Intensive In-Community
Counseling (IIC)
Intensive In-Community Counseling (IIC) is a short-term, goal-oriented clinical intervention that addresses the emotional and behavioral challenges of youth with moderate to high needs. Delivered by licensed clinicians, this program is designed to stabilize and support youth and their families in community settings such as their home.
The program works to prevent the need for more intensive interventions, such as inpatient hospitalization or out-of-home treatment, and is aimed at improving the youth’s functioning in both the home and community. Services are tailored to meet the unique needs of each youth and family, focusing on symptom reduction, skill development, and overall family dynamics.
Strengthening Youth and Family Stability
IIC provides short-term, goal-oriented clinical interventions that stabilize youth and families, improve functioning, and prevent the need for more intensive behavioral health treatment.
Services
Whether you need therapy, family support, skill-building, or crisis intervention, we provide compassionate, accessible services to help navigate challenges and improve well-being.
Therapeutic Services
Licensed clinicians deliver individualized therapy focusing on emotional regulation, conflict resolution, and coping skills to stabilize behavior.
Skill Development
Families receive education and strategies on stress management, self-care, communication, conflict resolution, and problem-solving to strengthen relationships.
Promoting Stabilization
The program supports youth transitioning from higher levels of care back into the community, preventing re-hospitalization and supporting stability at home.
Care Coordination
Clinicians work with the Child and Family Team and other providers to ensure an integrated, family-driven approach to care that reflects the youth’s unique needs.
Program Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for IIC services, youth must be between the ages of 5 and 21 and be a New Jersey resident. They must be enrolled in a Care Management Organization (CMO) or receiving Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS).
Youth eligible for IIC services exhibit behavioral or emotional challenges that impair their functioning and require external support to thrive in a community setting. Families must contact PerformCare to request Mental Health Association of Monmouth County as the provider.
Additional referrals may come from CMO or Youth Case Management.