Aims to assist students in Erie's Public Schools with eliminating or replacing distracting behaviors and support students in becoming more academically successful. Behavioral Intervention Specialists function as a member of a team to observe, interact, and provide comprehensive, proactive interventions.

Provides support for children, youth and families to achieve and maintain appropriate functioning that will transfer to community, home, and the school environment. School Therapeutic Services provide support to children and youth who have emotional and/or behavior problems that make it difficult for them to learn in a classroom setting.

Family Based Services provides 32 weeks of intensive community and home-based therapy and support for children and adolescents (up to age 21) with emotional and behavioral issues and their families. Children and adolescents using this program are typically at-risk for out-of-home placement so focus is placed on working with the family to successfully maintain the child in the home. Emotional and behavioral problems can include: - Adjustment Disorders - Anxiety Disorders - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Conduct Disorders - Grief Reactions - Mood Disorders - Physical Abuse - Sexual Abuse

Provides mental health treatment for children ages 5-12 and for adolescents ages 13-18. Programs services include: A) Tutorial services are offered five days a week by a certified special education teacher B) Level and reward system is used for behavioral modification C) Treatment by board-certified psychiatrists who special in treating children and adolescents The treatment modalities we use include, but are not limited to: Art, Music, Play and recreational therapies, Skill building groups, Psychopharmacology, Individual, group, and family therapy, thorough aftercare and discharge planning.

Provides Therapeutic Staff Support (TSS) that offers therapeutic support to a child in a specified social, behavioral or emotional area of concern. The TSS helps a child improve on needs that have been identified by the child, family, and community supports. Behavioral Specialist Consultant (BSC): The BSC provides assessment, treatment planning and direction and supervision of the TSS and ensures coordination of care. Mobile Therapy (MT): The MT provides direct therapy to children in the home and community setting, treatment planning and direction, and supervision of the TSS.

Provides an evidence-based program that helps families with at-risk youth who exhibit delinquent behavior. By treating the whole family, FFT is designed to help the child overcome issues such as risky behaviors, violence, and behavioral and emotional challenges. The Functional Family Therapy program includes short-term therapy that lasts 18-22 weeks. Weekly sessions are held in the home.

Provides an evidence-based program that helps treat substance abuse, conduct disorders, mood disorders, family dysfunction, and other problem behaviors. Treats parents/caregivers and adolescents struggling with substance abuse. Sessions take place weekly in the family's home. The average length of service for families enrolled in Family Behavior Therapy is 4-6 months.

Provides services such as occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, vision therapy, hearing therapy, and/or behavioral to children

Provides diagnostic and therapeutic services.

Provides interventions and supports for children, youth, or young adults ages 21 and under with mental health, emotional, or behavioral needs. Collaborate with youth, families, and caregivers across settings to develop and implement goals and interventions through an Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP). Helps youth and caregivers to utilize learned skills to increase their ability to function socially, emotionally, and behaviorally in their natural environments.

The BHRS model focuses on skill development to support emotional and behavioral issues for children birth to 21 years of age through a child-centered, strengths based approach. Services are provided in the home, school, and/ or community settings as deemed necessary by the child’s treatment team. There are three levels of services offered within BHRS; Behavioral Specialist Consultant (BSC), Mobile Therapist (MT), and Therapeutic Support Staff (TSS).

Provides wraparound services for any child or adolescent with a medical diagnosis. Trained staff provide support to children diagnosed with the following: autism , behavioral health issues , developmental delays, mental illness , intellectual disabilities, and physical disabilities.

Provides outreach services to children and their families with emphasis on individualized plans than are bio-psych-socially appropriate and culturally competent. The program design ensures that a child at risk for behavioral health issues gain access to necessary community based agencies. In addition to service acquisition, the program facilitates workshops for parents/caregivers and educators. The focal point of these workshops is to educate school staff and families about the child's system of care, resource development and behavior management.

Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) provides therapeutic and behavioral treatment interventions for children between the ages of 0 - 21 years of age. All services, with the exception of the evaluation process, are provided in the home and community. Community settings include: A) School B) Day Programs C) After School Programs D) Camps

Provides an evidence-based program that helps treat substance abuse, conduct disorders, mood disorders, family dysfunction, and other problem behaviors. Treats parents/caregivers and adolescents struggling with substance abuse. Sessions take place weekly in the family's home. The average length of service for families enrolled in Family Behavior Therapy is 4-6 months.

Outpatient Behavioral Health provides a range of responsive programs, treating adults who need help coping with life stresses and those who live with chronic mental illness. The Behavioral Health Division's broad array of specialized programs addresses the needs of diverse populations, including the elderly, the Latino community, individuals also diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, and those who struggle with co-occuring substance addiction. Services are available on site and virtual. Behavioral Health Programs include: - Intake and Outpatient Services - Open Door Clubhouse - HOPE Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program - Residential Services - Targeted Case Management - Emergency Psychiatric Services

Provides a therapeutic nursery program for children having behavioral problems. The program operates during the school year and all week during the 7 weeks of summer.

Provides Behavior Specialist Consultation services utilizing an Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) approach directly to the child and/or family in the home, school, day care, or other community program or setting. Directs the members of the treatment team regarding the appropriate clinical approach for a specific child with complex needs. Designs, directs and coordinates the implementation of a behavior modification intervention plan.

Provides therapeutic intervention to children with serious psychiatric conditions. This services allow the management of crises while the child is maintained in community settings, thus avoiding hospitalization.

Provides evaluations and treatment for persons who have committed sexual offenses (SOAB approved provider), evaluations (including clinical and risk) for both adult & juvenile populations, and treatment for sexting; evaluations and treatment for non-offending parents, persons involved in domestic violence (both perpetrators and victims),, and those with substance problems. Also provides outpatient mental health counseling, including sexual trauma, anger management, depression, anxiety, grief and loss.

Community based alternative to traditional outpatient therapy. A therapist is placed on site at schools to meet the mental health treatment needs of students. Includes individual, family and group counseling.

Provides Behavior Specialist Consultation services utilizing an Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) approach directly to the child and/or family in the home, school, day care, or other community program or setting. Directs the members of the treatment team regarding the appropriate clinical approach for a specific child with complex needs. Designs, directs and coordinates the implementation of a behavior modification intervention plan.

Provides services to children and young adults, ages five to twenty-one who have serious emotional and mental health problems. Children receive intensive services at home or in school to help them reduce or replace problem behaviors with more positive, socially appropriate behaviors. Following an initial assessment, case managers involve both the child and the family in planning for services that may include psychological testing, psychiatric evaluation, mobile or behavioral therapy and therapeutic staff support (TSS).

Child/Adolescent Intensive After-school Program provide children learn problem-solving, socialization, and communication skills while participating in art and recreational therapy. Individualized treatment plans are developed to address every child's needs, and families are encouraged to participate in activities that offer new opportunities to interact with their child.

Provides an evidence-based program that helps families with at-risk youth who exhibit delinquent behavior. By treating the whole family, FFT is designed to help the child overcome issues such as risky behaviors, violence, and behavioral and emotional challenges. The Functional Family Therapy program includes short-term therapy that lasts 18-22 weeks. Weekly sessions are held in the home.