Kidspeace Advances Program Sch

704 Hay Road
Temple, PA 19560

About Kidspeace Advances Program Sch

The partial hospitalization program offers a therapeutic environment and school-based program that focuses on increasing the functioning and well-being of youth and adolescents. They also provide a sub acute program for those with serious behavioral problems. Academics are focused on in order to ensure individuals stay up to date in their schooling. Emotional support is also provided.

As a person progresses through the partial hospitalization program, they slowly step down into an aftercare phase of treatment once they have been stabilized and are performing well. This can take the form of continued mental health counseling, peer services, and ongoing community programming.

KidsPeace – Berks Campus can be contacted to learn more about their services, the fees for their programs, and to work closely with staff to enroll in their programming. If a person wants to use insurance, it’s advised that they contact their insurance carrier prior to starting services because out of network benefits may vary.

Latest Reviews

L. E. Kennedy
2 months ago on Google
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Absolutely reprehensible. My kid was in the Orefield facility for about 3 months and they discharged him (when I begged them not to because he wasn't ready) without his medication because the doctor wrote his prescriptions wrong. He went over ten days before they finally had them corrected. In addition, they sent him home with two huge bags of trash and dirty laundry that turned out to be infested with FLEAS. We have lived in this house for 9 years and our pets are treated with Frontline, we have NEVER had fleas. So my kid had what I thought was a rash. I took him to urgent care and they were not able to determine the cause, but prescribed him a round of steroids. After the steroids were over, the rash continued to get worse until he was eventually sent home from Kidspeace: Berks because of it. The nursing staff demanded that I take him to urgent care and get him a round of steroids, even though I had already done this and it wasn't safe to have another round of steroids prescribed so soon (something I would expect nurses to know). Then I discovered the fleas. Because they were brought home on his belongings and the animals are treated, my kid is the only one in the house that has bites. Now Kidspeace is refusing to take him back into the program until the bites clear up. In order to get rid of the fleas THEY gave me, I have to launder every scrap of fabric in my house, shampoo the carpets, and replace my kid's bed and our sofa. I have to give my animals booster treatments, and purchase medication for my kid to soothe the itching. I can't afford any of this, especially not when Kidspeace WON'T take my kid back so I don't have childcare, and WON'T stop demanding my presence for timewasting meetings that accomplish nothing. I'm a single parent who does not receive child support or any financial assistance and yet Kidspeace calls me several times a day at work, and they seem incapable of understanding that some people WORK more than 40 hours a week (for those who don't, obviously including Kidspeace staff since they never answer the phone: must be nice to have all that free time, what's that like?). When I asked them, for the 7th or 8th time, to email me instead of calling because it's easier for me to reply in a timely fashion while working, they went full radio silence instead. Haven't heard from them in almost two weeks. No therapist or staff member has ever taken responsibility for their incompetence, they always pass the buck or deflect. So let me say it with my whole chest, so it cannot be ignored: Kidspeace is DIRTY, they gave us fleas. It is UNSAFE, my kid still gets bullied every day. Their staff are INCOMPETENT and IRRESPONSIBLE, they do not take the needs of clients and their families into account at any point during treatment. They are CLASSIST, because expecting a household that lives below the poverty line to completely eradicate an unexpected pest infestation (that they caused!) BEFORE they'll take my kid back into TREATMENT is a violation of basic human decency. I HATE KIDSPEACE. I suppose I should be grateful that no one SA'd my kid or let him die while in their care, since that's what Kidspeace is known for, but all of this nonsense is also terrible and I hope everyone that works there gets to experience something similar one day.Update: A week after posting this review, Kidspeace has still not contacted me. They refuse to answer my calls and emails, and have not responded to my caseworker's attempts to contact them. My son's prescriptions have run out and his Kidspeace assigned psychiatrist refuses to refill his prescription. They haven't allowed him to come back to the program, haven't followed up in any way, and haven't formally discharged him so I can't take him to any other psychiatrist. Kidspeace only cares about money, they don't care if your kid suffers or dies.Second update: Another week has passed, my kid has still not been formally discharged. No returned phone calls, no emails. I have two separate caseworkers also attempting to get in touch with them and no one will respond.
Myra DiNicola
3 months ago on Google
1
Treated my nephew horribly.
Gaby Ruiz
8 months ago on Google
1
Totally disgusting and unprofessional, they make you use the bathroom with the door open. Everyone in the class can see what you are doing. They say this place helps with mental health but in my opinion it dose the complete opposite. Take your kids To a different school if you want them to get better this is not a great school for anyone.

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Kidspeace Advances Program Sch works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, Please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

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Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Sliding scale payments are based on a client's income and family size. The goal is to make treatment affordable to everyone. By taking these factors into account, addiction recovery care providers help ensure that your treatment does not become a financial burden to you or your family, eliminating one barrier to care.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient
Outpatient rehabs specialize in providing comprehensive care for clients who choose to remain in their homes and communities during treatment. Their services may include transitional support for clients stepping down from intensive inpatient programming. Ambulatory medical detox may be provided for clients at low risk for withdrawal complications. Many programs include evening, night, and weekend services to accommodate clients who are working professionals or caregivers. Addiction counseling and life skills training are common treatment modalities.
inpatient iconInpatient
Inpatient rehab provides clients with an opportunity to focus solely on their sobriety away from the stressors of the home and workplace. Clients receive housing, food, and intensive clinical supervision. They also typically engage in multiple addiction counseling sessions each week, including daily individual, group, and/or family sessions. Most programs also prioritize recovery-focused life skills training, including courses in relapse prevention. Many facilities offer evidence-based holistic therapies, such as yoga and meditation.
partial-hospitalization iconPartial Hospitalization Program
With a partial hospitalization program (PHP), you can participate in intensive rehabilitation treatment with the ability to return home at the end of the day. For a weekly minimum of 20 hours, a partial hospitalization program can take place up to 5 days a week for an average of 90 days. During PHP treatment, you can receive relapse prevention strategies, medication management, individual and group therapy, and other behavioral therapy interventions.

Treatments

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Mental health rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, clinical depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and more. Mental health professionals at these facilities are trained to understand and treat mental health issues, both in individual and group settings.

Programs

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Teen Program
Teen programs are designed to address the unique pressures teens face, pressures that can drive them to experiment with dangerous, addictive substances. They need programs that meet them exactly where they are and give them tools for long-term recovery. Therapy can help teenagers understand and work through underlying issues so they can reclaim the life ahead of them.
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Child Program
The providers who specialize in the children's rehab space understand the specialized needs that this population faces. School-based and social services such as tutoring and family counseling are often central to treatment. Child programs may also address the needs of youth experiencing substance abuse in the home, including a parent's or sibling's addiction.

Clinical Services

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in Pennsylvania can be helpful to individuals who are experiencing substance use disorder and various mental health conditions. It helps you identify damaging thought and behavior patterns and replace them with healthy ones.

Dialectical behavior therapy in Pennsylvania is an evidence based technique that involves group therapy, individual therapy, and phone coaching. Group sessions focus on learning behavioral skills. Individual therapy gives you the opportunity to apply what you're learning to your personal situations. Phone coaching allows you to call your therapist during the week for help with challenging situations.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Couples therapy in Pennsylvania is typically short term treatment that focuses on building skills that lead to positive long term relationship changes. Sessions with the therapist may occur both jointly and individually.

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Contact Information

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704 Hay Road
Temple, PA 19560

Fact checked and written by:
Michelle Tavares, MSN, RN
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Kerry Nenn, BSW

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1.7 (14 reviews)
L. E. Kennedy
2 months ago
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Absolutely reprehensible. My kid was in the Orefield facility for about 3 months and they discharged him (when I begged them not to because he wasn't ready) without his medication because the doctor wrote his prescriptions wrong. He went over ten days before they finally had them corrected. In addition, they sent him home with two huge bags of trash and dirty laundry that turned out to be infested with FLEAS. We have lived in this house for 9 years and our pets are treated with Frontline, we have NEVER had fleas. So my kid had what I thought was a rash. I took him to urgent care and they were not able to determine the cause, but prescribed him a round of steroids. After the steroids were over, the rash continued to get worse until he was eventually sent home from Kidspeace: Berks because of it. The nursing staff demanded that I take him to urgent care and get him a round of steroids, even though I had already done this and it wasn't safe to have another round of steroids prescribed so soon (something I would expect nurses to know). Then I discovered the fleas. Because they were brought home on his belongings and the animals are treated, my kid is the only one in the house that has bites. Now Kidspeace is refusing to take him back into the program until the bites clear up. In order to get rid of the fleas THEY gave me, I have to launder every scrap of fabric in my house, shampoo the carpets, and replace my kid's bed and our sofa. I have to give my animals booster treatments, and purchase medication for my kid to soothe the itching. I can't afford any of this, especially not when Kidspeace WON'T take my kid back so I don't have childcare, and WON'T stop demanding my presence for timewasting meetings that accomplish nothing. I'm a single parent who does not receive child support or any financial assistance and yet Kidspeace calls me several times a day at work, and they seem incapable of understanding that some people WORK more than 40 hours a week (for those who don't, obviously including Kidspeace staff since they never answer the phone: must be nice to have all that free time, what's that like?). When I asked them, for the 7th or 8th time, to email me instead of calling because it's easier for me to reply in a timely fashion while working, they went full radio silence instead. Haven't heard from them in almost two weeks. No therapist or staff member has ever taken responsibility for their incompetence, they always pass the buck or deflect. So let me say it with my whole chest, so it cannot be ignored: Kidspeace is DIRTY, they gave us fleas. It is UNSAFE, my kid still gets bullied every day. Their staff are INCOMPETENT and IRRESPONSIBLE, they do not take the needs of clients and their families into account at any point during treatment. They are CLASSIST, because expecting a household that lives below the poverty line to completely eradicate an unexpected pest infestation (that they caused!) BEFORE they'll take my kid back into TREATMENT is a violation of basic human decency. I HATE KIDSPEACE. I suppose I should be grateful that no one SA'd my kid or let him die while in their care, since that's what Kidspeace is known for, but all of this nonsense is also terrible and I hope everyone that works there gets to experience something similar one day.Update: A week after posting this review, Kidspeace has still not contacted me. They refuse to answer my calls and emails, and have not responded to my caseworker's attempts to contact them. My son's prescriptions have run out and his Kidspeace assigned psychiatrist refuses to refill his prescription. They haven't allowed him to come back to the program, haven't followed up in any way, and haven't formally discharged him so I can't take him to any other psychiatrist. Kidspeace only cares about money, they don't care if your kid suffers or dies.Second update: Another week has passed, my kid has still not been formally discharged. No returned phone calls, no emails. I have two separate caseworkers also attempting to get in touch with them and no one will respond.

Myra DiNicola
3 months ago
1

Treated my nephew horribly.

Gaby Ruiz
8 months ago
1

Totally disgusting and unprofessional, they make you use the bathroom with the door open. Everyone in the class can see what you are doing. They say this place helps with mental health but in my opinion it dose the complete opposite. Take your kids To a different school if you want them to get better this is not a great school for anyone.

Flaco
8 months ago
1

This is truly the most disgusting inhumane place in Berks County for Mental Health Treatment for Children Teens and Adolescents. My Child was in the Hospital 3 Months due to SEVERE REACTIONS to Medications. He came here to get help!!! They GHOSTED HIM by skipping a Med Check appointment AFTER THEIR DOCTOR made changes to his medications and added a Drug on that is on a list that causes my Son SEVERE REACTIONS!!!! Yep. Ghosted him. After a Parent told you that drug causes Severe Dystonic Reactions!!! There is no After Hours on call. So your Child will have to suffer. The DOCTOR only comes in on Fridays. And they FORCE YOU to see only a PA physician assistant every Tuesday. And she can't even write scripts! And their Nurse has NO CLUE how to even take proper dictation. Don't leave her a Message. It will be relayed not in the manner you left. Making you appear incompetent. Even if you actually recorded your own dictation. I will be having the State investigate them immediately! And they discharged my Son KNOWING his Meds are still unstable. Yet without my consent or permission as his Power of Attorney. After they discharged him called in ANOTHER DRUG that causes reactions on his allergy med list!!! How do you call in drugs if Someone is discharged out of your care? Without consulting a Parent FIRST? Without even the Patient giving Permission? So due to THEIR DOCTORS CHANGES. That is right this Man never even fixed my Sons Medicine he messed up. My Child was there only 2 Weeks!!! Said it wasn't a fit for him because he was Autistic. Yet messed up his Body. And tried to push Drugs on him after he left. What a bunch of whacko's!!!!

Flaco
9 months ago
1

It was NIGHTMARE!!!. The Nurse can not articulate Messages in a clear and concise manner. Due to that. Defamatory and Slanderous remarks were made to my Professional College Educated Black Character. She confused splitting pills in half with splitting the Time Space in between doses. They are Two Seperate Things Completely. It is not my Fault that WHITE Pharmaceutical Companies put in Formulas that cause severe Dystonic Reactions and Mood and Behavior Changes in Kids. So Sorry. You can't blame a Parent for that. And for 2 Weeks Everybody says oh your Child has no Behaviors. He is so Kind. So Sweet. So well Behaved. Because his only Behaviors were from affects of Drugs! And no other Reason. Documented actual proof this Child for 2 yrs has serious side affects on Drugs. What do they do on PURPOSE? Give him the same Class of Meds that cause severe mood behavioral changes. You can't make this up! You think I don't know you want my Black Son to Fail so he can be a Statistic. So you can make Money off him? He is an Autistic Gentle Giant that struggles with the effects of Meds. A Baptized Mormon with absolutely no History of being Violent or having Behavioral issues. I will never recommend this Program! The Autism Connections Program is Wonderful. The acute Partial is a NIGHTMARE!

Hailee Harp
1 year ago
5

Thare are good staff members and they help me alot

TygaLegendary
1 year ago
1

I could give this place a zero star review I went to this school and I dropped out the Dr was no good now I hear Dr Burns is there which is even worse for kids and teens I was overdosed on Seroquel and told quite often by Cheryl Moore who was supposed to see me everyday and didn't I would have to beg and I'd get sent to the hospital every year that I would never get any kind of help but I am in therapy for PTSD not only has kids peace put me through trauma but didn't care about the trauma I had already gone through again zero stars but I had to put one shut down the place

Crystal Woodford
2 years ago
1

Where to start? No just No. The Dr. does not take any of your own concerns for your child serious. He was there for 4yrs. Never got better, but regressed. Most Staff is unprofessional and not trained properly. Most staff is there just to make money. Most aren't there to truly help our children.

Melinda Wheeler
2 years ago
5

We've been foster parents with this office for 6 years so far. We've had amazing communication and support by every worker we've had. Even when we end up working with someone from another office (like after hours emergency), they're supportive and helpful. There have been numerous times we've needed immediate support with a child in our care and we know they will respond quickly, if not immediately, and support us with whatever we need until we feel secure in the situation. They know us better than we know ourselves sometimes and are a blessing to us in our fostering journey. We would recommend Kidspeace without question.

Brooke Henne
4 years ago
3

Stayed here. Therapy was okay. School was okay. Pretty standard stuff. But a lot of the other patients were rowdy and I watched a kid rip an exit sign out of the ceiling while in the "quietest unit". Didn't really teach me coping skills and misdiagnosed me with Bipolar based off of one account of a time I hadn't slept. The food isn't terrible and they really do try to make sure you feel okay. The staff is respectful as long as you're respectful to them.

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