CHILDREN, ADOLESCENT
&
FAMILY SERVICES
Pete Camelo MS, LPC
Program Director
Program
Description
The Program for
Children, Adolescents and their Families at the Piedmont
Center
for Mental Health Services
focuses on children in need of assessment and/or treatment, for serious
emotional or behavioral disturbance. The
program emphasizes the involvement of the family in all services.
Philosophy
of the Program
The
philosophy of Children, Adolescents and Family Services is to provide
appropriate services to children and adolescents who are experiencing emotional
and/or behavioral problems, and to provide support services to their families.
Special emphasis is given to preserving the family system and maintaining
the child in a stable home and school placement.
C & A clinicians, all of whom have a minimum of a Master’s level
training, place great value on early identification and intervention, and
maintain a pro-active, preventive approach to services.
Integral to the philosophy of CAF services is a holistic, systemic
approach to children, adolescents, and their families.
Only those whose primary disability is related to developmental issues,
or those who do not fall within the age range of three to 17 (21 if still in
school) are excluded from receiving treatment from the CAF program.
Goals
of the Program
- Resolve
the presenting problem.
- Enhance
family functioning.
- Improve
the coping skills of the child and his/family.
- Ensure
integration with other services in the community.
Available
Services
- Crisis
Management
- Assessment
– Mental Health Professional
- Treatment
Plan Formulation
- Psychiatric
Medical Assessment
- Individual
Therapy
- Group
Therapy
- Family
Therapy
- Medication
Monitoring
- Psychiatric
Nursing Assessment
- Targeted
Case Management (Youth)
- Restorative
Independent Living Skills
- Restorative
Psychosocial Therapy
- Mental
Illness Management
- Therapeutic
Camps (Summer only)
Staff of PCMHS operating these programs are specifically trained to meet the
needs of children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances, and their
families.
Special
Populations
For individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, services may be provided in
cooperation with the Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Persons
with a co-occurring substance abuse disorder may be served in cooperation with
the local Drug and Alcohol Commission.
All service locations are Handicap Accessible.
Interpreter
services are available for non-English speaking persons.
PCMHS's
CAF services includes three integrated treatment modules.
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