Frequently Asked Questions

What are the Benefits for Youth Receiving MATCH:

• Improved more quickly than traditional treatment care.

• Had a shorter length of treatment compared to those receiving traditional care services.

• Had a greater symptom reduction experienced by youth following treatment.

• Did not need as many additional services during treatment and the year following.

• Used fewer types of psychotropic medications.

• This modality provides youth, parents, and other supportive figures with skills and tools proven to manage symptoms in any environment.

• MATCH utilizes evidence-based interventions to guide clients in achieving treatment goals within 10-23 sessions.

What should I expect if my child receives MATCH as a service?

• Each child and caregiver will identify the "Top Challenges" they are currently facing.

• Each child and caregiver will rate how severe the identified challenges are each week.

• Each child and caregiver will answer some questions about the identified challenges that children typically face each week.

• MATCH is accompanied by the Clinical Health Assessment Response Tracking System (CHART), a user-friendly, web-based program that tracks how children and families are responding to counseling and allows their Clinician to adjust and refine the counseling program in real-time based upon the progress of each family.

• Each week, whether families see their clinician or not, the child and caregivers will fill out a survey via online through an email link or when they meet with their clinician.

• The family and their Clinician can review the family's progress over time by looking at a convenient graph that shows:

• The gains that have been made​

• The skills families and Clinicians have used.

• The challenges that remain.

• The family's Clinician will keep track of the tools and techniques that are used in counseling to chart and review your child’s progress.