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Intensive In-Home for Children and Teens

Intensive In-Home services is a home-based program that provides stability for children, adolescents and their family. By going into your home we are able to better understand your child, their mental health and family relationships. We work with families to create individualized goals for your child. We teach age-appropriate strategies to help them learn how to manage their mental health symptoms, regulate emotions, positive coping skills and techniques, and communication skills.

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By improving relationships, Anderson Counseling meets its GOAL of uniting the most powerful team...the FAMILY.

Who is eligible for Admission?

  • Admission Criteria: To be approved for child and adolescent Intensive In-home services, a client must demonstrate a clear clinical need arising from a significant mental, behavioral, or emotional illness that impairs daily functioning; In addition to daily impaired functioning, the client must meet at least two (2) of the following risk factors:

    • Risk Factors: If behaviors continue to escalate the client may be at risk of out-of-home placement (e.g., hospitalization, residential treatment, or foster care) and meet at least two of the following:

      • Have serious difficulty establishing or maintaining interpersonal relationships.

      • Exhibit inappropriate behavior that requires repeated, documented interventions by mental health, social services, or judicial systems.

      • Display cognitive challenges or inability to recognize personal danger.

      • Be transitioning home from a higher level of care, such as an acute hospital or residential setting

Individuals must meet at least two criteria:

  • Difficulty establishing or maintaining normal interpersonal relationships/conflicts with family or community.

  • Exhibit inappropriate behavior that requires repeated, documented interventions by mental health, social services, or judicial systems.

  • Lack of cognitive ability to recognize personal danger or recognize inappropriate social behavior.

We teach families how to create a safe environment for everyone in the home.

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*Data gathered from client satisfaction surveys

When children experience a mental health crisis, it disrupts the home. We support, motivate, and affirm your family as you work towards your goals, helping everyone move forward by making adjustments as needed.

81% of the families in Intensive In-Home Services reported their child made excellent progress during the time they were in Intensive In-Home Services with Anderson Counseling.

Our clinicians will implement proven strategies and interventions to accomplish the following goals:

  • Provide individual and family therapy in your home at a time that works for your family, removing barriers of transportation and typical office hours. Some clinicians work Saturday and Sunday with children if that is the best time for services for your child.

  • We teach age-appropriate strategies to teach youth to learn how to manage their mental health symptoms in different settings.

  • Assist in connecting your child with other community resources and services as needed in order to be as successful as possible.

  • Empower your child to create and utilize positive social skills, problem solving techniques, regulate their emotions, and manage their anxiety, depression and anger.

  • IIH is for children/teenagers who are experiencing but not limited to: anger, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, autism, physical or sexual abuse, defiance, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), self-harming behaviors, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mood swings, reactive attachment disorder.

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Insurance Information

ACS participates with Medicare, Aetna Better Health, Aetna PPO, Anthem PPO & Healthkeepers Plus, Sentara PPO, HMO & Medicaid, United Healthcare PPO & Medicare, UMR, Meritain Health, Web/TPA, Cigna, Indian Health Services, VA Community Care. *Tricare coming soon! Please note we cannot take out of state Medicaid plans.

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We all have some things that we struggle with, however it is our strengths and willingness to change that make the difference!