| Intensive In-Home Counseling | Ages: Families with children ages 3-17 State: TN | |
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| Intensive In-Home Treatment provides high-intensity (4-6 hours/week), time-limited (60-90 days) therapeutic services for children and adolescents at imminent risk of out-of-home placement (acute psychiatric hospitalization, residential treatment or DCS custody) due to a serious emotional illness that cannot be successfully treated in less intensive settings. Services are provided in the home and community and focus on short-term stabilization, with the ultimate goal being long-term stability for the individual and family. In-home specialists are available 24/7 to respond to crises. In addition to the individual and family counseling component of the program, other services that may be provided include parenting training, behavior management, communication and relationship-building, self-management of moods and behavior and school interventions. | ||
| Eligibility: Children and adolescents with significant behavior or emotional problems where recovery has been unsuccessful in outpatient treatment. Referrals may be made by a mental health center, the juvenile court, the Department of Children's Services or a self-referral. | ||
| Contact Telephone: Kathy Ballinger, Program Director | ||
| Counties Offered: Bedford, Cheatham, Coffee, Dickson, Davidson, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart, Wayne and Williamson Counties |
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