Concern-Professional Services For Children Youth And Families

PROVIDES FOSTER CARE, BEHAVORIAL HEALTH & RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES.

FOSTER CARE/ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY PLACEMENT OF NEGLECTED, ABUSED, AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH INTO FOSTER HOMES. THIS SERVICE ALSO INCLUDES COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING THAT SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. INTENSIVE FOSTER CARE IS A SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHOSE SPECIAL NEEDS CANNOT BE MET IN THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND THEREFORE REQUIRES OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT. CONCERN'S SPECIALLY TRAINED FOSTER PARENTS CREATE A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT THAT FOCUSES ON TREATMENT THAT ENHANCES THE CHILD'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE NORMALIZED DAILY LIVING EXPERIENCES. CHILDREN IN THIS PROGRAM MAY EXHIBIT SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, AND/OR VARYING DEGREES OF SOCIAL OR EMOTIONAL DYSFUNCTION.INTERMEDIATE TREATMENT FOSTER CARE PROVIDES OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO GENERALLY DO NOT REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. MEDICAL LEVEL FOSTER CARE PROVIDES HOMES FOR CHILDREN WITH ACUTE PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HOSPITALIZATION OR INSTITUTIONALIZATION. CONCERN IDENTIFIES PARTICULAR FOSTER PARENTS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF MEETING THE CHILD'S SPECIAL NEEDS AND WHO ARE TRAINED IN THE SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITION(S) OF THE CHILD. THIS PROGRAM IS REFERRED TO AS MEDICALLY FRAGILE FOSTER CARE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. FOSTER TO ADOPT AND ADOPTION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE PERMANENCY OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SETTING. AS AN ADOPTION AGENCY LICENSED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND AFFILIATED WITH THE STATEWIDE ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY NETWORK (SWAN), CONCERN IS COMMITTED TO HELPING CHILDREN FIND A PERMANENT FAMILY THEY CAN CALL THEIR OWN. OUR STAFF WORKS WITH FAMILIES WHO WISH TO ADOPT THEIR FOSTER CHILD OR A CHILD PLACED THROUGH A KINSHIP PLACEMENT. MOTHER/INFANT FOSTER CARE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO AN ADOLESCENT OR EXPECTANT MOTHER IN HER EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A GOOD PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIP, WHILE FOCUSING ON THE COMPETENCIES OF PARENTING SKILLS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT LIVING. THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM SERVED 323 CLIENTS AND THE ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY PROGRAM SERVED 326 CLIENTS.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP OUTPATIENT THERAPY IS PROVIDED TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS. CONCERN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES OPERATE UNDER AN OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC LICENSE, WHICH ALSO OFFERS EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES. INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (IBHS) ARE PROVIDED IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY WITH A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH THAT FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS SET FOR THE CHILD, YOUTH, OR YOUNG ADULT. SERVICE INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TF-CBT) AND ARE PROVIDED BY BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS, MOBILE THERAPISTS, AND THERAPEUTIC STAFF SUPPORT. FAMILY BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (FBMH) IS DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT IS AN INTENSIVE TEAM DELIVERED SERVICE PROVIDED IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY, DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THE GOAL OF THE FBMH TREATMENT IS TO HELP CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE REMAIN WITH THEIR FAMILY IN THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION (CRR) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT, INCLUDED IN A 24-HOUR DAY STRUCTURED THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT IN A FAMILY SETTING. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS AGES 5-18 WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND CANNOT BE MAINTAINED IN THEIR OWN HOMES. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES A VARIETY OF CLINICAL, CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE CLIENTS' NEEDS. PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROVIDES SIX HOURS OF MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAMMING PER DAY IN THE FORM OF GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, AND FAMILY THERAPY, AS WELL AS PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES. THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OR OTHER CONTRACTED PROVIDER, AND CONCERN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDES THE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT COMPONENT. CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES PROVIDE A RAPID RESPONSE TO CRISIS SITUATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHO EXHIBIT ACUTE SYMPTOMS. CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED APPROPRIATE COUNSELING, CONSULTATION, REFERRAL, RESOLUTION, LINKAGE, AND FOLLOW-UP. CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES INCLUDE: TELEPHONE, MOBILE, AND WALK-IN SERVICES. CRISIS STAFF WILL TRAVEL TO MEET THE CLIENT AND RENDER SERVICES ON-SITE, IN THE HOME, AND/OR IN THE COMMUNITY. TELEPHONE AND MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED 24 HOURS PER DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK WITH WALK-IN SERVICES AVAILABLE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM SERVED 6,825 CLIENTS.

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES CONCERN TREATMENT UNIT FOR BOYS (CTUB) ARE STAFF-SECURE, TREATMENT-ORIENTED FACILITIES FOR ADOLESCENT MALES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO CHANGE THE MINDSETS AND BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OF THE YOUTH SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FUNCTION APPROPRIATELY IN SOCIETY AND RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY AS HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DAILY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND PHYSICAL GROWTH. THIS NOT ONLY MINIMIZES THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUED NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR, BUT ALSO PREPARES THE YOUTH FOR RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL LIVING.THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SERVED 55 CLIENTS.

COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICESCONCERN'S COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES PROVIDE REUNIFICATION AND VISITATION SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGENCIES IN ORDER TO PREVENT OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT OR TO REUNITE THE CHILDREN WITH THEIR FAMILIES. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE VISIT COACHING, SUPERVISED VISITATION, CASEWORK COUNSELING, IN-HOME SERVICES, PARENTING EDUCATION/NURTURING PARENTING, INTENSIVE FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES, AND INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR TRANSITIONAL YOUTH. MANY OF THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO THE BIOLOGICAL FAMILY IN THEIR HOMES. THE VISIT COACHING, PARENTING EDUCATION, AND INTENSIVE REUNIFICATION PROGRAMS UTILIZE EVIDENCE-BASED TOOLS AND ASSESSMENTS TO MONITOR THE FAMILIES' PROGRESSION IN SERVICES AND READINESS FOR REUNIFICATION. THE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES PROGRAM SERVED 214 CLIENTS.