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Murphy-Harpst welcomes requests for information
or admission from individuals, parents, caseworkers and other
healthcare professionals.
To be admitted to the Harpst campus residential treatment
center, the child or teen must be referred by a source such
as the Department of Family and Children’s Services,
the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Mental
Health, a school district, an insurance company, or a parent/guardian
who has the resources with which to fund the child’s
treatment.
Criteria for admission to a residential treatment facility
include behaviors that qualify the child or teenager as "severely
emotionally disturbed.” The child/teen would exhibit
severe characteristics of behaviors such as:
- Adjustment problems
- Oppositional behavior
- Attention deficit
- Anxiety disorder
- Poor motivation for school
- Problems with impulse control
- Verbal and/or physical aggression (but not extreme physical
aggression)
- Poor coping skills
- Depression
- Prior existence of psychosis, now controlled by proper
medication
- Poor interpersonal skills
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Other problems resulting from physical, sexual or emotional
abuse
Some insurance companies will pay for residential treatment
while others will only pay if the child is in a psychiatric
hospital setting. Often the insurance company or HMO needs
more education about the availability of residential treatment,
which is much less costly than hospitalization. You and your
employer have considerable influence in urging your insurance
company or HMO to cover the mental health needs of your child.
Do not be shy about asking them to work with you in securing
needed treatment for your child. As time permits, the Murphy-Harpst
admissions department will be glad to help you discuss this
option with your insurer.
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