We support implementation of evidence-based interventions for children, youth and families. While we are building our capacity to support interventions across the continuum of care, we have a robust support program for Multisystemic Therapy (MST) that includes implementation support, program evaluation, and training and licensing of MST providers.
MST delivers superior clinical results for families at a dramatic cost savings for communities. Therapists work in the home, school and community to provide caregivers with the tools they need to transform the lives of youth.
As an MST Services network provider licensed to disseminate MST, we train and license local provider teams to ensure they deliver the intervention with quality and fidelity. A core value of MST is to consider the different systems that impact adolescents and their families. Becoming a licensed MST provider involves careful consideration of how these systems operate in your community and how the MST treatment model can become an integral part of the system of services available.
Agencies participate in a preparatory process that encompasses topics such as securing funding, developing referral criteria and obtaining memoranda of understanding between agencies. This process maximizes the chances of having a sustainable program that reliably provides good clinical outcomes.
Certain practice requirements are important to ensure high-quality services. These requirements include identifying training and consultation expectations; the completion of all necessary adherence-measure instruments; and creation of internal polices, such as flexible appointment schedules, maintaining caseloads of 4–6 families, monitoring duration of treatment, and other therapist supports.
Once site readiness activities are successfully completed and the necessary contracts are signed, therapists may be trained in MST and begin serving clients.
Interested in becoming a licensed
MST provider?
We can support your agency or community across multiple areas of implementation, including program selection, planning, implementation and training. With a focus on long-term sustainability, we work with you to identify risks, evaluate cost models, identify efficiencies, plan for turnover and develop strategies for maintaining fidelity and enthusiasm. We also provide evidence-informed guidance on strategic adaptations to support or enhance implementation and help you problem-solve the common challenges associated with implementation.
We partner with agencies to conduct evaluations, from straightforward documentation of outcomes to more sophisticated studies that unpack policy or practice models.
Selecting the appropriate intervention for your community context is critical, and the Rocky Mountain MST Network can help.
If you answered yes to any of these questions, we can assist.