Brain Based Services
Youth Villages-Inner Harbour Campus offers new, leading-edge brain-based services for troubled youth ages 5-21 who have significant developmental challenges, neurological and cognitive issues or neurodevelopmental disorders.
Neurodevelopmental disorders addressed include:
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (Autism, Asperger’s, PDD)
- Learning Disabilities
- Organic Brain Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Severe ADHD and other impulsive/explosive behaviors
Brain-based services may include:
- EEG/QEEG Assessment
- EEG Neurofeedback
- Pre/Post Measurable Outcomes
- HeartMath
- Emotion Recognition and Communication Programs
- IVA: Continuous Performance Test for Med Management
- Cognitive Enhancement Software
- Alpha-Stim/CES
- Auditory Visual Stimulation
General services may include:
- Social Skills Groups
- Life Skills & Vocational Instruction
- Individual, Group & Family Therapies
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychiatric Medication Management
- Case Management
- Discharge Planning
Experiential therapies may include:
- Brain Gym
- Equine Therapy
- Animal Assisted Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Therapeutic Drumming
- Yoga
- Ropes Course
Staff:
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists
- Licensed Nursing Staff (24-hour coverage)
- Licensed Certified Teachers
- Masters Level and Licensed Therapists
- Recreational Therapists
- Experienced Mental Health Professionals
Clinical approval for these services requires one or more of the following conditions:
- DSM-V diagnosable mental disorder
- IQ 50 and above
- Significant neurodevelopmental challenges, including Autism Spectrum Disorders, Organic Brain Syndrome and Communication/Speech/Language Disorders
- Child or adolescent exhibits behaviors that are dangerous to self or others
- History of failed or insufficient treatment or inaccessibility of outpatient treatment
- Unmanageable behavior in the home
Evidence of severe dysfunction within the community or school system
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