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Causes: Philanthropy, Public Foundations
Mission: Recognizing the importance of cooperation for improving the living conditions of children, adolescents, adults, and their families in every community, omni will promote those activities which enhance personal autonomy while promoting the spirit of the global community.
Programs: Development disability services - includes intensive treatment mobility service (itms), as well as group home service and extended family homes for individuals with developmental disabilities. Itms is a clinical team of four staff members: licensed psychologist, licensed therapist and two bachelors level implementation specialists who conduct on site sessions within the provider residential or vocational setting in order to consult/assist the team who is currently serving the individual. This service typically is short term observation and intervention stages and up to six months of follow-up across multiple settings and different times of the day. Omni utilizes evidence based treatments consistent with the presenting problems. Data will be collected to determine the function of the behavior(s) and an intervention plan with recommendations will be written. The omni approach is multidisciplinary in nature. The individual and their team's input is the key to the program's success. A community group home setting is a home setting embedded within the community where 1 to 3 individuals with an intellectual and/or developmental disability and other behavioral health impairments reside. Skilled omni staff members provide habilitation and behavioral supports to individuals on an ongoing basis. The goal of this setting is to help provide an enriched life to individuals in a community setting that historically may otherwise have been served in institutions. An extended family home is a community-based family home which supports individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities who also may have a mental health diagnosis. An efh home is a great way of supporting and assisting individuals with an intellectual and/or developmental disabilities because it provides structure and habilitation training in the most natural setting.
therapeutic foster care - omni behavioral health's foster care program is designed as an out-of-home placement for a wide variety of youth. The foster care program has the capacity to care for a wide range of youth, including young victims of abuse and neglect, emergency short term care, and youth with severe emotional and behavioral disorders. The goals for the youth in care are either reunification with family, guardianship or adoption, or independent living. Care is delivered in private homes with specially trained foster parents. The combination of family-based care with specialized treatment interventions creates an environment that is supportive in a number of areas of living. Each youth receives individualized attention from an omni foster care specialist who is responsible for coordinating various services while in our care. If required, omni will provide additional therapeutic support to both the biological family and foster family, as well as the youth in our care. Omni has successfully served youth in the community with support provided to schools, child care, and numerous events and activities.
short-term residential care - omni behavioral health has two (2) group living facilities for youth 14-19 years of age who require intensive community based treatments. These facilities are specifically designed to serve a wide variety of youth that present disorders of mood as well as other co-occurring disorders such as substance abuse, chronic physical illness, learning disabilities and problems related to sexual acting out. These highly structured facilities provide monitoring, surveillance and supervision of each youth as they learn more socially adaptive behaviors required for successful community living. Our treatment approach is best described as including cognitive-behavioral treatment, medication-supported treatments, psychosocial training, exposure-based treatment procedures in conjunction with individual, family and group therapy. These programs provide a therapeutic milieu designed to provide youth with opportunities to maximize her/his emotional and behavioral control. Youth develop the social skills necessary for further community and family integration. Youth are directly exposed to procedures designed to improve their personal academic habits, self-care and pre-vocational skills. The overall objective of the program is to provide a stimulating and enriched environment with special attention to the development of pro-social skills necessary for successful integration into the community and family reunification.
other program services - includes eating disorders, safety and in-home and other treatment servicesthe omni eating disorder clinic program is one of only a few regional treatment settings that offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of eating disorders. Omni behavioral health is jcaho accredited and specializes in community-based mental health services. Services are provided in a compassionate and confidential manner. Omni offers a unique approach to treatment which emphasizes a functional perspective of behavior. The focus is on all aspects of the individual and promotes the utilization of natural support systems to reach and sustain goals. Treatment is available for adolescents and adults, and all genders who are diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating, or subclinical eating disorders. Weight loss programs are available. All treatment plans are individualized. Omni behavioral health offers a wide variety of office-based and home-based therapy services to individuals and families. Services can be offered at our offices or within the home to best meet the needs of the client. The intensity and duration of treatment varies substantially depending on the presenting problems or difficulties. Omni therapists have years of experience and training assisting persons with various difficulties, including family issues associated with raising youth with severe behavioral problems, aggression, hyperactivity, anxiety, depression, withdrawal behaviors and suicidal ideation. Therapists are also qualified to treat all major mental health issues.