Child and Adolescent Programs

At The Reading Hospital, children and teens learn to deal with changes, losses, family problems, peer relationships, and school and behavior problems. Our staff provides support for enhancing self-esteem and developing social skills. We help clients deal with problems ranging from adjustment difficulties to learning problems, including attention deficit disorder and other developmental issues. 

• Outpatient Counseling Services help children, teens, and their families deal with everyday problems, such as relationships, parenting, stress, and other concerns. Our staff operates in a broad range of specialties, including: psychiatry, psychology, psychiatric nursing, addiction counseling, recreational therapy, activity therapies, social work, occupational therapies, and other related fields.
• Partners Partial Hospitalization Program is designed to help young people, ages 13 to 18, with psychiatric or emotional problems. Partners Program offers individual and group therapies, and family intervention. This two to three week intensive program is scheduled weekdays, and offers an integrated psychotherapy and educational program.
• The Adolescent Program at Spruce Pavilion offers help to young people ages 13 to young adult who require short-term hospitalization (typically five to ten days) for psychiatric or emotional problems. Adolescents reside in a separate area designed with their specific needs in mind. Clients have daily interaction with their core treatment team, which includes a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, nurse, and therapeutic services staff. Individuals also have direct access to specialized medical and diagnostic services as needed, including psychological testing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and nutritional services. Educational support services are available through the Berks County Intermediate Unit.
• The Transition Program is a partnership between The Reading Hospital Behavioral Health Services and the Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU). The six-week or longer educational program, based primarily on BCIU’s curriculum, is designed for students, ages 13 to 18 years, to help them make a seamless transition from the Partners Partial Hospitalization Program back to everyday school life.
• Our Pediatric Consultation Service allows primary care physicians to refer patients under the age of 18 for psychiatric consultation related to behavioral health issues or concerns. Physicians are invited to contact The Center for Mental Health for more information about this program.