Decision Maker: Service Director Childrens Social Care

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: March 13, 2025

Purpose: Following on from The Childrens Trust the City of Doncaster also commissioned the Provision of Psychiatrist Input previously, from the 1st April 2024 - 31st March 25. With the contract Award Number C10745. Therefore, for consistency and due to the specialist nature, the service area wish to re-procure for a further 3 years. The Multi-systemic Therapy (MST) was developed to work with young people with complex behavioural and emotional difficulties and their families, with a focus on young people at risk of out of home placement in care or custody due to offending or other anti-social, and high risk behaviours. MST is provided by clinical teams of a supervisor and three or four therapists, who offer intensive family interventions in the community, for 3 -5 months, including an on-call service for families. MST is a systemic family intervention, with therapists using a range of evidence-based interventions, including structural and strategic family therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Behavioural Interventions.

Content: To provide consultancy services by comprising of the provision of a Psychiatrist to work within the MST-CAN team and support MST-CAN Therapists