The IWS Children's Clinic provides comprehensive children's healthcare in one convenient, kid-friendly office. We offer service such as Behavioral Health that serves Infants, Children & Young Adults. Our staff is committed to providing the highest quality and comprehensive services in a friendly and welcoming space that feels like home. We recognize that your child's medical, dental, and behavioral health are interrelated and our goal is to provide holistic treatment to help him or her lead a healthy, happy and productive life.
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Services Offered
Behavioral Health & Social Service - We view mental health as a basic and fundamental element of every child's overall health.
Social Work Encounters - During every well child visit a social worker will come speak with you to develop a trusting relationship that will focus on needs, challenges, strengths, resources, and solutions. During the encounter the social worker focuses on learning about the family's perspective of what they view as their challenges and goals.
Short-term Intervention - There can be discussions on coping strategies and solutions for non-crises challenges. Most Short-term interventions are completed with families that do not have a need for long term therapy, but express concerns that have the opportunity for strength base brief treatment.
Mental Health Assessments - During the social work encounter there are screenings that are completed for development, social emotional, and autism. Providers will schedule an appointment with you if there is concern and need for an ADD/ADHD screening. If your child is an adolescent, we will also complete Teen Questionnaires. Mothers are also given an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression screening. The screening are completed together and then discussed. If there are challenges identified with the screenings, then a plan is developed to address these challenges.
Resources/Referrals - If needed, then referrals are made within the clinic to the Dietician or Social Worker. Other referrals are made for services that are not provided at the clinic to organizations such as food pantries, housing, shelters, crises care, mentoring, public aid office, schools, early intervention, long term therapy and more.
Case Management Assistance - Follow up is completed with families that had further concerns or questions. There are times when parents/guardians have questions after the well child visits; parents/guardians are encouraged to call and speak with a social worker on any behavior health concern or questions.
Medication Monitoring - At every well-child visit, a social worker uses a variety of standard assessment tools to identify early signs of social and emotional problems and developmental delays. Providers will conduct medication monitoring based on specific need. Some cases will be referred to outside partnerships for evaluation and medication management.
Fees and Payment
We accept Medicaid, numerous insurance plans and offer a sliding fee scale. We are also a nonprofit agency.
Services Offered To: Teens Children
Payment: Sliding Scale
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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.