Yes I Can! Therapeutic Nursery

Our Goal
The Therapeutic Nursery's goal is to work in a partnership with children and their families to maintain children with emotional and psychiatric needs in their homes and in the community. We collaborate with Families, Day Care Centers, Pre-School Programs and Pediatricians to plan strategies and interventions which support the child's safe level of functioning at home and in a community setting.

There are two levels of care offered in the Therapeutic Nursery. One level of care is an outpatient model and services are typically provided 1-2 times a week. The other level of care is a partial hospital program for children that require more structure and support throughout the day. The Partial Hospital Program provides treatment 5 days a week, 3 ½ hours a day.

Referral & Intake Process
To refer a child to the "Yes I Can!" Therapeutic Nursery Outpatient or Partial Hospital Program, please call 908-994-7082. A clinician will conduct a telephone intake to ask questions related to the request for services, which will help to guide you to the appropriate program. They will help determine whether the child requires more traditional outpatient services or a more intensive level of care in the Partial Hospital Program. An intake appointment is then scheduled in person to discuss treatment planning.

Outpatient Level of Care
The Therapeutic Nursery provides an outpatient level of care for 3-5 year olds and their families. Services include:

	Psychiatric Evaluation; conducted by a Board Certified Child Psychiatrist
	Psychological Evaluation
	Individual Play Therapy
	Family Therapy
	Parent Groups
	Group Therapies

We have a multidisciplinary staff including master's and doctoral level clinicians, and a board certified child psychiatrist.

Partial Hospital Program
The "Yes I Can!" Therapeutic Nursery Partial Hospital Program is for children 3-5 years old. These children require a more intensive level of care and more structure throughout their day. Typically, they are at risk of losing their day care/school placement; or, at risk of requiring inpatient level of care.

Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday 9:15am-1:15pm

Location
New Point Campus
655 E. Jersey St.
Elizabeth, NJ 07206
908-994-7082

Goals

	To increase social skills
	To teach coping mechanisms
	To improve frustration tolerance
	To enhance self-esteem
	To increase attention span
	To improve impulse control
	To decrease aggression
	To work collaboratively with families in planning interventions to manage their child's behavior most effectively
	To provide crisis management

Services Provided

	Individual Play Therapy
	Family Therapy
	Group Therapy
	Creative Arts Therapy
	Psychiatric Evaluation
	Psychological Evaluation
	Medication Evaluation/Monitoring
	Parent Support Groups

For more information contact the Program Director at 908-994-7045.