Behavioral Health

Target Population
We provide a full spectrum of behavioral health services to youth and families with various psychological needs.

Program Description
YAP offers a full network of Behavioral Health programs in the community, which include Masters-level Clinicians, Bachelors-level staff, and Paraprofessionals providing multiple levels of service. All staff have an educational background and/or experience in psychology, social work, or a human service-related field. By offering a continuum of interventions, families have the opportunity to maintain consistency and fluency in their natural settings (home, school and community).

Program Goals
Short-term goals for children should respond to the evolving concerns and desires of the family as a whole. For children and adults, we provide building blocks toward the long-term developmental goals:

• Enhanced communication skills, social skills, and self-initiated peer interactions;
  • Increased ability to self-regulate behavior and focus attention;
  • Enhanced comprehension and use of the everyday environment and community resources;
  • Improved functional independence; and
  • Specific interventions geared twoards diagnosis.

Objectives
Reaching these goals requires the cultivation of partnerships with parents and family members, teachers and all community members who interact with the child or adult. The ultimate success of our mission depends on transferring support strategies to the community at large which will ensure continuity and flexibility in a lifetime of inclusion.

How to reach us
To contact YAP about our Behavioral Health Services, please e-mail msawyer@yapinc.org or gmay@yapinc.org.