What is In-Home Care?
In home care is a multi-disciplinary therapeutic approach to working with at risk youth and families dealing with behavioral, emotional, mental, and substance issues. IHC is designed to offer direct support within the home aimed for accessibility and sustainable outcomes.
Who are our clients?
Each client who is referred to services receives a personalized service plan tailored to their unique needs. Common issues addressed in these services include:
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Mood Disorders (e.g., Major Depressive Disorder, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Bipolar Disorder)
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Personality Disorders (e.g., Conduct Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder)
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Anxiety Disorders
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Adjustment Disorders
Many clients may also exhibit challenging behaviors or experience unstable home environments and difficulties with interpersonal relationships, even without a formal diagnosis. These services are designed to support both diagnosed and undiagnosed clients who need assistance in navigating complex emotional and behavioral challenges.
Goals for IHC
Stabilization
Partner with families to create a safe, stable home environment that supports their unique strengths and needs.
Partner with families to create a safe, stable home environment that supports their unique strengths and needs.
Empowerment
Partner with families to create a safe, stable home environment that supports their unique strengths and needs.
Support families in recognizing their strengths and taking meaningful steps toward self-reliance and growth.
Crisis Management
Partner with families to create a safe, stable home environment that supports their unique strengths and needs.
Work together to manage crises and navigate challenges, fostering a sense of calm and control.
Prevention
Partner with families to create a safe, stable home environment that supports their unique strengths and needs.
Co-create strategies that anticipate and prevent future challenges, fostering long-term wellbeing.
Skill Building
Partner with families to create a safe, stable home environment that supports their unique strengths and needs.
Collaboratively build skills that empower families to tackle everyday challenges with confidence and resilience.
Education
Partner with families to create a safe, stable home environment that supports their unique strengths and needs.
Equip families with knowledge and resources to navigate their unique circumstances.
How does In Home Care Differ from Office Based Care?
Theoretical Frameworks
In-home care is rooted in several key theoretical frameworks, guiding clinicians in providing effective, culturally attuned, and family-centered support.
In-home care hinges on understanding the family’s cultural, social, and systemic realities and identities and tailoring individualized treatment plans for sustainable healing outcomes.
Example: If a family incorporates traditional healing practices into their everyday lives, the clinician integrates these into their intervention plan rather than imposing Western frameworks. The clinician will acknowledge systemic barriers, such as language access or discrimination, that may shape the family’s experiences that may impact how they receive services.
Cultural Attunement and its role in IHC?
New to In Home Services?
Providing in home care can feel a bit intimidating the first time you step into a client’s home, and new clinicians may start to wonder if they have the right tools and skills to succeed. Remember to take a breath, trust in yourself, and know that your presence will likely make an even greater impact than you realize. You’re equipped, more than capable and you’re ready to start making a difference!