Specialized Outpatient Program
The Specialized outpatient program provides specialized complex trauma, attachment based
treatment services to meet the needs of children who are adopted or about to be adopted, or
who are in legal guardianship homes. The therapists are specifically trained to work with
children to heal wounds resulting from trauma from abuse, neglect, abandonment, and loss.
The children in this program are all living with legal guardians, adopted families, or are in pre-
adoptive homes. The work we do is based on a holistic approach and requires the active
participation of family members.
- Two-week intensive therapy
- Post intensive follow-up therapy
- Parent as a Partner Model
- Psychiatric Consultation
- Case management with schools and other service providers as warranted.
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Child understanding and working through their past trauma, losses, and expectations of their new family
- Parent Support, Education, Therapeutic Parenting Techniques and Coaching
- Affect and Emotional Regulation Techniques for the Child
Clinical oversight of this program is provided by Dr. Mary Anne Albaugh, MD.
Program Specific Outcomes
The program began utilizing the Parenting Relationship Questionnaire as their primary assessment in 2010-11. The PRQ is an instrument developed to identify parental perspective of the parent-child relationship. The instrument is administered in one or of two formats: preschool (ages 2-5) and child/adolescent (ages 6-18). It was administered pretreatment and post treatment (one year later). Data was analyzed by Mercyhurst Civic Institute.
The following areas showed significant improvement:
- Attachment – 92.9% Showed Improvement
- Parental Relational Frustration – 92.9% Showed Improvement
- Parenting Confidence – 78.6% Showed Improvement
- Communication – 69.2% Showed Improvement
- Satisfaction with School – 61.5% Showed Improvement
*For more information regarding the Specialized Outpatient Program
Please contact Affinity Family Support Services PC
[p] 814-835-1700 | [f] 814-835-1701