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RHD Children’s Services
90 Rochelle Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19128
Phone: (215) 508-3300
Fax: (215) 508-3210
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SEPTA: We are located
in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, off of Ridge
Avenue, next to the Wissahickon Train Station (R6 Norristown
line) and about 1/4 mile uphill from the Wissahickon
Bus Transfer Center (bus routes 1, 9, 27, 38, 61, 62,
65, 124, 125, and R).
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feel free to contact us or click for SEPTA.
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Children’s Interim Response
Team (CIRT)
What is CIRT?
CIRT is an emergency wrap-around service.
Typically, the CIRT program works with children who have recently been in crisis and therefore cannot afford
to be put on a waiting list for wraparound services. CIRT begins
providing services within 24 to 48 hours after receiving a referral in order to stabilize the child until a permanent
provider can be identified.
CIRT services
include direct behavioral interventions, therapy, consultation, and
education. As is the case with all wraparound services, CIRT services require active participation from
parents.
What
is Wraparound (BHRS)?
Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) are mental health services that are provided outside of the office setting. In BHRS, therapy and
behavioral support services are provided in the school, the home,
and/or the community.
In traditional BHRS, services are provided
by Therapeutic Staff Support (TSS) workers, who are supervised by Behavioral
Specialist Consultants (BSCs). In addition to supervising TSSs, BSCs are responsible for treatment planning and overseeing and coordinating each child's treatment. In addition, MTs (Mobile Therapists) are sometimes provided in order to conduct family and individual psychotherapy in a child's home. Although CIRT services are coordinated by BSCs, one-on-one behavioral support services are provided by crisis specialists rather than TSSs. Because of the short-term nature of CIRT's services, the program does not employ MTs.
What
Services Does CIRT Provide?
Our employee roles include the following:
Crisis Specialist (CS): Provides one-to-one support to children in the home, school, or community.
A crisis specialist is similar to a TSS, but has special training
to deal with crisis situations.
Why might your child need a Crisis
Specialist?
This level of support might be needed when your child has behavioral
difficulties in the home, school, or community, and is in danger
of being placed in a higher level of care. A Crisis Specialist might also be needed when your child is transitioning from a higher level of care back to his/her home and regular school.
Our Crisis Specialists
provide interventions that have been established in a behavioral
treatment plan created specifically for your child.
Behavioral Specialist Consultant (BSC): A Behavioral Specialist (BSC) develops a behavioral plan according to your child’s needs. In addition to treatment planning, BSCs are responsible for overseeing and coordinating each child's treatment.
Treatment plan goals are established
using input from the school, the provider agency, and most importantly, the family.
The BSC is available seven days per week to support and consult with the
CS and family, either by phone or in person.
How long will CIRT be providing emergency
wraparound services?
Children can receive services through CIRT
until a permanent provider agency can be identified that can provide staff to work with
your child. Although CIRT is a temporary service, our team will work with
your child until appropriate staffing is obtained from a primary
wraparound agency, or until all clinical goals are met. On average,
the length of services is between 30 and 40 days.
CIRT staff will do all they
can to ensure that the transition between the CIRT team and the primary wraparound
provider is a smooth one.
CIRT policies: What we do, and what
we do not do:
To ensure the safety of clients and to protect staff, CIRT prohibits staff transportation of clients.
CIRT staff must work with your child in the presence of other adult(s),
such as a parent, schoolteacher, or camp counselor.
CIRT services
are focused on providing therapeutic interventions in order to improve your child’s
behavior. Therefore, CIRT does not provide babysitting or tutorial services.
What is required of parents receiving CIRT services?
1. Attending team meetings: An Interagency Team Meeting (IA meeting) is a meeting that
involves a representative of every system (i.e. school, community,
etc.) that impacts your child’s life.
The purpose of the meeting
is for all the people who work with your child to come together
and establish appropriate interventions for your child. Your input
and participation during team meetings is extremely important.
2. Notifying the
Crisis Specialist if your child will be unavailable for services.
3. Participating when the Crisis Specialist is working with your child in your home.
What is CIRT's ultimate goal?
Our goal is to allow your child to succeed at home and in school without the need for long-term wraparound services.
We will therefore work with you to strengthen your relationship with your child by helping you to build consistent boundaries and structure for him or her, and we will work with your child to develop his or her ability to cope with the challenges that he or she faces.
Children’s
Interim Response Team (CIRT)
Director:
Jessica Feldman
Director’s Email: jessicaf@RHDkids.org
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