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Children's Services |
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| The decision to hospitalize a child must be made carefully and only after less restrictive alternatives have been considered and deemed inappropriate. The first concern of our program is to provide a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment for a child’s special needs. |
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Treatment Components |
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WARNING SIGNS OF PROBLEMS |
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Increased irritability |
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Hyperactivity |
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Sleep/eating changes |
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Withdrawal |
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Depression |
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Apathetic attitude |
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Explosive episodes |
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Attention problems |
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Suicidal thoughts/gestures |
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Defiance |
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Declining school performance |
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Severe/sudden mood swings |
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OUR PROGRAM CONTINUUM |
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The Child Psychiatric Program is designed for children from 4 to 12 years of age. The following care options are available: |
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Acute inpatient |
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Partial hospitalization |
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Intensive outpatient |
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Individual outpatient |
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Child Acute Inpatient |
Child inpatient care is a highly intensive program for children ages 4-11 and is designed to provide stabilization for a child in severe distress or exhibiting dangerous behavior. Our program addresses their acute problems of a critical nature with highly structured programming. Individuals experiencing serious behavioral disturbance or an inability to function at home or school may be appropriate for treatment. The therapeutic environment is structured and facilitates a clinical understanding of the patient’s unique problems while attending important family issues. Every individual is provided with an opportunity to learn new skills and to achieve success. Our goal is to stabilize the immediate crisis and enable the patient to return to the community with skills to promote personal and emotional development.
Treatment consists primarily of group, family and individual therapies. Family therapy is an integral part of treatment and family members are encouraged to address problems that contributed to the current crisis. Treatment focuses on helping the patient identify emotions and correct maladaptive behaviors that have contributed to current conflicts at school and at home. Positive behavior is rewarded through earning privileges and other basic tenets of behavior modification are used to shape appropriate conduct and to promote effective impulse control.
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CHILD SCHEDULE |
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Child Partial Hospitalization |
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Our Child Hospitalization Program, is a specially designed outpatient program that is intended to meet the unique needs of children ages 4-12 who are experiencing psychiatric symptoms and/or substance abuse problems that impair their daily functioning. The program is offered 5 days a week from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and is located on our inpatient unit. It encompasses group therapy, individual therapy, creative expressions therapy and school. The treatment team is comprised of Psychiatrists, Licensed Counselors, Social Workers and a Registered Nurse. Family involvement is a vital part of the treatment process and can assist in reducing relapse as the family members become actively involved in the therapeutic process. |
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Child Intensive Outpatient |
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Our Child Intensive Outpatient Program, allows the child to maintain his or her regular school schedule and live at home, while receiving complete treatment services for psychiatric and/or substance abuse problems. The program is offered 5 days a week from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. It encompasses group therapy, individual therapy, creative expressions therapy and school. The treatment team is comprised of Psychiatrists, Licensed Counselors, Social Workers and a Registered Nurse. Family involvement is a vital part of the treatment process and can assist in reducing relapse as the family members become actively involved in the therapeutic process. Upon successful completion of a course of treatment, a follow-up Aftercare Program is available at no charge to help the patient transition out of treatment. |
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Child Outpatient by Referral |
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When Outpatient Therapy is deemed to be the most effective course of treatment, Peachford provides a variety of outpatient services as well as a referral network to area health professionals. |
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Parenting Classes |
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Peachford offers Parenting classes for families of patients enrolled at Peachford as well as families from the community. These classes are offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. and are based on the STEP program (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting), which has almost 30 years of research supporting its effectiveness in improving family relationships. |
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PARENTING CLASS BROCHURE |
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Child Treatment Components |
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Treatment for each child is administered by a multi-disciplinary team of mental health professionals led by a psychiatrist. Team members may include: |
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Psychiatrists |
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Internal Medicine Physician |
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Psychologists |
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Nurses |
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Social Workers |
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Case Managers |
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Activity Therapists |
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Teachers |
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Substance Abuse Counselors |
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| The treatment process begins with a comprehensive evaluation to help diagnose any underlying medical or biochemical origins of disease. An individualized plan of care is written to meet the special needs of each patient. |
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Therapeutic components may include: |
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Individual therapy |
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Family therapy |
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Group therapy |
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Drug/alcohol education |
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Accredited school program |
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Recreational therapy |
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Activity therapists |
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Pet Therapy |
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Medication education |
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Pharmco therapy |
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