MST Principles
Fit Circles
Do Loop
Case Summaries
Misc.
100

MST has __ principles. 

What is 9 principles?
100

These are found on the outside of a fit circle. 

What are drivers?

100

Another name for the Do-Loop. 

What is Analytic Process?

100

Case summaries are to be updated this frequently. 

What is weekly? 

100

Evaluating behaviors in MST is measured by these three factors at the beginning of treatment. 

What is FIDS, Frequence, Intensity, Duration?

200

This principle limits blaming language. 

What is principle #2: Positive and Strength Focused? 

200

Name four of the five systems that should be represented on a fit circle. 

What is: 

Peers 

Family 

School 

Individual 

Community 

200

The first steps of the do-loop that make up section 1 in the case summary. 

What is Referral Behaviors, Desired Outcomes, and OAG's?

200

This step is in between the evaluation (advances and barriers) of last weeks goals and the new goals for the week. 

What is the fit assessment? 

200
The MST Therapist talking points when a stakeholder or parent is desiring placement of the youth. 

What is: 

Encouraging caregivers or provider suggesting placement of current MST progress. 

Identifying pros and cons of residential placement. 

Reinforces youths desire to be away from the home. 

Allows for youth to meet other negative peers. 

Residential placement is only temporary and the caregivers will still have to learn effective skills when the youth returns from placement in a few weeks/months. 

300

Interventions should be designed to promote long-term maintenance of therapeutic change by empower caregivers to address family members' needs access multiple systemic contexts. 

What is principle #9, Generalization. 

300

These are areas in which a fit is needed.

What is when a barrier is present or a better understanding of a referral behavior, interaction, or success is need? 

300

After obtaining the fit, the therapist will identify these. 

What is intermediary goals? 

300
New IG's should be linked to this. 

What is a prioritized driver? 

300

This is often a barrier therapist meet when parents no longer want to meet with them. 

What is lack of engagement? 

400

Name 5 of the 9 Principles 

What is: 

Finding the Fit

Positive and Strength Focused 

Increasing Responsibilty

Present-Focused, Action Oriented, and Well Groomed 

Targeting Sequences 

Developmentally Appropriate 

Continuous Effort

Evaluation and Accountability

Generalization

400

These are completed when drivers are broad and need further assessment.

What is a secondary fit? 

400
This part of the do-loop corresponds to section 2 (Previous IG's) of the case summary. 

What is Intervention Implementation? 

400

This section should reflect outcomes of the previous weeks goals only. 

What is the Advancements and Barriers Section? 

400

These are potential therapist drivers to lack of engagement. 

What is: 

Therapist not being collaborative with plans and treatment goals. 

Therapist not clear in communication about how to implement plans. 

Plans are too complicated or overwhelming for caregivers. 

Therapist not checking in with the family to see how they are doing/liking MST. 

Therapist has not build adequate rapport with the family before establishing plans. 


500

Name the 9 Principles in Order 

What is: 

Finding the Fit

Positive and Strength Focused 

Increasing Responsibilty

Present-Focused, Action Oriented, and Well Groomed 

Targeting Sequences 

Developmentally Appropriate 

Continuous Effort

Evaluation and Accountability

Generalization

500

Participants goals, Pre-requisites, Powerful, Proximal, Present-Focused, Proven, and Practical are all apart of this process immediately after listing drivers to the fit. 

What is 7 P's of Prioritization? 

500

Name the steps of the do-loop after identify OAG's in order. 

What is: 

Conceptualization of Fit 

Intermediary Goals

Intervention Development 

Intervention Implementation 

Assessment of Advances and Barriers to Intervention Effectiveness 

500

Complete a fit (at least 3-4 drivers) with a prioritized driver and a new IG for the following behavior in less than 3 minutes. 

Youth tested positive for THC (level 300) on 11.16.24. 

Drivers: 

- Gaps in current monitoring plan. 

- Peer influence 

- Youth as access to substances via cargivers/peers 

- Youth lacks healthy coping skills 

- Parents are not monitoring youth whereabouts or use

- Parents have not ever consequences, or planned to address behavior before. 

- No pro-socials

IG should be the opposite of whatever the chosen prioritized goal was. 

500

The name of the book that every MST therapist should utilize every week. 

What is the MST Case Summary Guide? 

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