Child Services
For more information, please download our Child Services Handbook.
Fairfax provides specialized treatment for children ages 7 to 12 with with psychological, emotional, and behavioral problems. The treatment philosophy with children is to identify the key elements of the current crisis by exploring the family, academic and social environments involved. Our professionals will then target those areas that are going to be critical in the stabilization process such as:
- Self-endangering behaviors
- Excessive conflicts with siblings or peers
- Poor impulse control
- Out of control behavior
- Chronic/ongoing school difficulties
Inpatient Treatment
Our clinical program staff works closely with the patient, family, and community professionals to plan an aggressive course of treatment which allows transition into a less restrictive level of treatment as quickly as possible. Our therapeutic programming includes medication evaluation and management, group therapy, family involvement, and individual counseling as indicated, with emphasis on:
- Ability to relate successfully with others
- Appropriate behaviors for constructive daily living
- Anger management
- Positive communication skills
- Treatment tailored to level of functioning and degree of illness
Therapeutic activities include animal-assisted therapy; drama therapy; art therapy; and recreation therapy in the indoor gymnasium.
Partial Hospitalization
A child who requires intensive support and structure, but does not require 24 hour supervision, may be appropriate for partial hospitalization, an intensive day hospital program.This level of care may be appropriate when outpatient treatment is not sufficient to meet the level of acuity, or as a transition from inpatient treatment to help reintegrate the individual into a home environment. Resolution and stabilization of acute illness are provided while allowing the patient to live at home. Patients participate in the inpatient hospital child treatment program during daytime hours, Monday through Friday.