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Clinical supervision in a quality assurance/quality improvement system: Multisystemic Therapy† as an example

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2016

Sonja K. Schoenwald
Sonja K. Schoenwald*
Affiliation:
Family Services Research Center, Charleston, SC, USA
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*Author for correspondence: Dr S. K. Schoenwald, Family Services Research Center, 176 Croghan Spur Road, Suite 104, Charleston, SC 29407, USA (email: schoensk@musc.edu).
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Abstract

This article describes the clinical supervision of Multisystemic Therapy (MST), which takes place in the context of a quality assurance and quality improvement system that is used to support the transport and implementation of MST nationally and internationally. Information is provided about the assumptions, objectives, structure, process, and content of MST supervision; training and support provided to supervisors; methods used to measure adherence to the supervision model; and, findings supporting linkages between supervision, therapist adherence, and youth outcomes. MST supervision is considered in the context of recent efforts to identify empirically supported approaches to supervision and of recent developments in implementation research.

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Clinical supervisioncontinuous quality improvementimplementation

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Special Issue: International Developments in Supporting and Developing CBT Supervisors
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the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist , Volume 9 , 2016 , e21
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2016 

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Multisystemic Therapy® is a registered trademark of MST Group, LLC.

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