The Siskin Children’s Institute has expanded its behavioral health services for children with special needs.
Children and their families will have greater access to individual and family counseling, available through the Center for Developmental Pediatrics, according to a news release. The social skills groups and parenting workshops also will be expanded to offer services to more families in Chattanooga.
“We are grateful for outstanding community support from our foundation partners, particularly the George R. Johnson Family Foundation as well as the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga and the Weldon F. Osborne Foundation, for helping us meet this community need,” said John Farrimond, president and CEO of Siskin Children’s Institute. “We are excited to be able to provide the Chattanooga area with this much needed service and continue to improve the quality of life for children with special needs and their families.”
The program will use master’s and doctoral-level interns to work in the program to help meet demand for services, as well as providing local placement for graduate students.
“With the opening of the Development Family Therapy Center and partnerships with local and national family therapy programs, [Siskin] will be able to positively influence the lives of our local families and children with special needs while also developing and training the therapists of tomorrow,” said Brandon Rogers, leader of the expansion program.