Welcome to "In the Loop"

In this issue

• Network Partner Workshop Set for Hilton Head, SC
• 2006 Blueprints Conference Huge Success
• Announcements from MST Services and MST Institute
• News Briefs from Family Services Research Center at MUSC
• New Publications and Resources
• MST Community Updates and Announcements

Network Partner Workshop Set for Hilton Head, SC

After much consideration and feedback from many of our network partner organizations, we are pleased to announce that the Fall 2006 Network Partner Workshop will be held at the Crowne Plaza in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The workshop is scheduled for October 18-19, 2006. Details about registration will follow soon. In the meantime, feel free to check out the hotel and mark your calendar to attend - www.cphiltonhead.com.

2006 Blueprints Conference Huge Success

More than 1000 professionals from around the globe attended the inaugural Blueprints Conference in Denver, Colorado, this past March. MST held a pre-conference prior to the main conference which included sessions on clinician development, new program development and developing MST for new populations. Close to 300 MST professionals attended the pre-conference. Several presentations from the main Blueprints Conference and the MST pre-conference are available on the Blueprints Conference Web site for those who attended the conference. Plans are already underway for another conference in 2008. Stay tuned for details.

Announcements from MST Services and MST Institute

MST would like to welcome Children's Village as its newest Network Partner organization. Children's Village is based in Dobbs Ferry, New York. To learn more about Children's Village, visit www.childrensvillage.org.

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Jan Critchlow joined MST Services in January 2006. Jan's main goal in life is to personify the "Most Likely to Succeed" award that she received from her high school classmates. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from UCLA, a California Teaching Credential and a Real Property Administrator designation. Her varied career path has included employment as a property manager, administrative/budget supervisor, personnel administrator, chiropractic assistant, sales associate, model and 4th grade teacher. Since 1993, Jan has enjoyed working as an assistant to senior-level executives. For relaxation, this "California Girl" gardens, paints, reads and hangs out with her family.

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A per diem MST rate code application has been submitted to CMS/Medicaid by the state of New Mexico. This was facilitated by Melanie Duncan (MSTS) and Ken Warner (NM CYFD).

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Whatever It Takes Awards Given at Blueprints Conference
Congratulations to the following individuals for being selected for the annual Whatever It Takes awards. These folks were recognized during the MST reception at the inaugural Blueprints Conference in Denver, Colorado this past March.

MST Researcher	Tere Ogden
MST Researcher	Jane Timmons-Mitchell
MST Therapist	Marybeth Towell
MST Supervisor	Anne Dailey
MST Team	Child Youth and Wellness Centre
MST Program Director	Gary Soltys
MST Expert	Ellen Shifko
MST System Developer	Julie Revaz
MST Champion	A. Leslie Abel
International MST Champion	Bernadette Christensen
Defies Categorization	Bob Rhen

If you are interested in nominating someone for a Whatever It Takes award, click here.

News Briefs from Family Services Research Center at MUSC

Swenson Receives Higgins Award

Cindy Swenson, PhD

Cynthia Cupit Swenson, PhD, associate director of Family Services Research Center (FSRC) at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, SC has received the Earl Higgins Achievement in Diversity Award. Her selection was based on the MST neighborhood work and other contributions including leadership in keeping diversity in the forefront of our work at FSRC and MUSC.

Dr. Swenson graduated from Northeast Louisiana University with a bachelor's and master's degree in psychology, minoring in French. Prior to her master's study, Dr. Swenson worked with street gangs outside of Los Angeles and studied French in Angers, France. She held a certification for teaching French through the Council of Development of French in Louisiana. She worked as a psychologist in the public school system in Louisiana for three years and then went on to earn doctoral degrees in clinical psychology and school psychology from Florida State University. She completed her internship and a post-doctoral fellowship in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at MUSC in clinical child and pediatric psychology.

She is licensed by the state of South Carolina as both a clinical and school psychologist and holds national certification in school psychology. Dr. Swenson has dedicated dedicated her professional career to research and helping children and families and plans to continue doing so for years to come.

Friends of MST and FSRC Receive Honorary Degrees
Ida Taylor and Oliver Addison, co-authors of the MST Neighborhood Partnerships book, will each receive an honorary doctorate from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) this summer based on their extensive contributions toward advancing science in the areas of treatment of children and families and closing the gap on disparities in mental health and health care for people of color.

New Publications

The following MST-related publications are available:

• 264 Ogden, T., & Hagen, K.A. (In press). Multisystemic therapy of serious behavior problems in youth: Sustainability of therapy effectiveness two years after intake. Journal for Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
  
  
• 267 Ellis, D.A., Frey, M.A., Naar-King, S., Templin, T., Cunningham, P.B., Cakan, N. (in press). The effects of multisystemic therapy on diabetes stress in adolescents with chronically poorly controlled type II diabetes: Findings from a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics.
  
  
• 270 Henggeler, S.W., Halliday-Boykins, C.A., Cunningham, P.B., Randall, J., Shapiro, S.B., Chapman, J.E., (2005). Juvenile drug court: enhancing outcomes by integrating evidence-based treatments. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 34(4), 658-670
  
  
• 280 Henggeler, S. W., Sheidow, A. J., & Lee, T. (in press). Multisystemic treatment (MST) of serious clinical problems in youths and their families. In A. R. Roberts & D. W. Springer (Eds.), Forensic social work in juvenile and criminal justice settings: An evidence-based handbook (3rd ed.). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.
  
  
• 281 Sheidow, A. J., & Henggeler, S. W. (in press). Multisystemic Therapy with Substance Using Adolescents: A Synthesis of the Research. In N. Jainchill (Ed.), Understanding and Treating Adolescent Substance Use Disorders. Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.
  
  
• 282 Lawson, L., & Swenson, C.C. (2006). Research with vulnerable populations. In V. Lynch, (Ed.), Forensic Nursing (pp. 235-248). Elsiever Mosby, St. Louis, MO.
  
  
• 283 Naar-King, S., Idalski, A., Ellis, D., Frey, M., Templin, T., Cunningham, P.B., Cakan, N. (2005). Gender differences in adherence and metabolic control in urban youth with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes: The mediating role of the mental health symptoms. Journal of Pediatric Psychology (Dec.) pp. 1-10.
  
  
• 284 Glisson, C., & Schoenwald, S.K. (2005). The ARC organizational and community intervention strategy for implementing evidence-based children's mental health treatments. Mental Health Services Research, 7 (4), 243-259.
  
  
• 285 Henggeler, S.W., Schoenwald, S.K., Swenson, C.C., Borduin, C.M. (2006). Methodological critique and meta-analysis as Trojan horse. Children and Youth Services Review. 28, 447-457
  
  
• 286 Saldana, L., DuBois, D. (2006). Youth reactions to participation in psychological assessment procedures. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 35 (1), 155-161.
  
  
• 287 Henggeler, S.W., Cunningham, P.B. (2005). School-related interventions and outcomes for multisystemic therapy. The Family Psychologist, 21 (4), 4-5, & 28.
  
  
• 288 Saldana, L., Henggeler, S.W. (2006). Multisystemic therapy in the treatment of adolescent conduct disorder: A case summary. In W.M. Nelson, A.J. Finch, & K.J. Hart (Eds.), Conduct disorders: A practitioner's guide to comparative treatments (pp. 217-258). New York: Springer Publishing.
  
  
• 290 Swenson, C.C., Letourneau, E.J. (2005). Multisystemic therapy with juvenile sex offenders. In B.K. Schwartz (Ed.), The sex offender: Issues in assessment, treatment, and supervision of adult and juvenile populations, volume V (14). Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.
  
  
• 291 Timmons-Mitchell, J., Bender, M.B., Kishna, M.A., & Mitchell, C.C. (2006). An independent effectiveness trial of multisystemic therapy with juvenile justice youth. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 35, (2), 227-236.

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MST Community Updates & Announcements

Welcome New MST Teams
Teams added between 12/31/05 and 4/1/06

Richmond Behavioral Health	VA	1
Brevard County	FL	1
Tucson	AZ	1
Cayuga	NY	2
Liberty Resources	NY	2
Stark County	OH	1
Algoma Family Services	Canada	1
Rotterdam	Netherlands	2
Drenthe	Netherlands	1

Has someone recently joined your team or been promoted? If so, share your news with the MST community. Send your news to intheloop@mstservices.com.