Organizations Filed Purposes:
BERKS COUNSELING CENTER IS A RECOVERY ORIENTED CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (CCBHC) WITH AN INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH MODEL OF SERVICE DELIVERY. THE CENTER PROVIDES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO A CULTURALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE POPULATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACHIEVING A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE.
TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGH CLINIC AND COUNSELING SERVICES
BERKS COUNSELING CENTER, INC. (BCC) IS A RECOVERY ORIENTED INTEGRATED COMMUNITY WELLNESS CENTER (ICWC) AND CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (CCBHC) WITH AN INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL AND PHYISCAL HEALTH MODEL OF SERVICE DELIVERY. THE CENTER PROVIDES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO A CULTURALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE POPULATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIFESTYLE. THE ORGANIZATION IS FULLY LICENSED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT TREATMENT SERVICES. SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SCHEDULE O. BCC PROVIDES TREATMENT SERVICES TO INCLUDE AN INTEGRATED PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE MODEL OF TREATMENT INCLUSIVE OF OUTPATIENT INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELING, MEDICATED ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR OUR OPIOID ADDICTED CLIENTS, PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT; CASE MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT; WELLNESS PROGRAMS; AND ANCILLARY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF OUR TRANSITIONAL AND PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAMS, INCLUSIVE OF THE HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AFFORDED INMATES RE-ENTERING THE COMMUNITY FROM OUR COUNTY JAIL AND/OR AS A DIVERSE OPTION IN LIEU OF JAIL. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT ARE PROVIDED TO HIGH RISK MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN AS IS PARENTING AND OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED AT CONVENIENT COMMUNITY SITES ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS. BCC ALSO FACILITATES A PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEEN PROGRAM, AS WELL AS ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR THE CHILDREN AT THE BERKS COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT; AND IN THE VARIOUS ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS OF BERKS COUNTY. THE INMATES OF THE BERKS COUNTY PRISON AND COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY CENTER ARE ALSO THE BENEFICIARIES OF DRUG/ALCOHOL TREATMENT SERVICES AS IS STATE AND FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM RETURNEES TO THE COMMUNITY. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH ONSITE PRIMARY PHYSICAL CARE, CARE COORDINATION, AND NURSE/CARE MANAGEMENT, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PREVENTION, RECOVERY, AND WELLNESS. AS A ICWC AND CCBHC THE ORGANIZATION WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER COUNTY PROVIDERS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT SERVICES AS WELL AS OUR LOCAL HOSPITALS. THERE IS A CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH SERVICE ACCESS MANAGEMENT, THE COUNTY CRISIS UNIT AND THRESHOLD, WHO PROVIDES PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION. ALL SERVE AS DESIGNATED COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS WITH BCC. BCC SERVES THE RESIDENTS OF BERKS COUNTY REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE ORGANIZATION IS A NETWORK PROVIDER FOR COUNCIL ON CHEMICAL ABUSE, SERVICE ACCESS MANAGEMENT, HEALTH CHOICES, AND MEDICARE APPROVED CLIENTS. THEY ORGANIZATION ALSO ACCEPTS MOST THIRD PARTY INSURANCE PAYMENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Christine Axford | CEO/PRESIDENT | 40 | $106,090 |
| Greg Little | CFO | 40 | $104,846 |
| Crystal Seitz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Robinson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Franco Vella-Gatt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Scull | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Krause | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Brooks | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brenda Gaul | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Plageman Jr | CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
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