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Bronfenbrenner’s (1979) theory of social ecology provides the underlying theoretical rationale of multisystemic therapy (MST). A key assumption of the theory of social ecology is that behavior is multi determined from the interplay of individual characteristics and the multiple, interrelated systems in which individuals are embedded. For children and adolescents, these systems include the family, peers, school, neighborhood, community (including social support network), and the larger macrosystem (e.g., the organizational culture, political climate). A second assumption is that interpersonal behavior is reciprocal and bidirectional. That is, individuals and systems influence each other in an ongoing and recursive fashion.
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Randall, J., Henggeler, S.W. (1999). Multisystemic Therapy. In: Russ, S.W., Ollendick, T.H. (eds) Handbook of Psychotherapies with Children and Families. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4755-6_21
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