Youth Tele Behavioral Health Program // Heywood Hospital

Youth Tele Behavioral Health

Heywood's Youth Tele Behavioral Health Program is a collaborative school-based tele-behavioral health initiative in partnership with the local school system to bridge gaps in care for adolescents with behavioral health needs and/or co-occurring disorders. The initiative provides counseling services in the schools through remote video sessions between the student and a mental health clinician with the additional support of a school-based Community Health Worker who serves as the care coordinator and resources specialist for the student, family and school.

Individual Therapy

Our school-based tele counseling program offers students Individual Therapy. Students meet with a Clinician using a 2-way interactive video conferencing system. Our clinicians help the student (and their family) understand and resolve problems, modify behavior, and make positive changes in their lives.

Sessions are usually 30 - 45 minutes weekly, biweekly or monthly
Work with school to make sure students do not miss "core class" time
Though the program is school based, it is available year round

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A-CRA

The Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA) is a developmentally-appropriate behavioral treatment for youth and young adults ages 12 to 24 years old with substance use disorders. It is a 13 week therapy model that focuses on developing positive coping skills, improved communication skills, and enhanced problem solving skills to decrease incidences of unhealthy coping skills such as substance use, self-harm and aggressive behaviors.

Treatment goals are developed based on what the youth is willing to work on
Two family sessions are built into the model to strengthen communication skills between youth and caregiver(s)

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