What is a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT)?
One of the core factors related to improved handling of child sexual abuse (CSA) cases includes the creation of a collaboration of efforts from all of the primary disciplines involved. Different communities will have different disciplines represented depending on each community’s unique characteristics. However, communities should strive to evolve so that eventually 5 specific disciplines are clearly represented at the core of MDT teams. The 5 core disciplines are: • Child Protective Services • Law Enforcement • Therapy treatment providers • Medical/health care professionals • Prosecutors MDT membership may include other professions/agencies which suit the purposes of that particular community. A national survey by Kolbo & Strong (1997) identified that other frequent participants included professionals from; education, juvenile corrections, family support and child care agencies, and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). The initiatives to utilize MDT approaches now exist in all 50
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