Crisis Track
Crisis stabilization for young people ages 6 to 15 generally lasts between 2 and 10 days.
- ARCC staff participates as members of the treatment team before, during, and after a child's stay
- The stabilization team provides home, resident, and providers with a "Tool Box" to assist in the use of special sensory tools while also helping to stabilize the child's home environment and remain as a link in the continuum of care.
- A therapist will provide a written report with recommendations, testing needs and in home assessments (as appropriate).
- Complete assessment and recommendations will be provided along with any needed psychiatric follow-up.
- Crisis staff is present 24-hours-a-day. Staff members are fully trained in crisis work, pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), and the therapeutic use of sensory tools.
Short-Term Track
This is for young people who need further assessment and treatment. Typical stays last from 30 to 60 days, which allows the treatment team to provide:
- further stabilization
- in-home support and treatment
- needs assessment and further recommendations
- psychiatric care (as needed)
- facilitation of continued enrollment at the resident's home school (or tutoring and on-site schooling at the Brattleboro Retreat)
Residential Track
This type of service can range from 90 days to a year or more. In addition to services listed above, children in this track may also benefit from:
- intensive family-based therapy (as well as training for potential foster parents)
- weekly psychiatric care and assessment
- educational and psychiatric testing (as needed)
- specialized alternative school
- group work on topics such as anger, trauma, and coping skills
- eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) with a trained therapist
