Lycoming Therapeutic

Description

Lycoming Therapeutic provides behavioral health services (BHRS) to children and adolescents diagnosed with mental health disorders or serious emotional disturbances. These children typically display severe behaviors within either their home or school environment and are in some jeopardy of being placed into a more restrictive environment.

Wraparound is a term used to describe the process in which individualized services are developed to meet the needs of children and adolescents with mental health disorders.

Once we receive a referral, we work with all other service providers involved, such as guidance counselors, classroom teachers, caseworkers, and parents, to "wraparound" the child and provide individualized intervention. We develop and implement an individualized treatment plan to use as a guide in stabilizing the child. Our goal is to transfer skills to the family, and provide the child with the skills needed to understand and control their behaviors that are associated with their personal mental health disorder. We provide this service in accordance to CASSP Principles.

How does someone get these services?

A child's behaviors or symptoms must indicate a DSM IV mental health diagnosis AND the child must be in some jeopardy of being placed in a more restrictive environment. This could mean that the child's behaviors are unmanageable by the parents, teachers, daycare workers, or other adults in the child's life.

These services must be specifically recommended in a written Psychological or Psychiatric Evaluation.

The child or adolescent must have or acquire Medical Assistance.