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