Services and Supports

Counseling is a service that takes many shapes. Our counselors are psychotherapists who can help the individuals with coming to grips with major life altering events. They can assist a person or youth to over-come personal or interpersonal hurdles by listening and aiding in development of new skills or strategies.  Through proven therapies anxiety, depression, grief, or other mental health challenges can be managed or conquered.  Counselors can help individuals recognize and modify  behaviors that negatively impact quality of life or well-being. Personal goals and strategies can be developed and managed, individually, with guidance and reassurance of a counselor.

Formerly known as CBRS (Community Based Rehabilitation Services). Skills Building is designed to help develop and build skills for individuals. It is provided by a licensed social worker who utilizes evidenced based techniques to help individuals develop skills like: social skills, coping skills, independent living skills, etc.. The worker and the individual set an agreed upon schedule and go out into the community to work on skills. This program must be prior authorized by Optum and is typically about 1-3 hours per week for 90 days.

This program typically is about 1 hour a week. It's designed to assist individuals connect with services, programs, and community resources. It helps those individuals access resources that they might not know exist or don't know how to connect to. Case Managers help unlock the doors that are hidden or are hard to open, by  showing the individual or family the keys to unlock the resources that might help them with physical health, mental wellbeing, and/or financial short falls. 

Family Supportive Service is specially designed with family in mind. It's main purpose is to help families whose child or children have a mental or behavioral health diagnosis. The goal is to provide the family with the skills, included but not limited, to care-giving, problem solving skills, and maintenance of family unity. The Certified Family Support Partner (CFSP) is a trained individual who has lived personal experience.

Peer Support Service is an evidence based mental health model of care. It consists  of a qualified Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) who assists individuals with recovery from mental illness or substance abuse. Each CPSS

has their own story of recovery whether from mental illness or substance abuse.  

Youth Support Service is much like Peer Support. Youth support is lead by a young adult who can better connect to the youth. This young adult has been through the same training as a CPSS but has the additional training required to be a Youth support provider. They assist youth with their process of recovery and resiliency through their own story of recovery.

Targeted Care Coordination is a trained individual who helps youths and their family to coordinate, aid, connect to services and resources, and be an advocate. The TCC will monitor the mental, behavioral and physical health, social wellbeing, educational enrichment, and other services identified through a child and family teaming process that includes assessment and reassessment of needs and strengths. 

**This service is required by Medicaid for all YES program members.

 Respite is a service that gives caregivers a break. As a respite providing agency we watch the qualifying children at certain times of the day. This gives the caregiver(s) time to relax, go out on the town or just decompress.   

During Respite we provide Homework help, snacks, games and activities, and short lessons to the group.  Mostly we provide a fun atmosphere for children to get a break and have fun.