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Intensive Day Treatment (ITS)
The Child Center's Intensive day treatment program provides intensive psychiatric day treatment and special education services to 15 children between the ages of 3 and 12, whose primary handicapping condition, at the time of admission, is diagnosed to be severe mental, emotional and behavioral disorder as determined by a individualized comprehensive assessment. The disturbance must have advanced to a degree and complexity where no other less restrictive program in the community can adequately meet the special needs of the child and family.
All children accepted into the Intensive Day Treatment Program have or will meet criteria for a DSM IV axis 1 diagnosis and a child Global Assessment Score (CGAS) of less than 40 or a CASII score level 5 or higher.
Many children have multiple diagnoses. All
have experienced a significant disruption in level of functioning compared with peers. Most of the children have experienced mental/emotional or behavioral disturbances for at least one year. In cases where the disturbance has existed less than a year, the child/youth will present substantial risk of developing a long term emotional disturbance, harming themselves, or harming others if they do not receive treatment.
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Day treatment services are provided to children who live at home with their parents, in single parent households, in foster care, with relatives (e.g. aunts, uncles, grandparents), in blended step families, or in other arrangements. Many of the children will have already come to the attention of one or more agencies before being referred for treatment. These agencies are often those who provide health care, education, juvenile justice, protective services (CWP), early education (Head Start, EC CARES, etc.) and prevention services (Relief Nursery).
Both boys and girls are equally eligible. Family participation and adult services are a crucial component of the overall treatment program. The Child Center service area is considered to be primarily Lane County, although children and families from nearby counties are sometimes admitted if the transportation problems can be adequately solved.
Children not accepted into The Child Center's day treatment program include children ages thirteen and older, children younger than 3 years of age, children whose primary handicapping condition is severe mental retardation, moderate to severe forms of autism, and those children who, in the judgment of the intake committee, would not benefit from the program.
Day treatment services are provided to children who live at home with their parents, in single parent households, in foster care, with relatives (e.g. aunts, uncles, grandparents), in blended step families, or in other arrangements. Many of the children will have already come to the attention of one or more agencies before being referred for treatment. These agencies are often those who provide health care, education, juvenile justice, protective services (CWP), early education (Head Start, EC CARES, etc.) and prevention services (Relief Nursery). |
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