A child/adolescent can be referred to The Barry Robinson Center by contacting our Admissions Department by phone (757)455-6100, fax (757) 455-8508, or email
admissions@barryrobinson.org . A BRC representative will assist you in the referral process.
The process is dependent upon the information received, which is necessary in determining the appropriateness of the child's placement with BRC; the type of services you are seeking; funding resources for the child's placement; space availability; and completion of the admission documentation.
The Barry Robinson Center does not provide inpatient psychiatric acute care in any of its programs. If you are seeking foster care placement on an emergency basis, BRC may be able to help. However, in the event of a mental health emergency, please contact your primary care physician or proceed to the emergency room immediately.
The Barry Robinson Center accepts Medicaid and community funding for residential services. Of note, Medicaid will not authorize the payment of educational services and, therefore, those services must be authorized for payment through community funding. BRC accepts Virginia Medicaid, Washington, DC Medicaid, and West Virginia Medicaid for residential services. Children who are admitted to BRC's residential programs may become eligible for Medicaid coverage for the duration of their treatment. Admission representatives can give you information about this during the referral and intake process.
BRC's In-Home Services accepts Virginia Medicaid and Comprehensive Services Act (community) Funding.
Funding for foster care services is jointly Virginia Medicaid and community funding. Prevention services and Independent Living Services are covered by community funding.
FAPT (Family Assessment and Planning Team) The FAPT is a panel of individuals that looks at the strengths and needs of individual youth and families, decides what services may need to be provided, and prepares a service plan with input from families.
The team includes parents, staff from community services boards, courts service units, the departments of health and social services, the public schools and private providers. In some localities, these teams go by different names and may also include other members.
You can find out more about FAPT and Virginia's Comprehensive Services Act online at
http://www.csa.state.va.us/html/parents/parents_faqs.cfm.
The length of stay for a child/adolescent in The Barry Robinson Center's programs is dependent upon the needs of the child/adolescent. Youth in all programs receive services as long as the treatment team, youth and family determine there is a need for the service.
The Barry Robinson Center does not accept parental placements for any service except HomeBase; however, a parent can request other services through a community-based professional (e.g., social worker, special education case manager, probation officer), who can, in turn, refer the child/adolescent to BRC. The Barry Robinson Center requires an ongoing, active case manager from the child's locality for residential placement.
If you do not have Medicaid for your child/adolescent, you can contact your local Department of Social Services/Human Services Department and request the 14-page application for Medicaid. You would want to apply as a "Family of One" under the child's/adolescent's name.
The Psycho-Educational Model (PEM) is a Motivational System used by BRC's residential programs that is based upon the Boys Town Psycho-Educational Model, which incorporates a "biopsycho-social" approach. PEM is a positively focused behavior motivation system that encourages and teaches youth to engage in prosocial, effective coping behaviors.
In order to provide the most positive and beneficial therapy to our children/adolescents, The Barry Robinson Center strongly encourages parents/families to be active participants in the child's/adolescent's therapy, including active, face-to-face participation in family sessions.
There are regularly scheduled visiting hours on weekends, but the programs will modify that schedule if you are from out of the area, have a conflicting work schedule, or have other reasons that you cannot visit during scheduled hours. Ask the treatment coordinator of your child's residential program and that person will help with arranging visiting hours for you.
The Barry Robinson Center does not have a minimum IQ requirement for any of its programs; each program assesses children/adolescents on an individual basis to determine whether the service can help. The Barry Robinson Center does offer a specialized residential program for those with Developmental Disabilities.
The Barry Robinson Center's Residential Educational Program offers specialized services to meet the needs of each child/adolescent, including those outlined in the child's Individual Education Plan (IEP), which facilitates a smooth transition back to Public School. BRC's Educational Program is for residents of the treatment programs only.
All children who have been referred to The Barry Robinson Center are reviewed on an individual basis to assess the agency's ability to meet the needs of the child/adolescent.
The boys and girls in The Barry Robinson Center's residential program remain under the direct supervision of staff at all times. The children/adolescents participate in school activities, group therapy, activity therapy, and dorm activities together. The Barry Robinson Center does not allow boys and girls to go into one another's rooms or share living space with one another.