Brighter Futures Counseling | Counseling | Therapy | Group Services | Elizabethtown KY

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Court Related Needs

  • Mental Health Assessments
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Mental Health Assessments

    • Mental Health Assessment–also known as a Psychosocial Assessment or an Intake Assessment:
      • A mental Health Assessment assesses your overall mental health. The therapist will ask several questions over the course of approximately an hour. The questions help the therapist gain insight into your concerns/issues/needs as well as where the concerns may have arisen and what is contributing to them. The therapist will take a thorough social, emotional, and physical history to help them better understand your concerns and allow them to make recommendations to help you overcome your current concerns. From this information, the therapist will often diagnose the issue and offer a treatment plan

Trauma Assessments

    • Trauma Assessments are available to be conducted on client’s of all ages that have been involved in a potential traumatic event (i.e. physical or sexual abuse, neglect, domestic violence, natural disasters and other traumatic events and accidents). During the trauma assessment the therapist will evaluate the individual to determine how the traumatic event is effecting the individual’s daily functioning and determine treatment recommendations. Multiple Objective Screening and Assessment tools may accompany this assessment.

Children’s Risk Assessments

    • Children/Adolescent Risk Assessments:
      • A Risk Assessment is often provided immediately after a person has made a comment about harming themselves or others. Schools, doctors, families, and other professionals can call Brighter Futures Counseling when they have concerns about a students personal safety. The therapist will then come to the school, office, or other site to talk with the child/adolescent to determine the level of severity. The therapist will then assist the professionals involved and/or family with getting the child/adolescent to the appropriate level of care–this could be simply starting outpatient therapy or could be to help the child/adolescent get admitted to a hospital to deal with the immediate crisis. This service is offered at NO COST to the community.
        • Risk Assessments for Children/Adolescents can be provided at Schools, DCBS Offices, at the Courthouse, Physician’s Office, or other needed locations…
        • This service is also available for adults and postpartum Mothers as Requested by Physicians.

Family Team Meeting Facilitation (FTM’s)

    • Families involved in the court system and/or Child Protective Services often need a meeting with the parties involved with their case to discuss a concern or need. Family Team Meetings provide this type of meeting. Our Therapists are trained as neutral third party moderators. Anyone can submit a Family Team Meeting referral to our agency and we will schedule the meeting and ensure all parties are invited. We then moderate the meeting to ensure everyone’s voices and needs are heard and that a plan is developed to manage the concerns and the ongoing case.
      • These meetings are also often held at the request of DCBS, School Professionals, CASA, Attorneys, Judges, and other Professionals…

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