ABSTRACT
Although traditional mental health therapy is typically conducted in an office setting, an alternate modality such as home-based therapy can be substituted (Waisbrod et al., 2012). This unique modality of therapy can provide the client with a familiar environment where therapeutic interventions are administered; home-based therapy may be particularly useful when working with clients who have not been responding well to traditional therapeutic processes (Waisbrod et al., 2012). In-home family therapy dates back to the 1970s with Salvador Minuchin (1974), who began to see at-risk families in their homes. Later, other programs such as multisystemic therapy (MST) and multidimensional family therapy were established and recognized as home-based programs effective in treating families, especially with regard to drug abuse (McWey, Humphreys, & Pazdera, 2011).
