In this 3-hour 15 minute FREE virtual seminar, participants will learn that youth behavior problems are not solely driven by the characteristics of the individual, but by an interplay of factors in that child’s ecology, including the family system, peer system, school system, community system, and provider system. In order to successfully impact youth behavioral problems, interventions must be targeted at these systems. While informal systems of support (i.e. families) are pertinent to cultivating sustained changes, formal systems such as school, probation, and provider agencies have a tremendous impact on youth and family outcomes – both positive and negative. In this workshop, participants will be given an opportunity to learn about the assessment and intervention strategies that Multisystemic Therapy utilizes to ensure that formal systems are working together in the best interest of their clients. The workshop will also explore who those assessment and intervention strategies might be generalized to participants’ own clinical work.

This training is for mental health providers (social workers, counselors, case managers, etc.) and organization leadership.

3 Social Work CEUs

Trainer:
Christopher Manson, LCSW, Rocky Mountain MST Network

Trainer Bio:

Christopher Manson (he/him) is the Co-Director of the Rocky Mountain MST Network at the Kempe Center for Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect. Chris works with provider agencies, funders, and referral sources to support the development and sustainability of Multi-Systemic Therapy programs within the states of New Mexico, Arizona, and Washington. In addition to his role as Co-Director of RMM, Chris directly supports the clinical implementation of the model as an MST Expert. Chris earned his Master’s in Social Work at New Mexico State University and has previously worked as an MST therapist, supervisor, and program manager.

• Participants will recognize the value in collaborating with community partners when working with youth with behavioral problems.
• Participants will learn a bit about Multisystemic Therapy (MST) and how that program approaches communication and collaboration with various community partners.
• Participants will identify how to generalize strategies to their own clinical work.

This training brought to you through a partnership with the State of New Mexico’s Children, Youth, and Families Department and Health Care Authority, Behavioral Health Services Division.