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Assessments

  • Brighter Futures Counseling, PLLC offers different types of assessments. Often individuals and families are referred for particular assessments. Whenever possible, will assist you with these needs. We offer the following types of 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 or related to the referring party that no further services are needed. From the information gathered, the therapist can often diagnose the issues and offer a treatment plan.
    • Trauma Assessment: (Not Currently Available)
      • 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.
      • These are only available when referred specifically by a judge.
    • 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 meet 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.

Collateral Therapy Services

    • The therapist will often ask a parent if they can collect collateral information from other’s working with their child. For instance, the therapist may want to talk to the school of child care center to find out what behaviors the school or center are seeing. This also allows for the teacher and therapist to discuss what is and isn’t working in different settings and collaborate in order to promote successful change for the child.
      • Others who can also provide collateral information may include:
        • Physicians
        • Psychiatrists
        • Teachers/School Administrators/School Staff
        • Child Care Teachers and Staff
        • The Department of Community Based Services
    • Therapists must have a release of information signed by the guardian in order to provide collateral services…

 Psychiatric and Psychological Testing Referrals

    • Brighter Futures Counseling PLLC currently does not employee nor contract with a medical prescriber; however, we will be more than happy to assist you and your family with finding a medical provider that fits your needs. The therapists will also help you and your family decide if medication can benefit your needs or if there are other therapeutic options…
    • Similarly, we do not employee nor contract with a Psychologist; however, we work closely with Psychologists in the area who provide Psychological evaluations.  If we feel this will benefit your child, we will work with you to make this referral and then collaborate with the Psychologist throughout the evaluation process.

Mental Health Consultation

    • Mental Health Consultation is service that Brighter Futures Counseling, PLLC offers to anyone in community. Anyone can call us at anytime to discuss mental health concerns. We will offer assistance and ideas to help you with the current situation and/or suggest the next step in getting the services/help that the individual needs.

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

    • Early childhood mental health consultation involves a professional consultant with mental health expertise working collaboratively with early care and education staff, programs and families to improve their ability to prevent, identify, and respond to mental health issues among children in their care. In contrast to direct therapeutic services, ECMHC offers an indirect approach to reducing problem behaviors in young children and, more broadly, promoting positive social and emotional development (Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development).

Community and Parent Trainings

    • Our qualified mental health professionals often provide trainings when requested on topics related to parenting, mental health, social and emotional development, and Early Childhood Mental Health. These trainings can be held at our facilities or at a location determined by the requesting party. Trainings can be tailored to your group, times, and needs.