Good Shepherd Youth and Family Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Treatment programs for adolescents - clinical and social Services: provides special education for the adolescents receiving mental health and substance abuse Services through the various lourdesmont day treatment/partial hospitalization programs. Clinical treatment to children in grades 6-12 in a school setting. Classroom teachers, daily transportation and related educational Services are provided by the school district. The treatment aspect of the program is delivered as partial hospitalization treatment modality that includes psychiatric, clinical, social and transitional elements under medical supervision. Educational and clinical staff collaborate as members of a treatment team given focus by individualized educational plans(iep) and individualized treatment plans(itp). Programs occur at the northeast intermediate school(discovery), west scranton high school, scranton high school and south intermediate school. Parent participation is integral in every aspect.case management - provides assistance in accessing, coordinating and monitoring resources and Services. Assesses individual strengths. Meets individual and Family needs to achieve stability living in the community.

Treatment programs for adolescents - trained parent program:focuses on psychological/interpersonal dynamics for parents of children between 9-17. Parents learn new methods of effectively setting limits, structuring activities and disciplining their children. Parents receive individualized attention and support to improve parenting skills and avert more serious intervention. Parents have 24-hr access to staff.

Multisystematic therapy:provides Services to children, ages 12-17, and their families residing in lackawanna county; intensive Family and community-based treatment that addresses multiple factors of serious antisocial behavior; views individuals as functioning within a network of systems that include individual, Family and community (peer, school, neighborhood); and empowers families to build a healthier environment through existing child, Family and community strengths and resources. The typical duration is 4-6 months, with multiple therapists-family contacts occurring weekly; addresses risk factors in individualized, comprehensive and integrated fashion, allowing families to enhance positive factors.