The objective of this article is to describe the case of a twelve-year-old girl with Type-1 Diabetes, who had a history of hospitalisation due to Diabetes Ketoacidosis (DKA) and had been placed into the child protection register. The report advocates an Understanding of the Social Ecological Model (Bronfenbrenner, 1976) in relation to assessing poor metabolic control, and examines the use of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) in treatment adherence. The assessment explores the beliefs within the child’s systems and subsystems. Formulating from a Systemic Perspective allowed for integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Family Therapy and Systems Oriented intervention applied to the Microsystems’ beliefs. After treatment and at follow-up the child was removed from the Child Protection register and has remained to date without admission to hospital experiencing DKA. MST has the possibility of offering a new perspective for treatment in complex cases of children with diabetes and severe treatment adherence problems.
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