Locations/Schuylkill/Carbon Region
Services

Residential Services

Lifesharing (formerly known as Family Living) provides long-term support for children and adults with mental retardation in a stable and qualified host family home. People who receive Lifesharing services attend school, work and day programs. The host family receives continued support and guidance from Access Services. In turn, the host family shares in the team responsibility of helping the individual to become part of their family and the community in which they live.

Clinical Services

Access Outpatient Services provides high quality and affordable evaluation, diagnostic, individual, group, family and couples counseling in Schuylkill County. The areas of treatment include, but are not limited to, eating disorders, depression, learning disorders, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and phobias. Some of the specialized treatment approaches include medication management and pharmaco therapy. Nationally recognized psychiatrist associates and psychotherapists are expert in dealing with a variety of mental health disorders and currently see over 500 persons a month. Most insurance plans are accepted and assistance is offered in completing all necessary paperwork. All major credit cards are also accepted for payment.

Support Services

In-Home Supports are individually designed practical services that take place in the homes and/or communities of people with developmental disabilities. Our goal is to work with the individuals’ unique situations to provide support in setting and meeting personal goals; making their homes more accessible; helping with routine, daily care; and, helping them to become contributing and active members of their communities.

Respite is a service that provides short-term care to adults and children with disabilities in nurturing home environments. Respite is often used to stabilize a person who is in crisis, but may not need hospitalization. Respite also gives caregivers a much-needed relief from the daily routines that cause burnout and fatigue.

Learning in Functional Environments (L.I.F.E.) is a unique publicly recognized and award-winning program that provides the supervision, support and recreation for adults with special needs to become active volunteers in their community by serving others and to develop skills that may eventually lead to paid employment. In this region, there are two locations in Schuylkill Haven and Tamaqua. Awarded a citation by Congressman David Argall for their community service, the two groups do many activities together. Each morning of the week, the group is involved in a number of volunteer or community service projects, just to name a few, visiting nursing home residents and singing and performing for assisted living facilities. They help out with cleaning and landscaping projects at local congregations and other civic centers. They serve Meals on Wheels to the seniors in their community. They have painted over 150 fire hydrants and take much pride in keeping most of the recreational parks in their locale free from trash. One special memory each year is a trip to Radio Music Hall for the Christmas show.

Children's Services

Enhanced Behavioral Health Services (Wraparound) is a state-funded program that provides therapeutic interventions to children under the age of 21 who are experiencing emotional or behavioral problems. The program practices a family-centered philosophy and is based on the principle of "wrapping" services and supports around the specific needs of the children and their families. Individualized service is provided as a process of working with children and their families in their home communities.