Family-Based Services
Our Family-Based Services program uses a team-delivered approach that is child-centered and family-focused. Our treatment team offers comprehensive and intensive services to empower your family to care for your child or adolescent. Our goal is to reduce the risk of out-of-home placement and includes strengthening your family, improving coping skills, and being an advocate for your child and your family.
This service is available to families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our clinical staff attend ongoing training to complete a three-year curriculum for family therapist certification. Family-based therapists also attend specialized training to meet the specific needs of families in the Montgomery County area.
The program focuses on:
- Building family support and cultivating an environment that keeps the child in their home
- Working with the family to help promote the child’s needs while navigating various services
- Creating an environment for positive family attachments
- Developing or strengthening emotional regulation strategies
- Promoting structure and consistency in the household
How it works
This is a voluntary service provided by a team of two clinicians. Duration is typically 32 weeks and requires authorization from your family’s behavioral health care plan. It requires community or in-home sessions 2-3 times/week with at least 3 hours. Services are scheduled with your family based on availability. At least one parent or guardian must be willing to participate in the program.
Family-based services provide:
- Intensive family therapy conducted in the community or family home
- 24/7 crisis management
- Case management services
- Advocacy for the family
Family-Based Services program eligibility
Be age 21 or younger
Live in Montgomery County
Have behavioral health insurance coverage through Magellan/Healthchoices/Medicaid
Be in serious emotional distress or exhibiting behaviors that put them at risk for out-of-home placement through juvenile detention, Office of Children & Youth, psychiatric hospitalization or residential placement as determined by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist
Ready for Family Based Services?
To learn more or request these services, call our Family Services Office at 610-270-0625.