MST Principles
MST has __ principles.
These are found on the outside of a fit circle.
What are drivers?
Another name for the Do-Loop.
What is Analytic Process?
Case summaries are to be updated this frequently.
What is weekly?
Evaluating behaviors in MST is measured by these three factors at the beginning of treatment.
What is FIDS, Frequence, Intensity, Duration?
This principle limits blaming language.
What is principle #2: Positive and Strength Focused?
Name four of the five systems that should be represented on a fit circle.
What is:
Peers
Family
School
Individual
Community
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?
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?
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.
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.
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?
After obtaining the fit, the therapist will identify these.
What is intermediary goals?
What is a prioritized driver?
This is often a barrier therapist meet when parents no longer want to meet with them.
What is lack of engagement?
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
These are completed when drivers are broad and need further assessment.
What is a secondary fit?
What is Intervention Implementation?
This section should reflect outcomes of the previous weeks goals only.
What is the Advancements and Barriers Section?
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.
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
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?
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
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.
The name of the book that every MST therapist should utilize every week.
What is the MST Case Summary Guide?