Wesley Family Services

Family and children's behavioral health and autism services family-based mental health therapy and support services include case management, assessment, communication enhancement, parent education and crisis intervention. these services focus on the needs of the family unit and attempt to prevent out of home placements of at risk children and those with mental and emotional diagnosis.family preservation and stabilization is short-term intensive program that provides family and individual therapy, case management support, and crisis management to children and families who are actively involved in and refereed by the juvenile justice system. therapists work collaboratively with families to set goals that will create stability at home and address safety concerns.additional family and child-welfare services include: functional family therapy and aggression replacement training (art).the following autism programs provide high quality services tailored to meet the needs of children with autism spectrum disorders. 1) ibhs (intensive behavioral health services): provides intensive, behavior focused consultation, therapy and interventions. these services can take place in the home, school, or community. this short-term service promotes independence by transferring the skills and expertise of ibhs staff to the family, school, and/or other involved child-serving systems. it is our hope that we can improve the quality of life for children and families through individualized treatment and crisis plans. 2) wonder kids (wk): offers children on the autism spectrum the chance to learn social skills. with small, therapeutic groups, children are able to learn how to interact with their peers in appropriate ways. wk teaches the subtleties of communication such as eye contact, gestures, jokes, and initiating and sustaining conversation. 3) creative arts: offers an innovative approach to therapy. our creative arts program has redefined the typical therapeutic group to include not only children, but their families as well. children with or without a diagnosis are welcome, as our certified music therapists will work to assure that each child benefits individually. our certified music therapists offer private, group, and family instruction in the following areas: rhythm, movement, vocal, and instrumental.4) specialized outpatient services to the asd population and to parents and children through parent-child interaction therapy (pcit). 5) autism center for growth was opened in april 2024 and provides applied behavior analysis services for young children with an autism diagnosis in a clinical setting. the goal of the program is to improve socially significant behaviors, target specific skill deficits, and decrease challenging behaviors. these services also target skill transfer to clients, parents, and caregivers through ongoing parent training.

Intellectual and developmental disabilities wesley family services offer a variety of services to adults experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) through both facility-based programming and residential group living settings. the services include: facility based vocational rehabilitation (fbvr) is designed to develop and enhance vocational and social strengths while facilitating individual choice. we are committed to providing quality services to persons identifying a vocational component, while assisting people in optimizing self-sufficiency and community connections. fbvr provides pre-vocational training in a light assembly industrial setting that provides realistic work expectations, basic work concepts and monetary compensation for work performed. meanwhile, community participation supports provide opportunities to experience social activities within the community, in a wide variety of settings to hopefully cultivate meaningful community relationshipsthe senior day program provides engaging group activities for seniors with idd in an on-site adult day center. participants gain the oppo