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Multisystemic Family Preservation Therapy

Preliminary Findings From A Study Of Rural And Minority Serious Adolescent Offenders

DAVID G. SCHERER received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Virginia in 1989. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina.

Michael J. Brondino

MICHAEL J. BRONDINO is a PhD candidate in experimental psychology at the University of South Carolina. He is currently employed as a project director by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.

Scott W. Henggeler

SCOTT W. HENGGELER received his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Virginia in 1977 and is currently a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Gary B. Melton

GARY B. MELTON received his PhD in clinical-community psychology from Boston University in 1978. He is director of the Institute for Families in Society at the University of South Carolina.

Jerome H. Hanley

JEROME H. HANLEY received his PhD in clinical psychology from St. Louis University in 1977. He is currently director of the Division of Children, Adolescents, and their Families at the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.

The increase in the number of serious offenses by adolescents, particularly among minority populations, has drawn attention to these difficult-to-treat youths. This article provides preliminary findings from the Diffusion of Multisystemic Family Preservation (MFP) Services Project, which conducted work with rural African-American and White families who have a chronic or violent adolescent offender at imminent risk for incarceration. Analyses assessed the impact of multisystemic therapy on family functioning (parental monitoring, family communications, family structure, etc.) and on the problem behavior of the delinquent adolescent (conduct problems, aggression, and criminal activity). In general, the MFP group demonstrated improvements in amount of problem behavior and mother psychological distress, and in aspects of family functioning following treatment. These results generally replicate the previous successes that MFP has shown in the treatment of samples of serious juvenile offenders in urban areas.

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 2, No. 4, 198-206 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/106342669400200402


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