Great Abilities - IIC is an intensive in-community program. Services improve the quality of life and well-being of children and families. The program offers short-term, in-home services for infants, children, and adolescents with behavioral and mental health challenges. Experienced clinicians work together with each child and family to identify strengths and accomplish goals.
Services include:
- Comprehensive mental health and need assessments.
- Infant, child, adolescent, and family therapy.*
- Psycho-educational and behavioral management.
- Referrals and coordination of community support and services.
- Linkage to outpatient services for psychiatric evaluations and medication management, if needed.
- Parent coaching.
- Specialized treatment needs relating to co-occurring substance use, behavioral and mental health, as well as intellectual or developmental disabilities are also available with IIC services.
Program goals include:
- Improve infant, child, adolescent, and family dynamics.*
- Prevent and reduce the need for higher-intensity behavioral health or substance use treatment.
- Prevent and reduce the need or risk of inpatient hospitalization for out-of-home treatment.
- At-home stabilization.
- Transition youth from out-of-home treatment back into the community.
- Develop social skills, expand communication skills, and improve anger management skills.
Our team of Independently Licensed Level Therapists, Masters Level Licensed Therapists, and support staff are here to help children manage behavioral health challenges and build better relationships while remaining at home with their families. Therapists are trained in the Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA) and utilize trauma-informed modalities while following evidence-based practice. Infant Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) informed therapists have the knowledge and ability to work with infants and children, from birth to 6 years old, according to best practice guidelines.
*Services vary by county.
Services are available for infants, children, and adolescents, from birth-21 years old, living in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic Counties.
Services are available for children and adolescents, from 5-21 years old, living in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties.
Contact Information
For services for infants, children, and adolescents, from birth-21 years old, living in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic, Counties.
Phone: 862.227.6754
Email: IICreferrals@centerffs.org
For services for children and adolescents, from 5-21 years old, living in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties:
Phone: 856.577.1165
Email: greatabilities@centerffs.org
Referral Information
Referrals are accepted from CMO's and Children's Mobile Response and Stabilization Services. Call the Contracted Systems Administrator at 877-652-7624 to access CMO and Children's Mobile Response and Stabilization Services, for all locations throughout the state.
Funder
NJ Department of Children and Families
