Children’s Service Center

335 South Franklin Street
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
570-825-6425

About Children’s Service Center

Children’s Service Center (CSC) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is a substance use treatment provider and behavioral health care system serving children, adolescents, families and adults.

They offer outpatient mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) counseling, psychiatric rehabilitation, medication management, and crisis walk-in and mobile crisis intervention.

A Variety of Services

CSC’s Robinson Counseling Center focuses on adult outpatient SUD services and medication management. Liberty House (their psychiatric rehabilitation program) supports adults with severe mental illness in regaining life skills and independence.

They also provide specialized teen substance abuse counseling, trauma screenings, and integrated autism and developmental disability services.

Evident-Based Treatment Approaches

CSC uses evidence-based therapies (such as EMDR), follows Pennsylvania’s Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) principles,and emphasizes continuity of care from crisis intervention through rehabilitation.

In recent years, they expanded their crisis services by increasing walk-in and mobile crisis hours to improve access and reduce the need for hospitalization. Children’s Service Center accepts a broad range of insurances including Blue Cross/Blue Shield and most indemnity plans.

Robinson Counseling Center also accepts most insurance plans. Financial options beyond insurance are not specifically detailed.

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Amenities

Private Rehab

Private drug rehab provides a comfortable, secure environment that allows you to focus on doing the work to get your life back on track. Benefits include a higher staff-to-client ratio, increased one-on-one time with therapists and healthcare providers, private rooms for clients, and customized forms of therapy.

Addiction Treatment Programs

Teen & Adolescent Program

A young adult program in Pennsylvania provides a comfortable, age-appropriate environment for treatment. These programs offer life skills education, individualized treatment, family therapy, and aftercare.

Adult Program

The Keystone State offers many resources for those struggling with substance use disorders. Each adult program in Pennsylvania provides individualized care, to meet people where they are and help them take the next step on their recovery journey.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive behavioral therapy in Pennsylvania helps participants identify inaccurate thinking and learned patterns of negative behavior and how to change them. It gives participants the skills to relieve their symptoms without turning to substances.

Senior Drug & Alcohol Rehab

Elderly rehab in Pennsylvania works with older adults who are facing addiction. Common services include management of chronic health conditions, case management, and education about prescription medications.

Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT)

Rational emotive behavioral therapy in Pennsylvania focuses on the present and the relationship between dysfunctional thinking and emotional and behavioral dysfunction. This treatment can uncover faulty beliefs and help you understand what is contributing to your addiction.

EMDR Therapy

EMDR Therapy is a neurobiological treatment modality used to address trauma disorders and related mental and behavioral health challenges. Short for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, EMDR is designed to help clients cope with distressing memories and emotions, including fear, sadness, and anger. EMDR may help clients in addiction recovery manage the psychological and emotional triggers that contribute to substance misuse and/or addiction relapse.

Levels of Care

Outpatient Rehab

While undergoing outpatient treatment in Pennsylvania, you’ll work through challenges such as cravings, social skills, and relapse prevention as you meet with a recovery expert and attend 12-step meetings. This treatment may last a few weeks or several months, depending on your recovery needs.

Dual Diagnosis & Mental Health

Mental illness and substance abuse are so integrated that they must be treated together. Ignoring one and treating the other doesn’t work. Dual diagnosis treatment in Pennsylvania effectively addresses both mental health and substance abuse disorders, for the best outcomes.

Inpatient Rehab

When first starting drug rehab in Pennsylvania, many individuals begin with inpatient rehab. This involves staying at the facility 24/7 and receiving a variety of treatment methods that typically include group and individual counseling.

Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

Partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) in Pennsylvania typically provide addiction treatment five days a week for several hours each day. During sessions, staff emphasize the importance of maintaining sobriety and complying with your individual recovery program.

Contact Information

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335 South Franklin Street
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702

Edited by:
Eric Owens

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