Specialized Services for Children with Cognitive Impairments & Functional Limitations

Medically necessary, evidence based treatment services for children under age 21 that utilize behavioral interventions designed to improve socially significant behaviors and developmentally appropriate skills to a measurable degree.

Services Include:

  • Problem solving activities in order to help the child develop and maintain skills and abilities necessary to manage his or her behavioral health treatment needs.
  • Learning the social skills and behaviors necessary to live with and interact with other community members and independently, and to build or maintain satisfactory relationships with peers or adults.
  • Learning the skills that will improve a child’s self-awareness, environmental awareness, social appropriateness and support social integration.
  • Learning awareness of and appropriate use of community services and resources.

All agency-sponsored activities are paid for by Downeast Horizons.