Services
Positive Changes is committed to the provision of exceptional psychological services which promote change, growth, and enrichment opportunities to help our children and families reach their highest potential.
All of our Positive Changes locations provide day long treatment services to youth
ages 4-17 who have been unsuccessful in making progress at a less restrictive level of care, those whose behaviors meet residential treatment criteria with a preference of keeping the child in the home, or those who are being stepped down from acute or residential inpatient levels of care. We have a team of doctors, therapists, medicine providers and case managers to provide care for the child.
Services at Positive Changes include:
State Accredited Schooling:
Positive Changes has four locations, each of which partner with the local school district. The school district provides educational services at the Positive Changes facility to help keep the child educationally on track while in treatment.
Individual Therapy, Family Therapy and Group Therapy:
Youth admitted to Positive Changes receive weekly individual, family and group therapy services with master’s level therapists. Weekly family therapy is a required part of treatment as it helps to promote growth and change across environments.
Milieu Therapy:
Milieu therapy is provided daily by a certified expressive/rehab specialist or behavioral health case manager who covers topics such as: anger management, problem solving, self esteem, accountability, goal setting, emotional expression, etc.
Nursing Interventions:
A Registered Nurse is onsite at each facility during program hours. Nursing interventions are provided by a Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Practical Nurse.
Psychiatry:
All aspects of treatment and care are overseen by a psychiatrist who meets with the child a minimum of twice a month.
Therapeutic Interventions:
What is a therapeutic intervention?
There are many types of therapeutic interventions that can be utilized in a spectrum of crisis situations.
All of our Positive Changes locations provide day long treatment services to youth
ages 4-17 who have been unsuccessful in making progress at a less restrictive level of care, those whose behaviors meet residential treatment criteria with a preference of keeping the child in the home, or those who are being stepped down from acute or residential inpatient levels of care. We have a team of doctors, therapists, medicine providers and case managers to provide care for the child.
Services at Positive Changes include:
State Accredited Schooling:
Positive Changes has four locations, each of which partner with the local school district. The school district provides educational services at the Positive Changes facility to help keep the child educationally on track while in treatment.
Individual Therapy, Family Therapy and Group Therapy:
Youth admitted to Positive Changes receive weekly individual, family and group therapy services with master’s level therapists. Weekly family therapy is a required part of treatment as it helps to promote growth and change across environments.
Milieu Therapy:
Milieu therapy is provided daily by a certified expressive/rehab specialist or behavioral health case manager who covers topics such as: anger management, problem solving, self esteem, accountability, goal setting, emotional expression, etc.
Nursing Interventions:
A Registered Nurse is onsite at each facility during program hours. Nursing interventions are provided by a Registered Nurse and/or Licensed Practical Nurse.
Psychiatry:
All aspects of treatment and care are overseen by a psychiatrist who meets with the child a minimum of twice a month.
Therapeutic Interventions:
What is a therapeutic intervention?
There are many types of therapeutic interventions that can be utilized in a spectrum of crisis situations.
- Verbal Intervention (verbal de-escalation): utilizes calm language, along with other communication techniques, to diffuse, re-direct, or de-escalate a conflict situation.
- Physical Intervention: utilizes physical prompts or restraints in conditions in which the safety of the escalated individual or others is in imminent danger. The physical intervention is discontinued once the escalated individual has regained control.
