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Volume 5, Issue 5(Suppl)
J Child Adolesc Behav, an open access journal
ISSN: 2375-4494
Child Psychology 2017
September 28-29, 2017
September 28-29, 2017 Berlin, Germany
23
rd
International Conference on
Adolescent Medicine &
Child Psychology
The role of cultural factors in engagement and change in multi-systemic therapy
Simone Fox
National Implementation Service, South London, UK
E
vidence has shown that Multi-systemic Therapy (MST) has been particularly effective in the treatment of youth with antisocial
behaviour from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Although the process of change within MST has been explored, there is a dearth
of research in looking at this for families from ethnic minority backgrounds. This qualitative study aimed to explore ethnic minority
caregiver experiences of MST and understand how this might impact on engagement, the presenting problems and the process
of change. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven ethnic minority caregivers who had completed treatment. A
constructivist version of grounded theory was used to analyse the data. Specific cultural theoretical codes that emerged were around
the consideration of cultural difference in terms of the engagement process, the conceptualisation of difficulties and the therapist
acting as cultural broker in the process of change. This research integrates culturally specific ideas into the existing MST Analytical
Process.
simone.fox@kcl.ac.ukJ Child Adolesc Behav 2017, 5:5(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2375-4494-C1-003