Intellectual Disability Residential Services provide 24-hour supervision of program participants in an integrated, community-based setting. Individuals live with housemates that share similar daily routines and interests. They receive education on a variety of areas such as activities of daily living, socialization, and financial topics to encourage individuals to be active members of their community.

With this service, support is provided in-home to individuals living with their family or independently. Support may include assistance with housekeeping and organization, medication administration, and transportation for community events and medical appointments. Support is provided based on the unique needs of each client, with flexible schedules to accommodate the individual and/or their family.

East Pennsylvania is the home of our nursing services, representative payee services, and training department that support Clarvida’s Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) programs in Pennsylvania.

These services offer a holistic approach that considers all factors that impact on an individual and their challenging behavior. Behavior Support Services can be used to address problem behaviors that range from verbal aggression, physical aggression, and property destruction to social withdrawal and self-injurious behaviors. Based on a Positive Behavior Support framework, the services seek […]

Clarvida’s Family Support Services provides a variety of individualized support programs and educational curricula for children, adolescents, and families. The program is designed to keep families together or reunite families who were separated as a result of involvement with the state’s Office of Children, Youth, and Families Services. Led by a staff specially trained to […]

Overview Crossroads is a site-based program for children and adolescents ages 5-21 with an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis. Crossroads programming focuses on social skill development for each participant. Goals: Reciprocal interaction Executive functioning Frustration tolerance Emotion regulation Self-monitoring, Self Regulation​​ Program Highlights: Crossroads provides an assessment driven approach to meet the individual and group needs of […]

Overview Endeavor is a site-based program for children and adolescents ages 5-21 with an Autism Spectrum Diagnosis. Endeavor programming focuses on intensive skill acquisition training for each participant. Goals: Improve functional communication skills Decrease problematic behaviors Increase independence and daily living skills Improve basic social skills ​Program Highlights: Treatment is overseen by a team of […]

Family Connections supports children who have been placed out of the home. This program is a supervised visitation program that acknowledges the importance of continued parental and family contact for children in out-of-home placement. This program focuses on the child’s needs for nurturing and fun, and helps maintain critical family attachments with their children in […]

This is a voluntary program that focuses on the process of bringing families together with the people who support them, to assist the family in making decisions to keep their children safe.

The Supervised Visitation Service supports children and non-custodial parents. This service provides a safe environment and advocacy for the child’s needs during court ordered visits. This service is provided in a safe office setting, where we offer comfortable rooms for visitation. Visits are monitored by trained staff whose goal is to insure the safety and […]

Our Independent Living program supports adolescents between 16 and 21 years of age in foster care placement. We provide a variety of services that are unique to each individual’s goals. We do this by coordinating services deemed necessary to help these individuals make progress towards their goals, and to provide support as they work towards […]

The Life Sharing program supports adults with intellectual disabilities. This program supports both the consumer and a host family in the community that agrees to provide a caring and nurturing household for the individual. Consumers’ lives are enhanced as they have the opportunity to share responsibilities, successes, and challenges that occur in the course of […]

Our Community Participation Supports program is designed to support adults with intellectual disabilities. The program features a central hub where participants can meet daily, and increases the opportunities for these individuals to engage in preferred and meaningful activities within their community.

The Peer Support Program inspires hope of recovery for individuals age 18 and older. This program focuses on individuals with severe and persistent mental health illness. We support consumers in achieving personal wellness by helping them learn to cope with stress and barriers using a strength-based recovery support model.

The Transition Age Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program assists transition-aged youth with mental illness in connecting with the community. Through participation in this recovery-based model, individuals will develop a sense of accomplishment, competency, and belonging through new and expanded roles in social, employment, and educational opportunities.

Our Intermediate Care Facilities support the most medically or behaviorally complex individuals with intellectual disabilities. As with our community living homes, residents are encouraged to become active members of their community. We are able to support these consumers by having a higher staff to consumer ratio than our more traditional living homes. Licensed medical staff […]

The Supported Living program cares for adults with intellectual disabilities in their own home or apartment, with the need for limited assistance. The goal of this program is to support individuals who prefer to stay in their own homes by providing some additional support. We are able to do this by providing a modest amount […]

The Residential Living program supports residents of Berks, Carbon, Monroe, Schuylkill, Huntingdon, Mifflin, and Juniata counties by operating Community Living homes for adults with intellectual disabilities. Our community living homes can support one to four individuals per home. We provide a safe and nurturing environment in each of our homes, and practice the philosophy that […]

Overview Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the process of systematically applying intervention based upon the principles of learning theory to improve socially significant behaviors while demonstrating through data analysis that there is a direct correlation between the intervention and the behavior change. ABA is researched-based and proven to be the most effective way to treat […]

Overview Clarvida’s outpatient counseling services include individual, family, couples, and group therapy. Sessions are delivered in an office or via telehealth and utilize evidence-based interventions to meet the needs of each individual. Goals: Increased skills for emotional regulation, problem solving, and life satisfaction Reduced symptoms associated with trauma, mood dysregulation, and disruptive behavior Improved functioning […]

Our Children’s Partial Hospitalization programs serve children ages five through fourteen years of age in central Pennsylvania. Our team of professionals includes a Program Director, Psychiatrist, Certified Special Education Teacher, Mental Health Specialists, and Mental Health Professionals. We provide an on-site therapeutic environment where our students receive academic, emotional, and behavioral support.

Overview Behavioral Consultation and Intervention Services (BCIS) are tailored to the needs of the consumer, which may include, but are not limited to, a school district, educational placement, mental health service providers, individual and/or families. Consultation can include support to students or classrooms, school districts, social service agencies, individual consumers, and families, dependent on presenting […]

Overview Clarvida offers an extensive training program available to internal employees as well as families and professionals in the community setting. Goals: To increase participants’ awareness, understanding, and ability to apply a variety of concepts specific to mental health and behavioral intervention To improve understanding, acceptance, treatment and overall quality of care of individuals and […]

Overview The Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) is a Medicaid waiver administered by the Bureau of Autism Services and designed to support community living for adults 21 or older with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Clarvida is an available provider for services under the Pennsylvania Adult Autism Waiver. Goals: Increase the person’s ability to care for themselves […]

The Family Preservation and Reunification program offers support to families with a child at risk for or currently placed out of the home. We provide intensive services in the home, working in cooperation with the family, and Children and Youth Services, to determine risk factors. For children at risk, we help the family develop goals […]

Overview The IBHS model focuses on skill development to support emotional and behavioral issues for children birth to 21 years of age through a child-centered, strengths-based approach. Services are provided in the home, school, and/or community settings as deemed necessary by the child’s treatment team. There are three services offered within IBHS; Applied Behavioral Analysis, […]

Overview We offer comprehensive psychiatric services for children and adults at many of our outpatient clinics. These services include psychiatric evaluations and medication management appointments. At Clarvida, our medical team is led by our Medical Director, and is comprised of a team of qualified, licensed Psychiatrists, Physicians Assistants, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners, and Registered Nurses. […]

Overview School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) is a collaborative program between partnered school districts and Clarvida providing outpatient mental health services in the school setting. SBMH services are for students struggling at home or in school. Students with identified needs for supports would be afforded the opportunity during the school day to attend therapy sessions. Therapists […]