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Services
at BAMHA
 BAMHA
is a non-profit agency dedicated to providing assessment, psychotherapy and
consultation to children, families, individuals and organizations. Our
commitment is to help people affirm and strengthen themselves and their
relationships with others in the midst of life’s challenges.
A wide range of emotional
issues including depression, anxiety, phobias, eating disorders, substance
abuse, behavior problems, gay and lesbian issues, employment problems or
stress can be addressed.
Children and Family Services
Clinical Services: Youth
services are organized around a collaborative, strength-based approach
that helps individuals and families establish and work toward identified
goals. Parents are viewed as experts in the care of their children, and
as partners in prov iding mental health care. Clients select from among
services available to meet their individual needs. These services
include:
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Evaluation and
diagnostic assessment
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Family counseling
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Play therapy
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Cognitive-behavioral
treatment (CBT)
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Expressive arts
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Group therapy
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Medication
evaluation and treatment
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Advocacy
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Referral
to community resources
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School-Based Programs
 BAMHA
provides services to Brighton-based schools and organizations
serving the needs of children and adolescents. Specialized
behavioral health services in elementary schools, middle schools
and high schools include individual and group counseling, case
consultation and case management, crisis intervention and educational
and prevention programs.
 Anchor After School Program: Anchor is a therapeutic after
school program that provides services to emotionally disturbed adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 who require daily
intervention in order to be maintained within the home setting. The
program offers a number of treatment modalities including
individual, group and family counseling, therapeutic recreation,
social skills training, case management and case consultation with
other organizations involved with the client, educational and
preventive programs, daily living skills and vocational services.
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 Clinical Services: Adult
services are organized around a
collaborative,
strength-based approach
that helps individuals and families establish and work toward
self-identified goals. Each client is viewed as an expert in his/her
needs, and as a collaborator in providing his/or mental health care.
Clients select from among services available to meet their individual
needs. These services include:
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Evaluation and
diagnostic assessment
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Family counseling
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Individual therapy
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Medication and
evaluation and treatment
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Cognitive-behavioral
treatment (CBT),
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Dialectical behavioral
treatment (DBT)
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Eye movement
desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)
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Group treatment
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Referral to community
resources
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BAMHA
offers a wide array of groups for children, adults
 and
families. The goals of these groups include improving social
relationships and social skills, improving self-esteem and
parenting skills, reducing impulsivity and verbalizing feelings.
Some of our current groups include Social Skills, Expressive
Arts, Depression, Gay and Lesbian Young Adult Group and DBT
Skills Building.
The
Psychodiagnostic Testing Center offers evaluations for children,
adolescents and adults with psychological, behavioral or
academic difficulties, which may require diagnostic
clarification for further treatment. Our psychologists are part
of our treatment team offering a comprehensive range of tests
that help to clarify the needs of each individual.
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BAMHA has
both child and adult board-certified
 psychiatrists
who come to the clinic with substantial experience and expertise
in medication treatment. Our psychiatrists view medication as
part of each individual's comprehensive treatment at the clinic.
Our clinicians and psychiatrists work closely together in a team
model to provide comprehensive treatment for our clients.
Our child
psychiatrist is available to provide medication consultation to
outside mental health agencies and residential and group homes.
This has proved an invaluable service to agencies in the greater
Boston area that do not have in-house psychiatrists.
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 WRAP:
BAMHA has collaborated with the Gardner School, Boston College
and the Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center to create a
community-based wraparound program (WRAP) for Allston-Brighton
Gardner students and their families. WRAP has conducted
trainings for teachers and community personnel in early
intervention of mental health problems, provided family and
community-centered assessments, outreach, service planning and
case management and referral for treatment.
BAMHA serves
children and their families in community programs such as Boys
and Girls Clubs, homeless shelters and after school programs.
BAMHA
provides training and supervision for master's level students to
support the next generation of behavioral health professionals.
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Brighton-Allston
Mental Health Association