Collaborating For Kids began in Greenwood more than 10 years ago and developed into four unique departments to walk alongside and assist children with their specific needs to reach their full potentials. The focus of this locally owned and operated business is recognizing each child is entirely unique in their personality, needs and possibilities. The goal is to see each child and family thrive.
CFK began small, but grew into a multi-building campus with services that staffers saw were needed.
Perhaps the clearest example of this organic growth came through the staff's First Steps program. This early intervention program in Indiana is designed to help children from birth up to 3 years of age. However, the CFK team stated they quickly saw many of those children they were helping still needed support and assistance even though they had aged out of the First Steps program.
CFK's three other departments are designed to meet these needs and care not just for the child they are treating, but the entire family.
The CFK Autism Department has two branches, one in Greenwood and the other in Bloomington. The centers are not only capable of diagnosing autism, but the teams also provide specialized treatment based on each child’s needs. The centers use Applied Behavior Analysis, which is considered the gold standard of care in regard to Autism. This care is uniquely tailored to each child as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst assesses all the behaviors and environmental variables that could affect each child and creates a unique program based on their needs. Some children are only seen for a few hours a week, while others spend up to 40 hours at the center receiving highly specialized care.
A unique program born out of the CFK staff's work with children with autism is something they have aptly labeled the Transition Program. This program provides a physical space to prepare children who are ready to transition from their autism program and begin school. Here, the child can go to a place that is modeled like most schools with classrooms, teachers, other students, and even a schedule that mimics that of a typical school. This gives the child the unique opportunity to ease into the transition from highly individualized one-on-one care to a larger classroom environment. This transforms a change that is often incredibly jarring into one that provides the child with the time and tools they need to succeed.
The final two CFK departments include the Outpatient Clinic and Mental Health department. In the Outpatient Clinic, children can receive multiple therapies including speech therapy, occupational therapy and even physical therapy. In fact, the clinic's team has seen children with sports-related injuries and provides them the specialized care other therapists sometimes cannot.
The CFK mental health department recognizes the full-family effect of children with special needs. Through the team's work, meeting the varied needs of children and families affected by special needs, their mental center continues to grow to care not just for the child being treated but also the siblings and parents. But the treatment is not limited to family members, their licensed mental health counselors and psychologists are available to provide care for anyone in the area with mental health needs.
- Main Office: 1701 Library Blvd., Ste. A, Greenwood // 317.881.9923
- Greenwood Autism Clinic, 601 Library Blvd., Ste. A & B, Greenwood
- Greenwood Outpatient Clinic, 633 Library Dr., Ste. J, Greenwood
- CFK Counseling. 1701 Library Blvd., Ste. C, Greenwood // 317.884.8889