Research has indicated that multisystemic therapy (MST) is an effective treatment for youth with antisocial behaviours (Painter & Scannapieco, 2009). This qualitative study explored minority ethnic young peoples’ experiences of MST, focusing on their understanding of their presenting difficulties and aspects of the intervention which facilitated or hindered engagement and change. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with London-based young people who had taken part in MST. A constructivist version of grounded theory analysis was employed. Culture-specific theoretical codes emerged; understanding the family culture and the practitioner acting as a cultural broker, consideration of acculturation differences within the family, exploring the young person’s cultural identity and reflecting on cultural differences in the therapeutic relationship. Findings suggest potential advances to MST practice to meet the needs of minority ethnic young people, including the importance of appropriate training and supervision, sensitively working with salient cultural issues such as the impact of acculturation, and consideration of the role of therapist ethnicity and culture.

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少数民族青年多系统治疗的思考

研究表明，多系统疗法 (MST) 是治疗有反社会行为的青少年的有效方法 (Painter & Scannapieco, 2009)。这项定性研究探讨了少数民族年轻人对 MST 的经历，重点是他们对他们目前面临的困难的理解以及促进或阻碍参与和变革的干预措施的各个方面。对参加 MST 的伦敦年轻人进行了七次半结构化访谈。采用了扎根理论分析的建构主义版本。出现了特定于文化的理论代码；了解家庭文化和作为文化经纪人的从业者，考虑家庭内部的文化差异，探索年轻人的文化身份并反思治疗关系中的文化差异。调查结果表明 MST 实践的潜在进步，以满足少数族裔年轻人的需求，包括适当培训和监督的重要性，敏感地处理显着的文化问题，如文化适应的影响，以及考虑治疗师种族和文化的作用。