Synopsis Mishia is a 17 year old girl in high school who is charged by the police for being involved in a fight outside of school grounds. The principle pairs Mishia with a social worker in order for her charges to be waived. During the interview phase, the social worker learns that Mishia is a quiet, and respectful young lady who immigrated from Turkey with her family roughly five years ago. Mishia demonstrates an emotion of hatred, and inferiority to the rest of the kids at school during her interview. Mishia experiences numerous counts of bullying, and racist remarks from others, and remains separate in her school system. In the second scheduled interview, the social worker decides to converse with Mishia's parents. They appear to be apprehensive, …show more content…
MDFT focuses on key areas of the adolescent’s life and provides an effective and cost-efficient treatment" (M 2017). MDFT is one of the practice models with the most evidence-based research, and it consists of applying itself to a wide range of adolescent problems such as delinquency, mental health issues, aggressive and antisocial behaviors, and child welfare. "In addition to its strong research outcomes, MDFT has high satisfaction ratings from teens and young adults, parents, therapists, and community collaborators" (M.2017). There are numerous essential objectives this practice theory incorporates in its treatment model as well as promotes change within four focus points. The practice theory of MDFT encourages parents to positively influence their children, guide the family to proper communication skills for problem solving, guides the adolescent to a healthy mindset, and encourages the family as a whole to interact with other systems. Goals the model focuses on include but are not limited to family functioning, school performance, criminal behavior, family stability and mental health symptoms. One advantage of this practice theory is its ability to be applied to any program, as well as a wide range of settings. Some of the treatment settings MDFT is used in are outpatient, juvenile, and child welfare. An important factor implemented in multidimensional family practice is the sensitivity to gender and culture across the
Quinn, W. H., & van Dyke, D. J. (2004). A multiple family group intervention for first-time juvenile
Hinton, W., Sheperis, C., & Sims, P. (2000). Family based approaches to juvenile delinquency. The Family Journal, 11(2), 167-173.
The Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is a home-based treatment program developed by Henggler in 1970 that focuses on the factors of family and community. The program is intended to equip parents of troubled youth with tools to handle the difficulties of their behavior. The MST therapists work with the most difficult juveniles, male and female, between the ages of 12 and 17 who tend to have extensive criminal arrest histories. The MST concentrates on numerous aspects contributing to a delinquent lifestyle, such as juveniles’ homes, families, schools, teachers, neighborhoods, and friends. The psychoanalysts go to a child’s home and work with parents in order to put them in control over their kids.
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Yet still only 34 states have accepted this method into practice. In 2011 1.5 million arrests were made of people under 18 in the United States alone. Juvenile recidivism rates are ___. Clearly this should be of concern to everybody as juvenile delinquents often transition into adult offenders if some kind of intervention does not take place.By avoiding going to a juvenile detention facility or to prison, these youths avoid the label of being a criminal. Multisystemic Therapy has helped numerous families which will not only affect the young offender but also their entire family. The life lessons learned in this experience will help the parents be better parents to the child 's siblings as well and the child will be able to carry on these new values to their own children when they start their own families. Breaking the cycle of deviance in families is an important step in reducing all
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... recidivism, and whether specific treatment and implementation strategies are more effective than others with youth transitioning from residential confinement back to their families and communities. Research has not shown that having a family-focused support program to be effective in some situations (Journal of Juvenile Justice, 2012).
For adolescent youth and their families, FFT is finding increased support among professionals (Sexton & Turner, 2010). FFT addresses behavior modification by the use of reinforcement and modeling that minimizes conflicts between family members (Welsh & Greenwood, 2015). A...
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System Theory addresses individual needs, expectations, and attributes of the people living in the society. CognitiveBehavioral Theory focused on the mind, thoughts, feelings and emotion while system approach concentrates on the how the individual minds and thoughts function in the society. The Cognitive Behavioral Theory identifies patterns of irrational, self-destructive thought and action that influence emotions (Walsh, 2013). Both methods aimed to address dysfunctional behaviors and hope to ensure change on the individual and the family as a whole. The use of System Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Theory is to create a balance between the individual person and the family. Both methods serve as the therapeutic tool used in preserving the disparity within the family and treating individual mental health related problems (Kerr, 2000).For an individual to function effectively in society, the individual must be cognitively balanced. However, both approaches take into account individual’s functionality within the
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As a social worker it is often complex to determine which theory to employ in practice, each client will warrant for an in-debt assessment of the presenting problem and goals the client desires to achieve. This paper will explore one family intervention model that can be applied to the Taylor family. The two theories analyzed are Cognitive Behavioral Family Theory, (CBFT) and Structural Family Theory (SFT); both theories can be utilized when assisting individuals or families. The social worker will focus on the Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy model when applying treatment and interventions to the Taylor family case.
Hinton, W., Sheperis, C., & Sims, P. (2000). Family based approaches to juvenile delinquency. The Family Journal, 11(2), 167-173.
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It was first implemented from the United States and Canada, it focuses is mainly on serious and high-risk youths. It combines multiple therapy techniques such as cognitive-behavioural family therapies and behavioural parent training. It does this as it acknowledges that the young people will be embedded in a number of different social environments like the community, families and their peer groups and so this technique aims to combat all of these (Banks, 2013). Another form of therapy currently used is Function Family Therapy (FFT). It was designed several years ago and it is a short term intervention strategy and is designed to be delivered by therapists at home. This means it is less intensive than the MST strategy and costs a lot less and so is often the more popular option for the government. It targets youths between 11 and 18 years of age who have issues with delinquency, substance abuse or violence. It aims to enhance problem solving skills along with improving the family environment by working on the emotional connections and strengthening the family structure (Banks, 2013). The last popular therapy intervention strategy is Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC). This system differs from MST and FFT in the fact that the young person does not continue to live at