MDFT At Work: A Case Study of Impact in Connecticut

by Daniel W. Rezende, MSW, LCSW, President and CEO, Connecticut Junior Republic (CJR) and Gayle Dakof, PhD (Moderators)

Topics include:

  • Substance misuse and mental health treatment need for adolescents and young adults

  • MDFT & MDFR positive outcome results in Connecticut

  • Leaders and therapists discuss implementing MDFT in their agencies and the value for their clients and communities

  • Families and youth share their experiences as recipients of MDFT

  • The value of funding MDFT and MDFR in the state of Connecticut

Multidimensional Family Therapy
by Gayle Dakof, PhD

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Topics include:

  • The MDFT perspective, main features, and evidence base

  • MDFT interventions with youth, parents, family, and community

  • How to integrate MDFT principles and interventions into clinicians' current work

  • MDFT implementation practices and procedures

Introduction to MDFT
by Cindy Rowe, PhD

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Topics include:

  • Essentials of MDFT theory

  • Core clinical principles and intervention protocols

All Roads Lead To...Family Involvement
by Howard A. Liddle, EdD, ABPP

Topics include:

  • Why and How to Work with Families of Justice-Involved Adolescents

  • Evidence indicating the field's conclusion about the importance of substantive family involvement in treatment

  • Common barriers to involving and working with families of justice-involved youths

  • Concrete strategies to increase one's success rate for engaging and retaining families in one's treatment program

  • Risks, benefits, and rewards of working with families of justice-involved adolescents