Family navigation

Sometimes you want to talk to someone who has been there and knows exactly how you feel. That’s why there is the Carroll County Youth Service Bureau’s Family Navigation service. Families will work with an individual who has lived experience of helping their child navigate public systems including the Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability systems. This individual not only works directly with families to overcome barriers to get the help they need, but will also use their personal and professional life experiences to give families hope for a better future, identify strengths and needs, and assist with problem-solving.   

Attachment and BiobehAvioral Catch-up (ABC)

Parenting is a hard job. That’s why the Carroll County Public Schools Judy Center Partnership’s Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up Program (ABC) is here to help. ABC helps you provide nurturing care and have more positive parent-child interactions. We can help your bond with your child and help them to handle their actions and feelings. 

Children who do the ABC program learn that they can count on their parents, build skills they need for school, and show more confidence and self-esteem. 

You will meet with a parent coach once a week for 10 weeks (virtual). During these sessions you play with your child while talking about parenting with an ABC parent coach. Each session is recorded and at the end of the program, you and your child will receive a special video of the moments you shared together.

Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) is an evidenced based therapy for young children and their parents or other caregiver that helps families heal and grow after experiencing stressful events. CPP helps to strengthen the parent/caregiver relationship by understanding the family’s strengths and challenges while respecting their family and cultural values. The CPP therapist, working with your family, will meet with you weekly to help you and your child understand each other better, respond to difficult feelings and behaviors, and create a family story that leads to healing.

Parents as TeacherS

The Carroll County Public Schools Judy Center Partnership’s Parents as Teachers (PAT) program promotes healthy growth, development, and school readiness. Trained professionals who make regular personal home visits to support and empower parents by observing parent and children playing and interacting together.

E-SMART clinic

The Carroll County Youth Service Bureau’s E-SMART clinic is a systematic approach to identifying children ages birth to age eight who are at risk for experiencing developmental, behavioral, and social/emotional concerns.  The clinic may include a home visit, school visit, or if appropriate, a psychological evaluation. A home visit is conducted to collect a child and family history from the time of pregnancy to the present. This is provided to the psychologist prior to the evaluation so that they have an understanding of family history and current concerns. The goal is to ensure that the child and the entire family gain access to appropriate intervention, treatment, and resources.