Residential Services
DePelchin operates two Residential Treatment Centers.
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- Isabel Elkins Residential Treatment Center in Houston, Texas
- Richmond Residential Treatment Center in Richmond, Texas
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Residential Treatment Centers are inpatient facilities where youth ages 5-17 temporarily reside. They provide:
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- 44 beds in Houston and 22 beds in Richmond
- 24-hour, short-term, intensive treatment
- Therapeutic care for youth ages of 5 to 17 from staff trained in behavioral
interventions and management, therapeutic interventions, child development
and first aid.
- A range of services including individual, group and family therapy, community
and family living skills, socialization and recreational therapeutic approaches
- Family services include family therapy
- Therapeutic programs structured to the individual's needs
- Ongoing outpatient therapy and services after the child is discharged from
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The program treats children and adolescents who suffer from conditions which include:
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- Depression
- Bipolar Disorder
- Adjustment Disorders
- Abuse
- Schizophrenia
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Other behavioral problems
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Sometimes these problems are so severe that outpatient or day treatment services cannot provide the stabilization and intensive treatment necessary for the child to function successfully in a home setting and admission to a residential treatment program is necessary.
A Day At The Center
Although each resident's daily schedule and treatment varies and is based on individual need, a typical day at DePelchin's Elkin's Residential Treatment Center is structured and may include:
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- Academic studies through University of Texas Charter School
- Group therapy by a licensed psychotherapist
- Recreational activities
- Meals
- Individual therapy with psychiatrist
- Milieu groups
- Life skillbuilding lessons
- Physical activity such as basketball, volleyball and pool aerobics
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Residential Treatment Center staff includes:
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- A psychiatrist
- Licensed psychotherapists
- A licensed child care administrator
- A psychologist
- A nurse
- Youth workers
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Treatment in the Residential Treatment Centers is short term in nature and is expected to be an average of 90-120 days. Once a child leaves the program, continued therapy and medication monitoring is necessary.
For more information contact us at info@depelchin.org, 713-730-2335 or toll free at 1-888-730-2335.
