Way Station Child and Adolescent Programs

Community Services Initiative (CSI) Program
Multi-Systemic Therapy
Interagency Family Preservation
In-Home Therapy for Families
In-Home Services
Camp Journey Respite Program

MST is a unique goal-oriented comprehensive treatment program designed to serve multi-problem youth in their community. MST is the only family-focused and community-based treatment program that has:

• been the focus of several major research studies and
• demonstrated clinical- and cost-effectiveness for youth with complex emotional, social, and academic needs.

MST was developed at the Family Services Research Center at the Medical University of South Carolina and uses only treatment strategies that are supported by research. Key elements of MST are:

• MST therapists are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Services are provided in the home, school, neighborhood, and community
• Caseloads of therapists are small and treatment is intensive, often including multiple contacts with the family and other participants every week
• Length of treatment averages 2 to 5 months
• Therapists are fully trained in MST
• Therapists work in teams and provide coverage for each other's caseloads
• Each team has a supervisor and an expert consultant from Multisystemic Therapy Services, Inc in Charleston, South Carolina, who consults weekly on all cases.

For Program and Referral Information, contact: Liza Armstrong, County Director
Phone: 410-740-1901 ext. 7726
Fax: 410-740-5453
Email: larmstrong@waystationinc.org

The In-Home Therapy for Families provides in-home therapy to children and families in the privacy of their own home. A licensed clinician works directly with your child and family to address any clinical areas of concern. Most in-home sessions are approximately 2 hours in duration, frequency is determined by the clinician and family. Length of program is determined by the clinician and family.

Therapy is billable through Medical Assistance or Private Pay.

For Program and Referral Information, contact: Liza Armstrong, County Director
Phone: 410-740-1901 ext. 7726
Fax: 410-740-5453
Email: larmstrong@waystationinc.org

The In-Home Services Program is designed to provide in-home intervention and support to help families manage their current situation in a way that keeps them together. Additionally, the Program seeks to teach the families new skills and/or set up services that will maximize the families' strengths to ensure that they remain together on a long-term basis. A Senior Family Services Worker works with the family for 6 months to identify family-based goals and maintain long-term changes. The SFSW maintains a minimum of one contact with each family per week for the duration of the program.

In order to qualify, the identified child must be receiving Medical Assistance (exceptions can be made through the Howard County Mental Health Authority for children who have private insurance).

This is a grant-funded program and there is no charge to the families.