The Guidance Center

Intensive homebased family therapy and support services in an effort to keep families together.  Family Based Services is designed to reduce or prevent out of home placements for children.  Family Based Services will also assist in reuniting families whose children have been placed out of home. 

Children and adolescents with a mental health disorder (documented in a psychiatric or psychological evaluation within six months). 

Without intervention, the child is at some risk for out of home placement.

The child's symptoms result in a significant level of family conflict and relational problems.

No cost to families.

McKean County.

Each family enrolled in this program works with a two-person team:  a Master's Level therapist and a Bachelor's Level casemanager.

There are two Family Based Services teams in McKean County.

The Master's Level worker is required to have two-years prior experience.  The Bachelor's Level partner must have at least one-year experience, prior to Family Based Services work.

All Family Based Services workers complete a three-year training program in family therapy during their tenure with the program.

Staff manage a crisis service (twenty-four hours per day/seven days a week).

Psychiatric or psychological evaluation indicating need for intensive treatment.

For more information call Program Director at (814) 362-6535.