Our services are provided in our offices for all outpatient therapy sessions and in the child’s home for children at risk of an out-of-home placement.

1. The Outpatient Services Program

The program and its staff are committed to improving the mental health and family stability of their clients through a range of treatment services to address:

• Anxiety-Depression
• Marriage and Family
• Substance Abuse
• Work Related Issues and Crises Debriefing
• Career Counseling
• Anger Management

As well as

• Psychiatric and Psychological Evaluations

Referral Sources

Referrals may be made by the department of social services, the court system, the school system, the medical community or by the individual families.

Funding

• Insurance
• CSA (Comprehensive Services Act)
• Medicaid
• Private Pay

2. The Intensive In-Home Program

The program provides assessment and counseling for Medicaid and non-Medicaid eligible children who are at risk of out-of-home placement.

Criteria for Acceptance

The child must:

• Be at risk of out-of-home placement or returning from an out-of-home placement.
• Have DSM IV diagnosis.
• Meet the medical necessity/criteria as defined by Medicaid.
• Have a need of a minimum of five hours of counseling services per week.

Services

• Identification of the needs of the child and family through the use of standardized assessment tools.
• Intensive counseling services for the child and the family at a minimum of five hours per week, with the goal of

  - Improving the child’s behavior and structuring the home environment.
  - Building productive and positive child-parent relationships.
  - Providing services to the family through a network with other community agencies.

• 24 hr/day crises interventions

Referral Source

Referrals may be made by the department of social services, the court system, the school system, the medical community, or by the individual families.

Funding

• Medicaid
• Public or private funds

3. Early Intervention Program

This program is designed for children whose emotional, social or behavioral needs interfere with their relationships with family members, peers and teachers. Although the child may not have a medical or psychiatric condition yet, he/she may be at risk of an out-of-home placement.

Criteria for Acceptance

• Emotional or behavioral difficulties resulting in discord with the family or authority figures
• Approved by a local Family Assessment and Planning Team for services

Services

• Identifying the child’s and family’s needs through the use of standardized assessment tools
• Providing therapy sessions on an as-needed basis
• Increasing effective communication, defusing crises, and stabilizing the home environment
• Teaching behavior management techniques to reduce the risk of out-of-home placement
• Developing and implementing an after-care treatment plan to prevent another out-of-home placement when the child returns from a residential setting
• Assisting the family in the identification and use of community resources
• 24 hr/day crises interventions

Referral Source

The Family Assessment and Planning Team

Funding

• The Family Assessment and Planning Team

4. The Mentoring Program

The program provides children with weekly, individual, one-on-one therapeutic attention.

Criteria for Acceptance

• The child must exhibit emotional or social/behavioral difficulties that interfere with his/her ability to interact with family, peers or teachers.

Services

• Implementing the CCC treatment plan and engaging in child-specific activities
• Teaching appropriate social and behavior management skills and assisting with school work as needed
• Planning and providing weekly recreational/social activities and updating the family regarding activities and progress

Funding

Public and private funds