Upper Bay Counseling & Support Svcs Inc

PROVIDES A BROAD AND EXPANDING RANGE OF HIGH QUALITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.

THE CECIL SCHOOL BASED PROGRAM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE CHILDREN IN NEED BY PROVIDING THERAPY AND OTHER CLINICAL SERVICES TO STUDENTS IN CECIL COUNTY'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR LICENSED THERAPISTS WORK WITH CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL SETTING WHO NEED ASSISTANCE BY OFFERING INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING. IN ADDITION, SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELORS REGULARLY CONSULT WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND ATTEND CONFERENCES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE STUDENTS' TREATMENT AND ACADEMIC STATUS. COUNSELORS ALSO PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION SERVICES, WHICH LINK THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH SCHOOL BEHAVIOR, FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND FUNCTIONING, AND OTHER AGENCIES THAT MAY BE INVOLVED WITH THE STUDENT.

VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS SUCH AS OUTPATIENT THERAPY AND PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

THE SUNRISE RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM (RRP) IS A COMMUNITY BASED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING PROGRAM LOCATED IN CECIL COUNTY. RESIDENTS LIVE IN A GROUP HOME SETTING WITH TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SUPERVISION, OR AN APARTMENT SETTING WITH TWENTY-FOUR HOUR STAFF AVAILABILITY AND SUPPORT. THE PROGRAM HAS SIX GENERAL BEDS, AND THIRTY-TWO INTENSIVE BEDS. IN ADDITION TO MANAGING MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS, RESIDENTS ARE SUPPORTED AND ENCOURAGED TO DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION OUT OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. THE GOAL OF RRP IS TO SUPPORT CLIENTS TO GROW IN THEIR OWN RECOVERY, SO THAT THEY MAY REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY, PREVENTING RE-HOSPITALIZATION, AND GAINING SKILLS NEEDED TO TRANSITION FULLY INTO INDEPENDENT LIVING.

ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT) IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE MODEL CREATED TO RENDER TREATMENT, CLINICAL, REHABILITATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PERSONS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS. ACT TEAMS ARE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND ENCOMPASS DISCIPLINES FROM AREAS OF PSYCHIATRY, NURSING, PSYCHOTHERAPY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. BASED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF EXPERTISE, THE TEAM MEMBERS COLLABORATE TO RENDER INTEGRATED SERVICES OF THE PERSONS SELECTION, JOINING HIM OR HER IN MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS GOALS, AND REALIZING WHEN TO ADJUST TREATMENT THROUGHOUT THE SERVICES. ACT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND FLEXIBLE TREATMENT, AS WELL AS SUPPORT AND REHABILITATION SERVICES TO PERSONS IN THEIR COMMUNITY INSTEAD OF IN THE HOSPITAL OR TRADITIONAL CLINIC. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THESE SERVICES IS THAT THEY RENDER INTERVENTIONS AND SKILLS PRACTICES IN AREAS WHERE PERSONS ARE MOST COMFORTABLE: RESIDENCE, WORK, SOCIAL HANGOUTS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHERE SUPPORT/TREATMENT ARE MOST NEEDED.