Case Management services are rehabilitative services that are provided in the home, in the community, or in the school. These services focus on advocacy, coordinating care, and development of positive coping skills to enhance daily living and the client’s quality of life. Case Management services provide support in the community for those children who qualify.

School-Based Therapists work within elementary, middle, and high schools, helping students overcome behavioral, emotional, or social problems that interfere with success at school and at home.

The HCBS SED Waiver provides children, with mental health conditions, special intensive support to help them remain in their homes and communities. Parents and children are actively involved in planning for all services. The child’s clinician can assess the child for eligibility.

SED Waiver services may include Wrap Around Facilitation, Independent Living/Skills Building, Parent Support, Attendant Care, and Short Term Respite Care.

Explorers is a psychosocial rehabilitation group designed for children ages 3-5 years old. It focuses on social skills and school readiness skills, in a specialized group setting. We have a number of different learning centers including: art, reading/language, music, housekeeping, building/construction, and free play. This group works on self-esteem, positive self-image, social interaction skills, and creative expression.

Pathfinders is a psychosocial rehabilitation group for children ages 5-18 years old. This program serves children and adolescents who have special behavioral and/or emotional difficulties and social skill needs. Our after-school program and summer program is designed to challenge these youth to achieve individualized goals while in a structured group setting. Pathfinders works on improving social skills, communication, problem solving, anger management, self-control, emotion identification, increasing self-esteem and positive peer interaction.

Through the generosity of The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas, our Pathfinders program received funding to obtain activity equipment for use during service delivery, as well as personal hygiene products which were distributed to youth in need. The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas hosts individual charitable funds created by donors who have a passion for giving back to their community. Grants from these funds assist people throughout Southeast Kansas and beyond. Call the Foundation at 620-231-8897 with questions about the Community Foundation.

This summer group helps teenagers develop important daily living skills while learning to manage their mental health needs. Skills learned include vocational and educational readiness, such as creating resumes, practicing job interview skills, completing job applications, money management, grocery shopping, meal preparation, self-care, and wellness.

Parent Peer Support is provided to assist parents/guardians of children diagnosed with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) to help manage the many stresses involved when parenting a child suffering from SED and/or another mental health diagnosis. Parent Peer Support also assists the family in accessing additional resources necessary for their child to function in a family, school or community setting.

Attendant Care is a one-on-one service for those that meet the criteria, as assessed by a therapist at Spring River Mental Health and Wellness, Inc. This service provides additional mental health supports for either Children/Adolescents or Adults. The service can be provided at school, in the community, or in the home depending on the person’s need.