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Paul Block, PhD Rachel Hallene, MSW Director MST Program Director Psychological Centers

Testimony to the Senate Task Force on Youth Violence Multisystemic Therapy: A scientifically-supported intervention to reduce youth violence. Paul Block, PhD Rachel Hallene, MSW Director MST Program Director Psychological Centers. Two main points. Don’t take our word for it but…

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Paul Block, PhD Rachel Hallene, MSW Director MST Program Director Psychological Centers

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  1. Testimony to the Senate Task Force on Youth ViolenceMultisystemic Therapy:A scientifically-supported intervention to reduce youth violence Paul Block, PhD Rachel Hallene, MSW Director MST Program Director Psychological Centers

  2. Two main points • Don’t take our word for it but… • Don’t set us up for failure

  3. Centers of psychological expertise offering proven methods to improve real world problems: • Behavioral health evaluation and intervention • Behavioral Science and Public Policy • Community-Based Services • Infant and Early Childhood Behavioral Health Services • Integrated Care • New England Center for Organizational Excellence • School-Based Services • Sexual Health • Workplace Wellness • Psychological Centers/URI Counseling Center • Professional Continuing Education Program

  4. We know a lot about what works “Certainly teenagers can be exasperating, but before beheading, consider grounding.”

  5. Multisystemic Therapy (MST) works

  6. We also know a lot about what doesn’t work

  7. Causal Model of Delinquency, Violence & Drug Use Prior Delinquent Behavior Family Low Parental Monitoring Low Affection High Conflict Delinquent Peers Delinquent Behavior School Low School Involvement Poor Academic Performance Elliott, Huizinga & Ageton (1985)

  8. Multisystemic Therapy (MST) works

  9. Case Example • How MST works to reduce youth violence in the real world of Rhode Island

  10. Phase II System of Care in the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families

  11. Why don’t we all do what works?

  12. OSNCF service planning process

  13. Knowing what we should do doesn’t mean we can do it

  14. What you can do (to) for us • Incentives • Whether shared risk, rewards for effectiveness, or helping us with investment in what we should do • Structured processes • Complicated cases CAN be served with less, but ONLY if we have a tight process for managing the effectiveness of our efforts • Accountability

  15. To contact us • Paul Block, PhD, Director Psychological Centers Paul.Block@PsychologicalCenters.com 401 490-8935 • Rachel Hallene, MSW, MST Program Director Rachel.Hallene@PsychologicalCenters.com 401 490-8900

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