic endeavors, she impressed ESL students in Japan with her dexterous use of chopsticks. Bernie's social work career has included clinical work in juvenile and adult corrections, rural health settings, and an avoidance of air-conditioned offices. Trained in MST in 2000, Bernie has been a devoted acolyte ever since, and joined MST Services in January 2007 as manager of network partnerships. When she's not working, Bernie enjoys her life on the Big Island of Hawaii with her husband and son, looking for whales, dancing hula, or finding a patch of sun to soak up.

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Be sure to check your listing under the Licensed MST Programs on the MST Services Web site. Any changes can be submitted to Shirley.Claytor@mstservices.com.

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The MST Institute Web site has a new look. Visit www.mstinstitute.org to see our new, improved site.

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Upgrades have also been made to the MSTI Enhanced Web site. These include:

• New username and password system
• E-mail addresses are now required for all users
• Basic demographic data for youth and therapists added
• Three new items on the Program Review Form

These changes will be reviewed in MSTI's free Web site training "webinars" on the topics, "Basic Training" and "Managing Website Users." Registration is limited to 15 connections and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Go to http://mstconference.com/website_training/ to sign up. Access to the Internet and a telephone connection are required to participate.

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The revised TAM, aka the TAM-R, is targeted for implementation on the MSTI Web site in March 2007.

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A project to translate the new items on the TAM-R is currently underway. For more information about this project, please contact Jan Critchlow at 925-247-0700 or jan.critchlow@mstservices.com.

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New MSTI Call Center vendor: MSTI has selected a new data collection services vendor, Pioneer Marketing. It is anticipated that they will begin conducting interviews in March. The change in vendor will allow MSTI to reduce its rate for TAM interviews from $35.00 per enrolled family per month to $20.00 per enrolled family per month.

News Briefs from Family Services Research Center at MUSC

The FSRC announces the following publications highlighting MST and the strengthening of its evidence base.
NIH Consensus Report
Washington State Institute on Public Policy
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy

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The FSRC completed its move to a different location on January 16th. The new U.S. mail and shipping addresses are shown below. All phone numbers and fax numbers have remained unchanged.

PO Address for the FSRC:
   67 President Street, Suite MC406
   PO Box 250861
   Charleston, SC 29425

Shipping address for the FSRC:
   McClennan Banks 4th Floor
   326 Calhoun Street, Suite MC406
   Charleston, SC 29401

New Publications

The following MST-related publications are available:

• 264 Ogden, T., & Hagen, K.A. (In press). Multisystemic therapy of serious behavior problems in youth: Sustainability of therapy effectiveness two years after intake. Journal for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
• 267 Ellis, D.A., Frey, M.A., Naar-King, S., Templin, T., Cunningham, P.B., Cakan, N. (in press). The effects of multisystemic therapy on diabetes stress in adolescents with chronically poorly controlled type II diabetes: Findings from a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics.
• 270 Henggeler, S.W., Halliday-Boykins, C.A., Cunningham, P.B., Randall, J., Shapiro, S.B., Chapman, J.E. (In press). Juvenile drug court: enhancing outcomes by integrating evidence-based treatments. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 34(4), 658-670.
• 271 Cunningham, P.B., Narr-King, S., Ellis, D.A., Pejuan, S., Secord, E. (in press). Achieving adherence to antiretroviral medications for pediatric HIV disease using empirically supported treatment: A case report. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
• 272 Ellis, D.A., Narr-King, S., Cunningham, P.B., Secord, E. (in press). Use of multisystemic therapy to improve antiretroviral adherence and health outcomes in HIV-infected pediatric patients: Evaluation of a pilot program. AIDS, Patient Care, and STD's.
• 280 Henggeler, S. W., Sheidow, A. J., & Lee, T. (in press). Multisystemic treatment (MST) of serious clinical problems in youths and their families. In A. R. Roberts & D. W. Springer (Eds.), Forensic social work in juvenile and criminal justice settings: An evidence-based handbook (3rd ed.). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
• 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.
• 293 Sheidow, A.J., Schoenwald, S.K., Wagner, H.R., Allred, C. A., & Burns, B.J. (2006). Predictors of workforce turnover in a transported treatment program. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. 1, 1-12.
• 294 Borduin, C.M., & Schaeffer, C. M. (2001). Multisystemic treatment of juvenile sexual offenders: A progress report. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 13, 25-42.
• 295 Mattejat, Fritz (2006). Innovative behandlungskonzepte jenseits der dyade patie nt-therapeut. Verhaltenstherapie & Verhaltensmedizin, 27 (4), 489-490.
• 296 Swenson, C.C., Saldana, L., Joyner, C.D., & Henggeler, S.W. (2006). Ecological treatment for parent to child violence. In A.F. Lieberman & R. DeMartino (Eds.), Interventions for children exposed to violence (pp. 155-185). New Brunswick, New Jersey: Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute.

To request a copy, or for more information, click here

MST Community Updates & Announcements

Adelphoi Village's Blair County was recently selected by the Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges Commission (JCJC) as its 2006 Community-Based Program of the Year.

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Welcome New MST Teams
Teams added between 10/1/06 and 12/31/06

Child Guidance Clinic	CT
Pensacola Team 3	FL
Ft. Pierce	FL
Guidance Center Team	KS
Greensboro Team 2	NC
Child Guidance Resource Center	PA
Lycoming County	PA
York County Team 2	PA
Varmdo	Sweden

Has someone recently joined your team or been promoted? If so, share your news with the MST community. Send your news to intheloop@mstservices.com.