Multisystemic Therapy team (CAMHS)

Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is an intensive family-centred, community based intervention that targets the multiple causes of serious anti-social behaviour in young people.

About our team

Our Multisystemic Therapy Team team aims to address serious antisocial behaviour in 11 – 17 year olds, to prevent out of home placements and reduce problematic behaviours. Team members each have a small case load and work intensively with the young person and their family over a period of three to five months.

The MST team in Sheffield is part of a Department of Health four year pilot scheme and randomised control trial looking at the effectiveness of MST in the UK. It is a collaborative venture between Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, and the Children and Young People’s Directorate.

How it works

MST works by assessing and understanding the multiple causes of referral behaviours and supporting the parent or carer in devising strategies to address them.

MST will look for strengths in the family and local community and draw upon naturally occurring resources to prevent long-term dependence on services. Teams will consider and work with other systems influential in the young person’s life such as school, communities, the police and peers.

Referrals

Referrals should come through Children and Young People’s Department or
health professionals. We would encourage you to contact us for an informal discussion around referrals at any time. The MST Team will work with the referrer, to plan and define their role as the intervention progresses.

The team is closely supervised and the project is being evaluated nationally. For more information, please download the pdf leaflet at the side of this page.