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Individual and Family Counseling Services
The Up Center can provide Parenting Capacity Assessments and Psychological Assessments if needed. Fees for services are based on income and family size. We accept selected insurance plans. Evening hours are available. Play Therapy At-Risk Youth Counseling
Working in collaboration with the courts, schools, social services and other private providers, our In-Home clinical staff uses a holistic approach to counsel the entire family. For youths with a history of sexually aggressive behavior, The Up Center offers the SAY program to create a healthy lifestyle while helping to prevent relapse and maintain community safety. For less intensive support, The Up Center’s Behavior Aides mentor children and adolescents to develop skills such as problem solving, conflict resolution, anger management, and peer interaction. Autism Support The Up Center is now offering screenings for children with behavioral concerns and consultations for children with known developmental disorders. Coming in January, The Up Center also will be launching support groups for families of children on the autistic spectrum. Details about all these services are below: Screenings are available for children or adolescents with chronic behavioral difficulties including poor socialization, impulse control and/or anger management in the home and/or school, which has not been responsive to current treatment programs or services. Clinical assessment is conducted using evidenced based and clinically validated tools such as the Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT) and the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R). Please call Katie Efird at 757-965-8652 to schedule a screening. Therapeutic Consultations are provided to families or service providers of individuals with known developmental disabilities to assist them in creating a comprehensive plan of care. Please call Katie Efird at 757-965-8652 to schedule a consultation. Beginning January 2009, The Up Center is pleased to introduce two groups designed specifically to provide support to youth on the autism spectrum and their families. Two groups will run concurrently: one for parents and the other for their children. These concurrent sessions will ensure that the whole family is supported, while eliminating the need for multiple scheduled appointments, child care and additional travel time. The groups will run approximately 10 weeks for about 90 minutes. The Social, Emotional, Educational Development (SEED) Group for Kids include topics such as: Friendship Skills, Dealing With Feelings, Alternatives To Aggression and Classroom Survival Skills The SEED Parent Group topics include: Behavior Management Strategies, IEP Advocacy, Autism and Nutrition, Supporting Siblings, Parent Self Care & Respite and more! For more information or to register, please contact Katie Efird at (757) 965-8652. Group Therapy
The Up Center also provides educational groups, including Batterer Intervention and Anger Management. More information is available on our Family Crisis Intervention page. . Employee Assistance Program Community Crisis Management
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