Psychiatric Clinic


Mission:

Providing Support to Troubled Children and Youth

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
-ARISTOTLE

Green Tree operates a state-licensed psychiatric clinic on the premises which serves the students at the school. The psychiatric clinic at Green Tree is designed to provide an array of counseling and mental health services to children and youth with emotional support needs. The clinic also provides training and consultation to teachers and parents to help adults learn how to foster positive emotional and social development in children.

Philosophy

Green Tree's counselors regard professional ethics as the framework of their practice. Our clinic maintains a climate of warmth centered on respect for children and adolescents who are going through emotional difficulties. Counselors recognize the need for confidentiality and are nonjudgmental in their approach. Through the therapeutic relationship, counselors help their clients to explore and assess values as they make decisions about their behavior.

 

The Special People on our Clinic Staff

Our clinic is directed by DeWitt H. Montgomery, Jr., M.D., a Philadelphia-based child psychiatrist. Dr. Montgomery also maintains a private practice and serves on the faculty at Jefferson Medical School and Mainline Health-Hospital Systems.

For All They Do:

Clinic services include:

  • case management

  • Psychiatric Testing and Evaluations
     

  • individual psychotherapy sessions
     

  • crisis intervention
     

  • group psychotherapy sessions
     

  • movement therapy
     

  • monitoring of medication
     

  • family support services
     

  • consultation with inter-disciplinary team
     

  • staff development

The clinic staff provides case management, counseling, and crisis intervention services to each student. A movement therapist helps students learn about social and emotional issues through movement activities. The clinic also coordinates special workshops on issues that become significant to our students or teachers, such as drug and alcohol abuse, sexual assault prevention, conflict resolution, and anger management.

In Every Classroom, Caring Professionals

In addition to direct mental health services, Green Tree School maintains an atmosphere of structure and support throughout the school. All of the subject areas in Green Tree's educational program are taught within a therapeutic milieu. Certified teachers and their assistants provide emotional support and guidance as needed by their students.

Helping Students Grow

Transitions can be difficult for everyone, but they are especially challenging for children and adolescents who have serious emotional needs. Counselors assist students and their families in planning for transitions to home school districts, to living independently, or for graduation, employment, or further education. They also help to find summer placements for students. Counselors facilitate a hospital admission, when necessary, and help the family prepare for the child's return to home and school.

If You'd Like to Talk about it
Green Tree School accepts referrals from the School District of Philadelphia and other local school districts in the Delaware Valley, including Southern New Jersey. Transportation is provided at no cost to parents.

For more information about the Psychiatric Clinic at Green Tree School contact clinic supervisor.

For information about placing a child or young adult in the educational program at Green Tree School, contact Herman Axelrod, Ph.D., Director at (215) 843-4528.