Our programs and services are for anyone in a caregiving position who is struggling with the challenges of raising a child. Our programs focus on youth and adolescents who are struggling with any behavioral or mental health issue. We work to ensure complete mental wellness in the child/adolescent, and to teach parents/caregivers strategies to keep youth on track.
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Services Offered
Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program Our Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program consists of 12 weeks of intensive treatment. Groups consist of a minimum of 3 adolescent individuals who are led through a curriculum based program which uses a multi-disciplinary approach. Our therapeutic interventions focus on teaching self-motivation, personal accountability, integrity, and ability to recognize one's value and build self-respect.
We are committed to identifying, understanding, and treating the core issues that impact adolescents. These issues range from: > Anger > Self-esteem > Peer conflict > Identity issues > Isolation > Anxiety > Parent conflict > Sibling conflict > Depression > Poor coping skills > Divorce/separation > Substance use/abuse > ADHD > Mood Disorder
Psychiatric Services Behaven Kids now offers comprehensive psychiatric services, including psychiatric evaluations, medication management and psychotherapy provided by our board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Macy Kasperbauer. These services are currently available at our Omaha and Elkhorn locations.
Treatment options may include: - Medication Management Implementing psychiatric medication may benefit certain individuals by alleviating physiological and psychological symptoms that are interfering with day to day functioning. All medications are prescribed by our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and will be prescribed electronically for the convenience of each family.
- Psychotherapy Psychotherapy is provided by our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at each appointment to make sure each individual is processing their feelings and emotions effectively and building the skills they need to achieve their overall mental health goals.
- Coordinating Care Our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provides a comprehensive approach and will coordinate with any outside referral sources and/or other treatment providers, as requested by the caretaker, to ensure overall progress of the individual is maintained and to ensure clinical recommendations are implemented outside of regularly scheduled appointments. Outside referral sources may include, but are not limited to: schools, therapists, primary care physicians, hospitals, case workers, daycares, etc.
- GeneSight Testing When a person is experiencing mental health symptoms, they want the best possible treatment options to alleviate their symptoms in a timely manner. Unfortunately, alleviation of symptoms and optimal benefits of psychiatric medication can be a lengthy process and often requires several attempts at finding the right dose and right medication for each person. To help eliminate the trial and error process, Macy Kasperbauer, PMHNP-BC offers Genesight testing to aid in appropriate medication options for each individual patient. Genesight testing is precision medicine for mental health diagnoses that assesses specific genetic markers to determine which medications are genetically compatible to the patient. It is the leading and most sophisticated psychiatric testing on the market, that is designed with patient ease and satisfaction at the forefront. If you would like further information on Genesight testing, please click on the designated tab in the menu above and/or schedule your psychiatric evaluation today.
Fees and Payment
Behaven Kids is a mental health facility that provides therapeutic interventions for youth and adolescents. As such, we accept most major insurance companies, as well as Medicaid, Title XX, and other state sponsored subsidiaries. Our funding experts will help you identify a broad variety of funding resources - a service to help you uncover the most affordable payment options.
Below is a list of some of the funding sources Behaven Kids participates with. If your funding source is not listed please feel free to contact our billing office. - Nebraska Medicaid - Nebraska Total Care - UHC Community Plan - United Behavioral Health (UBH) - WellCare of NE - BCBS - MHNet - Aetna - Tricare - Midlands Choice
Services Offered To: Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicaid
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.