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Multisystemic Therapy
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Jill Hoch, Program Director
John Stein, Area Director
Lehigh County
• CSI’s partnership with Lehigh County Juvenile Probation began in
the spring of 2001. However, the commitment to bring
Multisystemic Treatment to Lehigh County began several years
before. The Deputy Chief of the Lehigh County Juvenile Probation
Office attended a presentation of all the Blueprint models, he then
attended a presentation by Susan Pribyson from CSI on MST.
• CSI and JPO began a partnership and identified funding through a
county grant.
• In January of 2002 a Lehigh MST team was formed to services JPO
referrals.
Juvenile Probation- Lehigh County
Julie DePhillips, LCSW
Supervisor
MST Team
• Jovanka Mena
• MaryBeth McNicholas – SPORE Referrals
• Leah Beil
– 10 JPO
– 5 SPORE
Clients Discharged: 36
Completed Treatment: 94.44%
Youth Still at home: 97.22%
Youth in school/education: 97.22%
Youth with no new arrest: 88.89%
» Reporting period 1/1/05-6/30/05
CSI Partners with OCYS
• CSI’s partnership with Lehigh County Office of Children Youth and
Family Services began in 2003.
• Due to the existing partnership with LCJPO, The child welfare
department expressed an interest in beginning a MST team due to
the cost savings that MST would provide in comparison with the
many foster care agencies they were currently utilizing.
Office of Children and Youth
Services – Lehigh County
Julie DePhillips, LCSW
Supervisor
MST Team
• Wallenstein Viduarre
• Ashlee Geiger
– 10 slots
Clients Discharged: 16
Completed Treatment 87.5%
Youth Still at home: 93.75%
Youth in school/education: 68.75%
Youth with no new arrest: 81.25%
» Reporting period 1/1/05-12/31/05
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