Our mission is to provide
a therapeutic experience
for children & families
in the least restrictive,
safest, & most pleasant
environment possible.
Accredited by the Joint Commission onAccreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Welcome to DTA - Diversified Treatment Alternatives
Diversified Treatment Alternatives is an award-winning provider of specialized treatment programs serving at-risk adolescent males and their families in rural central Pennsylvania. Since 1991, we have offered cutting-edge residential treatment in small, intimate family-like settings for individuals who have experienced physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and trauma. Additionally, DTA has become known as the preeminent provider of residential care for teens that exhibit sexual behavior problems in a separate and unique treatment course for youth that are highly motivated to participate in an intensive solution-focused treatment process. Child/family-centered individual and family therapy services are provided by highly trained and certified clinical staff (inclusive of Board Certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists and Nationally Certified Mental Health Professionals), with an emphasis on trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and optimum child development strategies. Treatment planning is derived from comprehensive evaluation and assessment processes utilizing leading clinical instruments such as the ERASOR, AASI-2™, clinical polygraph and the CAFAS™ facilitated by experts with national affiliations such as clinical membership in ATSA and NASW. Individualized, onsite educational programming is provided to all residents to include special education services (IEP) provided by PDE certified instructors. This educational component is provided by the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit.
Diversified Treatment Alternatives is an award-winning provider of specialized treatment programs serving at-risk adolescent males and their families in rural central Pennsylvania. Since 1991, we have offered cutting-edge residential treatment in small, intimate family-like settings for individuals who have experienced physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and trauma. Additionally, DTA has become known as the preeminent provider of residential care for teens that exhibit sexual behavior problems in a separate and unique treatment course for youth that are highly motivated to participate in an intensive solution-focused treatment process. Child/family-centered individual and family therapy services are provided by highly trained and certified clinical staff (inclusive of Board Certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists and Nationally Certified Mental Health Professionals), with an emphasis on trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and optimum child development strategies. Treatment planning is derived from comprehensive evaluation and assessment processes utilizing leading clinical instruments such as the ERASOR, AASI-2™, clinical polygraph and the CAFAS™ facilitated by experts with national affiliations such as clinical membership in ATSA and NASW. Individualized, onsite educational programming is provided to all residents to include special education services (IEP) provided by PDE certified instructors. This educational component is provided by the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit.
- Specialized residential treatment services
- Since 1991
- 2 sites
- Progressive treatment model focused on systematic community reintegration
- Relatively small, intimate family-like setting
- Rural central PA
- Child and adolescent males who have experienced physical, sexual and emotional abuse
- Sexual behavior problems
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy
- Comprehensive individual and family treatment services
- Individualized onsite educational programming to include certified special education services (IEP)