SILVER SPRINGS MARTIN LUTHER SCHOOL
512 W TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD, PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA 19462 gemmaservices.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: GEMMA SERVICES CHANGES LIVES BY TRANSFORMING HOPE INTO ACTION FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES FACING EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES. WE ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES FEEL VALUED AND HAVE THE TOOLS TO REALIZE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. WE VALUE: EACH INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY AS PRECIOUS AND DESERVING; A SAFE AND NURTURING COMMUNITY THAT IS SENSITIVE TO EXPERIENCES OF TRAUMA; DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE BELONGS; A CULTURE OF LEARNING; THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE AND DATA-INFORMED PRACTICES, AND OUR FAITH-BASED HERITAGE AND RICH TRADITION OF SERVICE.

CHANGING LIVES BY TRANSFORMING HOPE INTO ACTION FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES FACING EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES

MARTIN LUTHER SCHOOL - IN FY 19/20 MARTIN LUTHER SCHOOL (MLS) SERVED 255 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8. A PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOL THAT IS LICENSED AS A PRIVATE ACADEMIC SCHOOL, MLS PROVIDES AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHOSE EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES DISRUPT THEIR ABILITY TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY IN A MAINSTREAM SCHOOL SETTING. STUDENTS ARE REFERRED FROM THEIR PUBLIC OR CHARTER SCHOOL, AND ALSO FROM THE GEMMA SERVICES RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM. EACH CHILD HAS AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES THEIR INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS AND ANY ACCOMMODATIONS NEEDED. MLS IS LOCATED ON A BEAUTIFUL 35-ACRE CAMPUS AND FACILITIES AND SERVICES INCLUDE A GYMNASIUM, OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, A LIBRARY, COMPUTER LAB WITH TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION, READING TUTORING, ART AND MUSIC PROGRAMMING, AND THE FULL RANGE OF ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION.

RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS - IN FY 19/20 THE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT (RT) PROGRAM ON OUR PLYMOUTH MEETING CAMPUS SERVED 103 BOYS AND GIRLS, AGES 6-14, AND THE RT PROGRAM ON THE ROSEMONT CAMPUS SERVED 71 ADOLESCENT YOUTH. THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVED IN THESE PROGRAMS EXPERIENCE SERIOUS EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. THE RT PROGRAMS PROVIDE A THERAPEUTIC LIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT INCLUDES INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT, SUPERVISION, CARE AND NURTURING FOR YOUTH ON A 24-HOUR-A-DAY BASIS THROUGH OUTCOME-ORIENTED TREATMENT (PLANNING-IMPLEMENTATION-EVALUATION), PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION, TRAUMA INFORMED THERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH CARE. AVAILABLE THERAPIES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, GROUP, A HIGHLY STRUCTURED MILIEU, COUNSELING, BEHAVIORAL, AND MEDICATION. OUR RT PROGRAMS INCLUDE THERAPEUTIC AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO HELP ENABLE THE YOUTH SERVED TO EXPERIENCE JOY AND OPPORTUNITES FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITH THE VALUED PARTICIPATION OF BIOLOGICAL, ADOPTIVE, AND/OR FOSTER FAMILIES.

COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS - OUR COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDE: OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FOSTER FAMILY CARE; ADOPTION SERVICES; INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN A CHILD'S HOME OR SCHOOL; A FAMILY EMPOWERMENT CENTER, AND OTHER IN-HOME PREVENTION SERVICES TO HELP YOUTH AND FAMILES AVOID CRISIS. IN FY 19/20 OUR COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS SERVED MORE THAN 2000 YOUTH RANGING IN AGE FROM BIRTH TO 21 YEARS OLD AND THEIR FOSTER AND/OR BIOLOGICAL PARENTS, AND OUR PREVENTION SERVICES SERVED AN ADDITIONAL 392 FAMILIES. YOUTH IN FOSTER FAMILY CARE BENEFIT FROM COMMUNITY PLACEMENTS THAT ADDRESS THEIR EMOTIONAL, MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS STRUCTURED HOME LIVING WITH FOSTER PARENTS WHO ARE TRAINED TO PROVIDE FOR THE SPECIFIC, IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF EACH CHILD. CASE MANAGEMENT, VARIOUS CLINICAL THERAPIES AND OUTREACH SERVICES ARE EXTENDED TO EACH YOUTH'S FOSTER AND BIOLOGICAL FAMILY. THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, GEMMA SERVICES PROVIDES MOBILE THERAPY, BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS AND THERAPEUTIC STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES THAT INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY TO CHILDREN IN HOME, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS; ASSESSMENT OF A CHILD'S BEHAVIOR IN THESE SETTINGS; CONSULTATION, ONE TO ONE SUPERVISION, MODELING, COACHING AND SUPPORT TO CHILDREN BASED ON A BEHAVIORAL PLAN.THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, GEMMA SERVICES PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY FOR CHILDREN AGES TWO TO EIGHTEEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A NURTURING OFFICE-BASED SETTING, ALONG WITH PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AS NEEDED.

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