The purpose of this program is to provide children and families with mental health issues with intensive, flexible, mental health intervention/treatment in their homes, schools and communities. Services will be provided within a collaborative, cross-sectoral approach.
The core service design is based on principles of solution focused and cognitive behaviour therapy.
Intensive In-Home services:
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Are delivered primarily in the home, but may also be delivered through school and community.
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Are available not only during the day, but outside normal business hours and on weekends.
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Will be provided by a variety of professional staff including clinicians, therapists, child care workers and psychologists.
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Will build on both individual and family strengths and resources.
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In short, intensive services provide specific behaviour modification programming, dealing with effective strategies for parenting.
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