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Child and Adolescents
Cobb/Douglas County CSB is pleased to offer
a program for children and adolescents called Next Steps. The Next
Steps
program provides a comprehensive array of mental health and substance
abuse services for children and adolescents.
Services are child centered and family focused with an emphasis
on individualized and accessible treatment for young
people and their families. We accept Medicaid, PeachCare, or other
Insurance and can also make other financial arrangements using a
self-pay sliding fee scale. For services, call 770-422-0202 and
ask for NEXT STEPS.
In order to meet the needs of the young people we serve, Next Steps
utilizes an interdisciplinary team comprised of child and adolescent
psychiatrists and more than 50 experienced counselors, social workers,
psychologists, nurses and community support workers. After a thorough
evaluation, a child or adolescent may receive services at multiple
locations in the two county area.
The Cobb/Douglas CSB also offers the Youth Offender
Re-entry Program (YORP) that addresses the needs of sentenced substance-abusing
juveniles who are returning from incarceration through assessment,
transition planning, systems coordination, treatment and follow-up.
Funding for this program is provided by SAMHSA.
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Following the comprehensive assessment
of a young person's psychological, social, emotional and family
needs a treatment plan is developed. Each child or adolescent
then receives services in accordance with his/her unique needs
and potentials. The range of available Outpatient Services include: |
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Individual counseling |
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Family counseling |
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Group counseling |
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Medication management / evaluation |
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Psychiatric assessment |
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Nursing services |
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Resource coordination |
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Community Support Services |
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Respite |
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Substance Abuse |
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This program provides teenagers
struggling with substance abuse or chemical dependence the education
and support needed to develop coping skills to deal effectively
with emotions, problems and stress without the use of alcohol
or drugs. There is an emphasis on developing a healthy recovery
support system. The program also focuses on developing healthy
relationships, anger management, communication and social skills.
The hours are flexible to meet the needs of the adolescent.
There are programs in Cobb and Douglas. top
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Steps Child and Adolescent Groups |
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In
Cobb - Follow link for information about the groups in
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In Douglas
- Kids in Control (ages 6-11): A
self-control & anger management group.
- Kidscope (ages 6-11): Coping skills
for dealing with school issues, family life, peers, grief
& loss, and depression or anxiety.
- Generations (ages 6-11) - Addressing
the unique issues that come with being raised by step-parents
or grandparents.
- Teens in Control: Girlpower! (ages
12-17): An all female group helping young ladies understand
the causes of, and learn healthy expression of, their anger!
- Teens in Control – Manpower!
(ages 12-17): An all male group helping young men identify
the source of, and healthy, unique outlets for, their anger!
- The Light! (ages 12-17: A group
to help teen girls overcome the darkness and shame of sexual
abuse.
- DBT: An all-female group (ages
13+) to equip girls who have poor impulse control, unstable
relationship patterns, and emotional distress with the ability
to be successful in life, relationships & make wise
choices.
- Man-Up! (ages 12-17): For teen
males without positive father-figures teaching how to cope
with depression & build necessary skills for real manhood,
responsibility, and good choices.
- The M.A.S.C. - Making Appropriate
Sexual Choices! (ages 12-17): For males in legal trouble
for sexually offensive behavior, teaching true masculinity
& dispelling myths about females and sex.
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