Our mission is to empower children and adults with developmental disabilities to achieve their potential based on personal choices, abilities and interests...
For more information about our clinical services please
contact:
Tibisay Guzman
Director of Clinic Services
phone: 914.949.9300,
ext. 4530
tguzman@
westchesterarc.org
Westchester Arc
The Gleeson-Israel Gateway Center
265 Saw Mill River Road
Hawthorne, NY 10532
914.949.9300
info@westchesterarc.org
24-hour
Crisis Intervention:
914.949.8200
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The Wellness Center
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services
Westchester Arc’s Wellness Center, licensed by OMRDD (Office for Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities), focuses on helping individuals with developmental disabilities adapt to daily life.
There are many ways in which we can help,
including, but far from limited to:
- Difficulty with daily routines
- Eating disorders
- Mobility
- Speech and language delay
- Guardianship evaluations
- Capacity for informed consent
- Obstacles to job performance
- Bereavement
- Anxiety relating to a change in residence
- Stress management
- Aging issues
Dr. Claudia Sickinger, trained in psychiatry at Mt. Sinai Hospital, leads a team of licensed/certified professionals in providing services that are tailored to individual needs. Our intake evaluations involve as wide a “circle of support” as possible and family involvement—consistent with confidentiality and independence—is considered key to successful treatment. An individual’s goals, psychosocial assessment and personal history are analyzed, and a psychological evaluation is conducted to assess the individual’s intelligence level and ability to adapt to the community. We offer full neuropsychological testing to identify neurological, cognitive and psychiatric issues.
The Wellness Center provides person-centered services
in the following areas:
- Psychiatric medication management
- Psychological evaluation for intelligence testing
- Neuropsychological testing for age-related problems
- Nutrition
- Occupational therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Physical therapy
- Vocational rehabilitation counseling
- Speech therapy
Individuals are eligible to receive these services if they reside in Westchester County and are diagnosed as having a developmental disability. Family members are also eligible to receive clinic services if it is determined that such treatment enhances the care of the individual with a developmental disability.
The Wellness Center is located at The Gleeson-Israel Gateway Center, 265 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, New York. Business hours are
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Evening and weekend
appointments can be arranged, as can off-site visits. Private pay,
private medical insurance, Medicare and Medicaid are accepted.
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