Behavioral Health Services

  • Behavioral Health Services (Provider 50)

    This is an overview of the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit's Behavioral Health Services. Click the blue title to learn a more about each service.
     

    Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Services
    The Intermediate Unit in close cooperation with Lehigh and Carbon County MH/MR agencies provides Behavioral Health Services to children and adolescents, who are experiencing psychiatric distress or emotional difficulties. Behavioral Health Services help children and adolescents overcome self defeating behavior, interact age appropriately, interface positively with family members, and maximize their potential. Family, school, and community members are enlisted to move the child in a positive direction. All treatment is done in the child's home, school or other community settings.
     

    The program consists of a combination of the following services based on individual child's needs:
    nav Psychiatric Services nav Psychological Services
    nav Mobile Therapy nav Behavior Specialist Consultant
    nav Therapeutic Staff Support nav Case Manager
     
     
    The Intermediate Unit is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare to promote these services.

    Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic
    The primary objective of the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic is to increase the level of client functioning and provide support and assistance in the development of adaptive skills in order for the client to function positively in their family, school or community.
     

    Services will be provided to persons with chronic or acute mental disorders that require active outpatient treatment.
     

    Strong interagency collaboration with other mental health agencies, human service agencies and schools will exist in order to establish strong, responsible continuity of care connections.