Adult & Family Services
Adult specialized treatment programs offered at the Guilford Center:
Deaf
& Hard of Hearing Services
Finding one’s way through mental health services
can be an intimidating experience for anyone; for those who are
deaf or hard of hearing, the experience can be particularly frustrating.
Guilford Center has professionally trained staff who can help.
Depending upon the consumers’ needs, we can provide services
directly or refer them to other resources to better match their
unique situations. We serve as a service portal for the North
Central Region of North Carolina and work with clients throughout
the region.
Among the services offered by our Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services are:
- Providing consultation with psycho-educational and psychotherapeutic assessments and diagnostic evaluations.
- Providing consultation for child, adult, group and/or family mental health treatment.
- Providing consultation for substance abuse assessment, diagnosis and treatment.
- Offering referrals to service providers and community resources.
- Advocating for mental health treatment, community resources and accommodations.
- Consulting with mental health centers and individual service providers to increase accessibility to deaf and hard of hearing clients.
- Providing training and presentations regarding deafness, deaf culture, mental health treatment issues, communication, interpreting, advocacy, and service coordination.
In addition to serving consumers in Guilford County, our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services unit also serves residents living in the following counties: Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin. For information on this program, contact: Deb Nicoli, Mental Health Consultant.
The Guilford Center
201 North Eugene Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone: 336.641.3579 (voice)
TTY: 641.8020
Fax: 336.641.3580
E-Mail: DNicoli@GuilfordCenter.com
For more information on our programs, call our ACCESS
line at 1.800.853.5163,
or 1.866.518.6778 (TTY number for deaf and hard of hearing consumers).
Adults and Older
Adults
Mental health is
important throughout one’s life. We recognize that mental
illness may manifest itself differently in adult (ages 18 to 59) and geriatric (aged 60 and older) consumers. To help focus
on the diverse challenges that these populations face, the Center has developed the Geriatric/Adult Specialty Team (GAST).
Our Geriatric/Adult Specialty Team provides outreach to community centers, senior centers, adult day-cares, assisted living and skilled nursing centers. The team offers support, including educational training and continuing education hours on topics such as dementia, depression, stress management, medications and behavior problems. These trainings are offered FREE of CHARGE for caregivers, professionals and family members.
Reproducible GAST Brochure (2.81mb PDF)
Reproducible Curriculum of GAST Courses (1.8mb PDF)
To arrange trainings or to obtain further information, please contact:
Carol Harvey, RNC, NS II
charvey@guilfordcenter.com or telephone
336.641.6420Gayle Lancaster, MSW, PLCSW
glancaster@guilfordcenter.com
336.641.5560