Northcoast Behavioral Health Care

1756 Sagamore Road

P.O. Box 305

Northfield, OH 44067

NBHS is a state mental health/psychiatric hospital with 490 beds on three campuses—Cleveland, Northfield, Toledo.

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astoral Counseling Services

282 West Bowery St

Akron, OH 44307

http://pcssummit.org/

Sandra Oehler 330-996-4600 EXT 1234 soehler@pastoralcounselingsummit.com

Pastoral Counseling Service is incorporated as a private non-profit organization, and has been in existence in the Greater Akron community since 1963. Through the years, we have been recognized as a strong advocate of children, youth, and families, continually exploring innovative ways of making professional therapeutic services available.

The mission is to provide mental health services, guidance and direction to persons who are trying to understand and solve difficult issues in their lives, PCS operates under the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services and is an accredited COA (Council on Accreditation) mental health agency. As a non-profit agency, we are certified to provide behavioral health counseling and therapy, mental health assessments, pharmacologic management, and community psychiatric supportive treatment (CPST).

Since 1998, PCS has joined efforts with Akron Public Schools to offer School-Based Therapy to the children in Akron, OH. Due to the success of this partnership, collaborations with Woodridge Local Schools, Barberton City Schools, Imagine Schools, Believe to Achieve Academy, and I CAN Schools have made School-Based Therapy our largest endeavor. We also provide Outpatient Services for people of all ages at our Barbara M. Vassel Comprehensive Care Center at 147 Park St. in Akron.

PCS has successfully served many clients for over 40 years, and this venture continues to grow. In 1998, we provided services to approximately 175 clients with a clinical staff of seven. Today, we are actively serving nearly 2,500 clients. Of our nearly 140 employees, over 100 serve as direct line staff, providing therapy and community psychiatric supportive treatment.
Phoenix Rising Behavioral Health and Recovery- Community Mental Health

4974 Higbee Avenue, Suite 209

Canton, Ohio 44718

www.phoenixrisingbhr.org/index.html

Michelle Litton-Betts (330) 493-4553 michelleb@phoenixrising.bhr.org

The mission of Phoenix Rising is to provide opportunity for growth and recovery utilizing behavioral healthcare treatment that is evidence-based and effective in meeting the needs of the individuals served. The organization offers individual and group counseling, case management, and psychiatry.

520 N. Chestnut St.

Ravenna, Ohio 44266

www.childrensadvantage.org

Mary McKracken 330- 296-5552, ext. 217

The mission of PCC is to provide behavioral healthcare services and forge community partnerships in order to help children and families reach their fullest potential. PCC places a high value on prevention and consultation. Thus, the agency participates with other community agencies in the development of coordinated services, consults with other community agencies that serve children and initiates educational efforts to positively influence parents and families. PCC provides individual, group and family therapy; case management, school consultation, early childhood mental health and child psychiatric services. A student may be involved in grant writing, administration, diagnostic assessments and carry a caseload of about five clients.

340 S. Broadway Street

Akron, Ohio 44308

www.portagepath.org/

Dr. Tracy Davis Yaeger (330) 253-3100 x 252

This agency is a professional care company that exists to provide outpatient, inpatient, emergency, and other specialized behavioral health care services to individuals and other purchasers in the Northeast Ohio Region. The purpose of Summit County’s Adult Mental Health System Admission Unit is to implement an effective and efficient program staffed by experienced clinicians to evaluate all persons requesting services. It is expected that the field student will complete the initial assessment/diagnostic reports and schedule follow-up agency appointments best able to meet the individual’s current mental health treatment needs.
Solutions Behavioral Healthcare- Community Mental Health [See also Substance Abuse]

246 Northland Dr.

Medina, OH 44256

www.solutionsbh.org

Dawn Rist, Clinical Director (330) 723-9600

This agency provides alcohol and drug dependency as well as mental health outpatient services for clients and their families. Residents of Medina County may receive services based on a sliding scale fee.

P.O. Box 2090 444 North Main Street

Akron, Ohio 44309-2090

Emily Hionides-Homer, MSW, LISW-S 330-379-5078 hornere@summahealth.org
Micro work available: Learn to facilitate Psych IOP, Assessments/Diagnosis with both Mental Health and CD patients, Individual Counseling, Team Meetings/Collaboration with various parts of Treatment Team (psychiatrists, CD doctors, nurses, counselors), and various other duties.
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acro work available: Development of a short term support group for dual diagnosis group and /or trauma survivors group; Identify programming/program implementation/grant writing for funds; create a workbook for Psych IOP patients/grant writing for funds; identifying stats/recommendations to expand Psych and CD program in surrounding counties/implementation of program/funding needed/grant writing; guidelines/workbook for new employees and interns; outcome study or research on effectiveness of our current programs; effectiveness of current assessment tools utilized /implementation of new ones if needed. Additional opportunities available for both Micro and Macro social work**Three LISW-S on staff . *Both a.m. and p.m. hours available as there are two (2) psych groups.

Summit Psychological Associates Inc

37 N. Broadway Street

Akron, OH 44308

http://www.summit-psychological.com/

James Orlando 330-535-8181 EXT 404 jorlando@summitpsycchological.com

Summit Psychological Associates, Inc. is a private agency founded in 1984.  It's mission is to provide the highest quality, cost effective behavioral health care to individuals, couples, families and organizations.  Our staff consists of professionals from the major behavioral health care disciplines who are dedicated to helping people live healthier, happier and more productive lives.

Our mission is to provide comprehensive behavioral healthcare by culturally competent staff that utilizes evidenced-based treatment to promote recovery, dignity and well-being to consumers, their families and the community.
Tarry House

564 Diagonal Road

Akron, OH 44320

www.tarryhouse.org

Natalie Grier, MSW, LSW (330) 253-6689 nattrry2@yahoo.com

Tarry House is a group home with a mission of empowering persons suffering from mental illnesses and psychological disorders, with skills necessary to live as independently as possible. This agency provides counseling, food, shelter, transportation and recreational activities.

Tarry House provides residential rehabilitation care for individuals affected by mental illness in a halfway house setting in order to enable those persons to adjust to the community and avoid rehospitalization. Student placement activities may include case management, transporting clients, intake assessments, documentation, termination assessments, and assisting clients with coping techniques.
Trillium Family Solutions- Community Mental Health [See also Family Services]

Not available for placement after Spring 2013
624 Market Ave N.

Canton, OH 44702

Trillium Family Solutions is a non-governmental, private, not-for-profit, social service agency serving all of Stark and surrounding counties. We offer a variety of counseling and support services designed for individuals and families of all ages and incomes. Services include, but not limited to: family counseling, chemical dependency, community psychiatric support treatment based, HIV/AIDS case Management, school based services, psychiatric & pharmacological management, elder care, and services to the deaf community.

The staff at Trillium Family Solutions strives to give the gift of hope and healing to families and individuals experiencing the despair of these life problems. Through our services offered to the community, Trillium touched the lives of nearly 9,000 lives in our community in 2007.
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School Social Work
T
he LEAP Program

200 N. Mantua St.

The LEAP Program provides Special Education instruction and related services to students from individual school districts who require a more specialized educational setting than is available in the public school. Leading every student by modeling positive, healthy behaviors and relationships in a clear, detailed manner with  several different approaches; Empowering students to adopt adaptive, constructive roles and coping skills, via role-playing, that will enable them to develop emotionally, socially and academically; Affirming students with regular and frequent performance feedback that will assist them in making appropriate decisions, academically & therapeutically, as well as in choosing directions that will benefit them beyond LEAP; Progressives leaps and reaches across several special education spectrums to supply students with the most effective, innovative and evidence based academic and psychoeducational services

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  There is a person at this agency willing to provide you with weekly supervision and develop your skill set who has a minimum of a master’s degree from a CSWE*- accredited school. [Council on Social Work Education]
  
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  This same person is required to have graduated from their graduate program at least two years and have been working at this same agency for a minimum of one year.