Children's Service Center's Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Services provide clinical and behaviorally oriented services to children and adolescents with mental health diagnoses who are eligble and meet medical necessity criteria. Services are provided to children and their families to assist them in developing new skills and coping mechanisms.
Children's Service Center offers services specifically centered around the needs of children and adolescents diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The autism program includes staff who are specially trained in FBA(Functional Behavior Analysis), BCBA(Board Certified Behavior Analysis), and ABA(Applied Behavior Analysis).
Population Served: The program serves children and adolescents who have been evaluated by a Psychologist with medical necessity established and the clinical recommendation for participation in this level of care. The Type 50 Program serves upper Luzerne County (not including Hazleton) and Wyoming County. In addtion to Luzerne and Wyoming counties, the Autism Program also serves Danville, Hazleton and Scranton.
Services: Services are provided to both the youth and his or her caretakers with families expected to be active participants in the treatment process. Services are individualized and treatment interventions are based on a treatment plan developed by team members consisting of family, child, school and behavioral health staff. Care is provided in the home, school or community setting with a child-centered and family focus.
Treatment Team: The team may be composed of, but is not limited to, the following:
- The client and his or her family
- Psychologists
- Behavioral Specialist Consultants(BSC)
- Master's level clinicians(MT)
- Bachelor's level therapeutic staff support workers(TSS)
- Case managers
- Collaborative agencies
- Educational staff
Treatment Locations: Services are provided in the child's home, school setting, or community.
Hours of Operation: This flexible service can be provided to the client during times and on days most convenient in order to meet treatment needs. The daily schedule of interventions is incorporated into the treatment plan that is developed by the team and can be revised according to need.
T50 Direct Contact: Carey Mazzoni, T50 Clinical Director, 570-825-6425 x741. E-Mail: cmazzoni@e-csc.org
Autism Direct Contact: Shelley Loughney, Autism Director, 570-825-6425 x646. E-Mail: sloughney@e-csc.org