KidsPeace FAMILY CENTER Providing a full array of mental health and support services to children, families and communities in the Lehigh Valley
• Outpatient Therapy – KidsPeace clinicians provide individual, family and group therapy to children and their family members, including adult services.
• Allied Professional Services – The Family Center coordinates services and appointments so that clients can receive all of their therapies in one location and require fewer trips. Children can be assessed by pediatricians, receive speech and occupational therapy, participate in recreational therapy, receive a number of diagnostic/assessment tests, obtain nutritional counseling and have screening for learning disabilities. Families can be assessed as well to determine if the interactions among relatives is contributing to mental health issues of Family Center clients
• Autism Services – KidsPeace is a leader in the Lehigh Valley in the provision of services to children and teens on the Autism Spectrum. Among our services are:
• Diagnostic Services – Utilizing the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), our behavior specialists and psychologists assess children to determine if they are on the Autism Spectrum and prepare comprehensive reports on their findings.
• Behavioral Health and Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) - BHRS provides clinical, child-centered, family focused care to clients with an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis to assist in new skill development and coping mechanisms for clients and their family members.
• Autism After School Therapeutic Program - A site-based opportunity for children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis to develop and practice social skills with peers.
• Sarah’s Smile Summer Autism Program - A site-based summer program for children on the Autism Spectrum that provides opportunities to develop and practice a wide variety of social skills with peers and to go on community outings with staff.
• Educational and After School Programs – In addition to our autism after school program, the Family Center offers programs for children who have behavior problems, are academically behind their peers, need socialization assistance, have issues that are best dealt with in a structured setting and who will benefit from a therapeutic environment on a regular basis.
• In-Home Treatment – In some cases, our clients are unable to travel to our outpatient facilities to receive treatment. KidsPeace provides mobile counselors who visit clients and their families in their homes and help them cope with their issues in familiar settings. Counselors can also assess interactions between family members in a comfortable environment and speak with individuals all at the same time.
• Referrals – The Family Center is the entry point to the large KidsPeace Mental Health Network of the Lehigh Valley. Once clients have been assessed, our highly trained staff will refer them to the appropriate programs and services within KidsPeace or to our partners' organizations in the community.
• Acute Partial Hospitalization - An alternative for youth at risk of inpatient psychiatric hospitalization due to difficulty functioning in school, at home and in the community or a step-down service after inpatient care.
• Partial Hospitalization - Intensive individual, group and family therapy treatment in a year-round school setting for youth exhibiting severe behavioral problems and at risk for inpatient placement.
• Intensive Outpatient - Intensive mental health services to clients experiencing difficulty functioning in the community environment, providing intensive individual, family and group therapy on an ambulatory basis within the social support system.
• Outpatient Mental Health Clinic - Services include individual, group and family therapy; psychiatric evaluations, consultations; and medication monitoring - Allentown
• Blended Case Management (Intensive Case Management with Resource Coordination) - Serving Lehigh and Northampton Counties in PA, with the goal of assisting clients and their families gain access to services.