What is a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)?
The way that OYA involves parents/guardians in the case planning process is through multidisciplinary teams (MDTs). Case plans are written documents that identify each youth’s strengths, risk factors, and treatment needs while they are in OYA’s custody. Case plans serve as a roadmap to help guide a youth’s path to success. It is critical that parents/guardians be involved in the case planning process to help create the right plan. Multidisciplinary teams have meetings that include youth, parents/guardians, OYA staff, and treatment providers. These meetings are used to design and monitor the case plan. The youth, parent/guardian, and OYA staff represent the core of the MDT. Other professionals (e.g. medical staff, mental health or other treatment staff, school staff, mentors, etc.) may also be included in the MDT process to help a youth reach case plan and treatment goals. Each member of the team brings different skills and interests that are essential to helping youth change their beha
