Based on Research Conducted at OSLC
The aim of this project was to conduct a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of Risk Reduction through Family Therapy (RRFT) for child sexual abuse victims reporting current substance abuse and experiencing trauma-related symptoms. RRFT was compared to treatment as usual on substance abuse and PTSD outcomes from pre-treatment through 18 months post-entry. …
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Project Overview
The aim of this project was to conduct a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of Risk Reduction through Family Therapy (RRFT) for child sexual abuse victims reporting current substance abuse and experiencing trauma-related symptoms. RRFT was compared to treatment as usual on substance abuse and PTSD outcomes from pre-treatment through 18 months post-entry. Possible mechanisms of action (parenting practices and emotional reactivity) for RRFT were evaluated.
Year Project Began: 2014Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Principal Investigator
Michael R. McCart, Ph.D.
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Senior Research Scientist
Oregon Social Learning Center
Active Research Projects
- Probation Officers – Contingency Management – Emerging Adults (PO-CM-EA)
- Leveraging Evidence to Activate Parents (LEAP)
- The JEAP Initiative – Justice-Involved and Emerging Adults Populations Initiative
- CM+
- Multisystemic Therapy for Emerging Adults MST-EA (NIDA)
- Juvenile Probation Officers-Contingency Management (JPO-CM)
- Multisystemic Therapy for Emerging Adults MST-EA (NIMH)
- RRFT: Integrative Risk Reduction and Treatment for Teen Substance Use Problems and PTSD
Primary Research and Clinical Interests
Dr. McCart is a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in cognitive, behavioral, and family systems approaches to treating serious problems in adolescents and emerging adults. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has been a Senior Research Scientist at the Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) since 2014. Prior to joining the OSLC, Dr. McCart was the Associate Director of the Family Services Research Center and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Dr. McCart’s research centers on enhancing behavioral health services for two high-risk populations: (1) adolescents and emerging adults with substance use and co-occurring behavior problems and (2) victims of interpersonal violence. His work with those groups, funded by NIDA, NIMH, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and others, spans all phases of intervention research, including initial development and pilot testing of treatment protocols, randomized efficacy studies, and multi-site effectiveness trials. Dr. McCart has over 50 publications and serves on the Editorial Board for two professional journals. In addition to his research expertise, Dr. McCart has provided consultation and supervision to therapists treating adolescents, emerging adults, and families for over fourteen years.