Compassionate Support Services in Lycoming-Clinton Counties, PA

At Skills of Central PA, we believe that an intellectual disability, developmental challenge, or mental health diagnosis should never define your potential. Just over 28% of the nation’s children, teens, and adults have some type of disability. Those disabilities make it hard to live independently, remain mobile, or maintain a necessary level of concentration, memory retention, or decision-making.

You or your loved one doesn’t have to face these challenges alone. Our person-centered care enables children, teens, and adults across Lycoming and Clinton counties to form positive relationships, improve daily living skills, and embrace independence.

Behavior Support Services in Lycoming-Clinton Counties

Sometimes, specialized guidance is needed when an individual experiences frustration due to sensory overload, a strong emotional trigger, or a communication barrier. When this happens, the individual reacts using behaviors others find inappropriate or alarming.

Has your child become so frustrated by a communication barrier that they throw things at classmates? Does your teen react negatively to too many things going on at once and refuse to listen to teachers or other adults?

Our behavior support services are designed to help children, teens, and adults learn healthy strategies for interacting and expressing frustration without a meltdown or emotional outburst. We don’t use standard, one-size-fits-all approaches. Instead, our specialists work closely with individuals and their families to understand what triggers challenging behaviors and how to make positive changes.

• Building Calm Environments: By identifying triggers through cultural and sensory evaluations, we can help you understand how to minimize frustration and distress by changing the environment.
• Community Education: We work with educators, employers, and first responders to help them understand the right approach for supporting someone dealing with behavioral issues.
• Real-World Integration: We join our clients at community events, schools, or workplaces and coach them as they navigate their day.

Community Homes in Lycoming-Clinton Counties

Independence is sometimes achieved with a structured, supportive home environment, and that’s what our community homes provide. Local neighborhood homes with one, two, three, or four bedrooms provide safe, supportive living environments.

Skills works closely with community homes to ensure every resident receives:

• Dedicated Care: Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and onsite supervisors help with community integration, health management, and personal care every day, 24/7 if necessary.
• Medical Coordination: LPNs coordinate medical treatments and manage care plans.
• Money Management: Residents can access Representative Payee Services to set up and manage bank accounts or join pooled trusts.
• Transportation: Around-the-clock transportation is provided for appointments, community events, volunteering, and work shifts.

Employment Services in Lycoming County

Interviewing for and landing a job is often a major milestone for individuals with behavioral or developmental disabilities. Our Employment Training Specialists foster that sense of independence by helping individuals search for and apply for job opportunities.

Our employment services include:

• Job Readiness: Career assessments, job shadowing opportunities, and job skills training courses.
• Interviewing and Hiring: Assistance with creating resumes, completing online job applications, and practicing interviews.
• On-the-Job Coaching: After landing a job, an Employment Training Specialist remains available to help individuals learn job duties and adjust successfully to the workplace.

Lifesharing in Lycoming-Clinton Counties

Family is more than the people you’re genetically tied to. A true family consists of people who make you feel loved, safe, and valued. It’s a mutual commitment that isn’t always a mom, dad, and siblings.

Skills’ Lifesharing services match individuals with a provider or family who wants to share more than their home. They want to welcome you into their family as part of a loving, supportive household.

Through Lifesharing, you can:

• Become One of the Family: Enjoy a supportive family environment where you share routines, chores, and traditions.
• Get Matched to the Best Fit: Personalized matching ensures compatibility before moving in. You’ll have opportunities to meet the family and visit the home beforehand.
• Receive Ongoing Support: Lifesharing providers undergo background checks, screenings, orientation, ongoing training, and regular oversight.

Mobile Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Lycoming-Clinton Counties

Any mental illness can leave you feeling alone and helpless. It can disrupt your daily routine, impact your relationships, and make everyday tasks feel overwhelming. Recovery is possible, and support is always available.

Our Mobile Psychiatric Rehabilitation (PR) program is a non-clinical, voluntary service for people with qualifying diagnoses such as borderline personality disorder, major mood disorders, and schizophrenia. We bring services directly into the community, meeting participants where they feel most comfortable.

As part of the program, participants receive:

• Self-Directed Goals: Develop a personalized action plan focused on goals such as stable housing, family reunification, employment, or greater independence.
• Skill Building: Practice real-world situations through mock interviews, role-playing, and confidence-building exercises.
• Stress Management: Learn practical techniques to manage stress and improve interactions with others.

Peer Support in Lycoming-Clinton Counties

It helps to talk with someone who truly understands the journey you’re facing. Our Peer Support program connects participants with a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS)—someone with lived experience in mental health recovery.

Together, you can work on:

• Future Planning: Creating psychiatric advance directives and preparing for future challenges.
• Health and Wellness: Developing personalized wellness recovery plans focused on physical and mental health.
• Personal Improvement: Building coping strategies and strengthening relationships with friends, family members, and the community.

Your CPS can also help identify employment opportunities, social activities, and accompany you to appointments when additional support is needed.

Site-Based Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Lycoming-Clinton Counties

Do you prefer a structured, onsite psychiatric rehabilitation program? We have two welcoming community-focused Site-Based Psychiatric Rehabilitation centers, one in Williamsport (Lycoming County) and one in Lock Haven (Clinton County).

Participants work alongside professionals to build healthy relationships, improve self-advocacy skills, and develop greater independence. Our psychiatric rehabilitation team helps individuals prepare for employment, community involvement, and effective management of their mental and physical health.

Our Community Reach

Skills of Central PA provides services throughout the Lycoming-Clinton region. Lycoming is Pennsylvania’s largest county by land area and shares its western border with Clinton County.

We serve individuals and families across both counties, including communities such as:

• Williamsport
• Montoursville
• Jersey Shore
• Lock Haven
• Mill Hall
• Avis

Whether you need a welcoming group environment, mobile psychiatric services, employment support, community homes, lifesharing opportunities, or behavior support services, we’re here to help every step of the way.

Get the Support You Need

Our person-centered approach ensures that every service is tailored to the individual’s strengths, goals, and unique needs.

If you or a loved one could benefit from any of the services described above, we encourage you to contact our team today.

Together, we can help build confidence, independence, and meaningful connections within the community.