Provides comprehensive services to children and adolescents ages 3 through 17 with a diagnosis of mental illness, who may exhibit an emotional, behavioral or mental disorder with a serious functional impairment. Services include: mental health screening, individual and family counseling, and case management appropriate to the individuals needs. Based upon assessment, the array of services may include the following: Hotline A continuously available telephone service that provides information, support, referrals, screening and intervention that responds to callers 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Crisis Hotline # 1-800-643-1102 Screening An activity performed by professional to gather information through face-to-face or telephone interviews with the individual or caregiver to determine the need for an in-depth assessment. Pre-Admission Assessment A licensed professional will meet with you and your child face-to-face to ask you questions about your child’s mental health, emotional and behavioral development, their schoolwork and other information for the purpose of determining eligibility for services. Case Management Primarily site-based services that assist a child/adolescent, or caregiver in obtaining and coordinating access to necessary care and services appropriate to the individual’s needs. Intensive Case Management Activities to assist a client and their caregiver obtain and coordinate access to necessary care and services appropriate to the individual’s needs. Wraparound Planning is used to develop the Case Management Plan. Counseling Individual, family and group therapy focused on the reduction or elimination of a client’s symptoms of emotional disturbance and increasing the individual’s ability to perform activities of daily living. Provision of Medication A service provided by a physician or other prescribing professional which focuses on the use of medications to treat a client’s symptoms of mental illness. Medication Training and Support Instruction and guidance in the use of medication and provided within a patient/family education program. Mobil Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) The Mobil Crisis Outreach Team staff goes into the community to provide emergency care to individuals in mental health crisis when they are unable to make it into an office setting. Staff may go into homes, schools or other community settings. Jail Diversion The child/adolescent jail diversion program is designed for the early identification of individuals with serious mental illness and serious emotional disturbances who have been placed in the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Rehabilitation Skills Training Training provided to address the serious emotional disturbance and symptom-related problems that interfere with the individual’s functioning, provides opportunities for the individual to acquire and improve skills needed to function as appropriately and independently as possible in the community. Flexible Community Supports Funding available to purchase non-clinical community supports to augment the service plan to reduce symptomatology and maintain quality of life and family integration. Community supports include but are not limited to: tutors, family aides, specialized camps, child-oriented activities, transportation services, and temporary child care. Family Case Management Activities designed to assist the client’s family members in accessing and coordinating necessary care and services appropriate to the family members needs. Family Training Training provided to the client’s primary caregivers to assist the caregivers in coping and managing the client’s emotional disturbance. Family Partner Individuals who are experienced and trained parents or caregivers of a child or adolescent with a serious emotional disturbance. Family Partners are instrumental in engaging families in services, providing peer mentoring and support, model self-advocacy skills and assist in the identification of support systems. Parent Support Groups Routinely scheduled support and informational meetings for the client’s primary caregiver.
1500 Pappas St Laredo, TX 78041 Webb
Program Name: Child, Adolescents, and Parent Services (CAPS) Services: Adolescent/Youth Counseling * Depression * Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Modification, Case/Care Management * Children and Youth With Emotional Disturbance, Case/Care Management Referrals * Children and Youth With Emotional Disturbance * Mental Health Issues, Child Guidance, Clinical Psychiatric Evaluation, Community Mental Health Agencies, Family Counseling * Children and Youth With Emotional Disturbance, Individual Counseling * Children and Youth With Emotional Disturbance, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Disorder Counseling, Psychological Assessment * Developmental Disabilities Hours Of Operation: Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm