PANHANDLE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
"PMHC will be an innovative leader, providing quality service
to individuals and families,by encouraging healthy lifestyles.
FAMILY LIFE CENTER
3707 Avenue D
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
(308) 635-3171 Ext. 118
- CampQuest
- Program for Alternative Learning
- Family & Parent Education
- Individual & Group Counseling
The Family Life Center brings together the Panhandle
Mental Health Center services for children and families.
The Family Life Center seeks to be a place open to
families who want information and referral. It is also a place
full of activity with programs whose primary mission is to address
the needs of children and families in today's challenging society.
CAMPQUEST
CampQuest is a therapeutic summer camp for emotionally,
behaviorally and/or learning disordered children.
It strives to educate children on care and respect
for the community and concern for the environment. It develops
better judgment, greater self-discipline and higher self-esteem
through accomplishments.
It challenges the campers intellectually, physically
and emotionally.
There are four two-week sessions for children ages
9-14.
PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE LEARNING
The Program for Alternative Learning is a six hour
a day, five days a week treatment service/alternative school.
The capacity is twelve youth ages seven through thirteen.
Younger youth may be considered on an individual basis.
PAL offers therapeutic teaching, social skill and coping
skill training, group therapy, individual therapy and family counseling
as needed.
It is based on a four tiered level system and utilizes
extensive behavior monitoring, contracts, goal agreements, and
a behavioral modification reinforcement structure to improve the
student's emotional, behavioral and academic functions.
Family involvement and support are important to success
in this program. Reintegration to public school is the goal.
The students progress through the program at their
own rate and may be involved with PAL over the course of a year
or two.
Referrals are made by families, therapists and schools.
Acceptance depends on agreement to the placement by the student's
public school and the prospective student's willingness and ability
to "work" the program.
All students in PAL are verified as needing special
services through the school's Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and
Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process.
Inquiries and applications are made to the Family Life
Center Director.
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