Gentle, evidence-based Intensive Outpatient and PHP tracks designed specifically to support child development and family systems, for children ages 6 through 12.
A young person's brain is incredibly adaptable, making childhood years a powerful time for healing. We use gentle, deeply researched clinical approaches designed specifically to help young people find stability today while protecting their long-term growth and emotional well-being.
Our Pediatric Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) cohorts share core group programming, so children at both levels of care share core pathways. PHP participants receive added structure and higher clinical intensity on top of that shared content.
Both tracks offer the same two levels of care, Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient, adapted to the child's developmental stage.
Our Pediatric Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for children ages 6–8 provide developmentally appropriate, structured behavioral health treatment focused on emotional regulation, coping skills, social skills, problem-solving, and overall functioning.
Although the Pediatric PHP and IOP cohorts share core group programming within each track, IOP and PHP remain distinct levels of care. Placement reflects the child's clinical presentation, functional impairment, treatment needs, and ability to safely participate at the assigned level. Level-of-care determinations follow CASII and applicable medical necessity criteria, and each child's documentation will reflect their assigned level.
Children ages 6–12 experiencing emotional, behavioral, social, or functional difficulties that interfere with functioning at home, school, or with peers. Presenting concerns may include:
Note: presentation and treatment approach differ by developmental stage — the 6–8 track leans on play, movement, and caregiver-directed intervention; the 9–12 track incorporates more verbal, insight-based, and academically-integrated work. See curriculum by track below.
Both age tracks keep the same hours and follow this sample day, paced to engage children while incorporating evidence-based therapeutic frameworks. The 2:00 PM hour is for PHP participants only.
Dedicated academic support, executive functioning skills, and structured study time.
Setting a positive tone and checking in on each child's emotional baseline.
Deeper processing of core IOP themes for PHP; structured creative play and art expression for IOP.
Learning cognitive behavioral strategies, emotional regulation, and peer social interaction skills.
Building body-mind awareness and communication practice through guided exercises.
Reviewing daily learning and processing emotional experiences collectively.
Closing activities to prepare children for a positive transition back to home life.
The group curriculum is developmentally adapted for ages 6–8 and uses play, movement, repetition, co-regulation, and hands-on practice to teach therapeutic skills. Parent groups utilize a PCIT-informed structure to support positive parent-child interactions, communication, and skill reinforcement at home.
Our rotating modules help children build practical life skills, enhance emotional resilience, and foster supportive social interactions. Parent groups utilize a Positive Parenting Program-informed structure to support positive parent-child interactions, communication, and skill reinforcement at home.
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