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This chapter addresses the key role of the therapist in directing the treatment process. It covers the scope of impact in residential therapy, including second-order change for the families of residents. In order to successfully captain treatment, the therapist must be an integrated and collaborative member of a team with a healthy working dynamic. A treatment team with these qualities can effectively deliver treatment that includes multi-systemic assessment, careful consideration of core treatment issues, application of effective interventions , and clear, concrete, well-communicated implementation across departments. Specific techniques for training direct care staff are addressed and clear instructions for how to ensure appropriate execution of interventions are provided. The importance of monitoring progress through the use of measureable tools and interventions is discussed, including determining what factors contribute to failure to progress. Finally, the need for the treatment team to perform self-reflective analysis for possible course correction, when the team’s goals or interventions may be off target, is addressed.
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Hall, J. et al. (2017). Captaining the Ship: Acting as the Treatment Team Leader. In: Christenson, J., Merritts, A. (eds) Family Therapy with Adolescents in Residential Treatment. Focused Issues in Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51747-6_10
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