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The
Child Guidance Center at Northeast
Overview
A child’s emotional health and
well-being plays a key role in determining his or her success in
school, ability to get along with others, and ability to deal
with the challenges of growing up. The Child Guidance Center
offers children and families help in managing their emotional
well-being and assistance in resolving issues that may cause
impaired emotional/behavioral functioning and psychiatric
difficulties.
The Child Guidance Center is a New
York State Office of Mental Health licensed Outpatient Treatment
Program. The Center strives to ensure that quality therapeutic
services are readily available to all children and families
identified as needing care and treatment.
Services
* Emotional well-being screenings
and assessment
* Comprehensive mental health treatment services aimed at
addressing difficulties including:
* Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
* Anxiety disorders
* Depression
* Trauma
* Mood, Adjustment, and
Oppositional Defiant Disorders
* Individual therapy
* Family therapy
* Psychiatric evaluation
* Medication review and management
* Psychological assessment
* Psychoeducational groups for parents
* Coordination with other service providers, schools, and
primary care physicians
Referrals
Any Schenectady County resident
under age 18 who is having trouble functioning at home, in
school, or in the community due to emotional and/or behavioral
difficulties may be referred to the Child Guidance Center for
assessment and treatment with parental consent.
Emotional well-being screenings are
regularly offered in a variety of community settings including
health care facilities, schools, and the Departments of Social
Services and Probation.
The Center is a fee-for-service
program. We accept a variety of payment methods, including
Medicaid, some third party insurance, and private payment on a
sliding scale.
Benefits
* Early detection of potential
issues of concern related to a child’s emotional well being
* Improved daily functioning at home, in school, and in the
community
* Parents more understanding of and better prepared to manage
their child’s behaviors and emotional needs
* Evening appointments
* Seven convenient locations with access to most CDTA bus routes
Child Guidance Center
530 Franklin Street
2nd Floor
Schenectady, New York 12305
Additional offices:
Schenectady High School
Central Park, Mont Pleasant, and Oneida Middle Schools
Pleasant Valley and Hamilton Elementary Schools
To make a referral, call: 518.381.8911 fax 518.377.4292
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