 About Us
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Upper Bay is governed by
a Volunteer Board of Directors comprised of local community members:
Michael Gordon
President of the Board
(Independent
Consultant)
Laurel P. Jones
Immediate Past
President of the Board
(Vice
President, Kevin W. Jones, Inc)
Dan Edgar
Vice President
(Senior
Strategy Consultant, DuPont)
Theodore Bartow
Treasurer
(Vice
President, Mercantile
County Bank)
Karolyn Bowe,
Esq.
Secretary
(Attorney
at Law)
Jason L. Allison, Esq.
(Attorney
at Law)
Richard Bayer,
Ph.D.
CEO, UBCSS
Nelson K.
Bolender
(Community
Relations for Vollmer, Retired CCPS, Former Cecil County Commissioner)
Will Davis
(Attorney
at Law)
Cathy Dill
(Peoples Bank of
Elkton)
Patricia D. Folk
(Political/Community
Advocate)
Dinah G. Hanson, CPA
(Executive
Vice President & CFO, Elkton Supply Company, Inc.)
Rev. Samuel
Hartman
(St. Mary Annes Episcopal Church)
Mark C. Hause
(Environmental
Competency Leader, DuPont Company)
Carolyn R. Kelly
(Consultant, Synchrogenix Information
Strategies)
Nancy Matthews,
Esq.
(Attorney
at Law, Retired)
J. Scott Sturgill
(Senior
Vice President, Bay First Bank)
Upper Bay Counseling
& Support Services, Inc. is a not-for-profit, mission-based organization headquartered
in
Elkton, Maryland. Formerly part of the Cecil County Health Department, the
agency separated from the state system in 1997 when the public mental health
system changed from a grant-based system to a managed-care (fee for service)
system.
In July of 1997, UBCSS was awarded the contract to provide public mental
health services to the residents of Cecil County. The agency provides a
comprehensive array of behavioral health services to the community. The
programs provided by UBCSS include:
Outpatient Programs & Services
-
individual &
family assessment
-
medication
evaluation & management
-
case
coordination/management
-
short-term
therapy groups
-
school-based
therapy
-
child
therapeutic day programs
-
intensive summer
programming
-
crisis
intervention services
-
detention-based
mental health services
-
community
awareness & education
Rehabilitation Programs
-
child
psychiatric rehabilitation
-
supported
employment programs
-
adult
psychiatric rehabilitation
-
adult
residential rehabilitation
Community & Specialized Services
-
special needs
adoption & counseling
-
community
after-school programs
-
parenting
education & support
-
intensive case
management
-
customized EAP
programs
-
pre-employment
screenings
-
employee
workshops
-
professional
growth workshops
-
critical
incident de-briefing
-
anger management
workshop
Upper Bay Counseling &
Support Services, Inc. is fully licensed by the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR).
Upper
Bay Counseling Support Services provides a broad and expanding range
of high quality behavioral health and community services.
The
vision of Upper Bay Counseling and Support Services Inc. is
to become the preferred behavioral health and community services
provider in the region.
The
values of Upper Bay Counseling & Support Services, Inc. guide and shape the
actions of staff and consumers. The primary values are respect and
integrity.
Respect
is demonstrated by professional interactions which display dignity
compassion, and sensitivity. Services are consumer-centered,
strength-based, and grounded in personal choice.
Integrity
is demonstrated by unity of purpose and method throughout the system of
care. It is accomplished through coordination of effort, flexibility in
responsiveness, and accountability at every level of the organization.
Our staff includes psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed social workers,
licensed professional counselors, and clinical nurses.
Client records and
interactions shall be maintained in confidence, and all records shall be kept
confidential. A client's records or other information pertaining to the client
shall only be released to persons or agencies other than the client upon the
client's written authorization of release. This holds true except where
disclosure without authorization of release is permitted or required by law,
including but not limited to the duty to report allegations of child
abuse/neglect or abuse/neglect of vulnerable adults. This disclosure without
authorization is also required when an adult reports abuse occurring as a child.
Every client shall be
treated with consideration, respect, and recognition of his or her dignity and
individuality. Clients are eligible for the appropriate treatment services
regardless of race, sex, age, handicapped status, national origin, marital
status, religion, and/or political opinions or affiliations.
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Upper Bay Counseling & Support Services, Inc.
To Make an Appointment:
410-620-7161
For Other Services:
200 Booth Street
Elkton, MD 21921
410-996-5104
877-587-7750
1275-B W. Pulaski Hwy.
Elkton, MD 21921
410-620-7161
800-467-0304
806 S. Union Avenue
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
410-939-8744
866-939-8744
607 S. Union Avenue
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
410-939-4620
Upper Bay
Adoption & Counseling Services
700-A River Road
Wilmington, DE 19809
302-764-1890
3249 Midstate Road
Felton, DE 19943
302-335-1690
Electronic Mail
General Information: info@upperbay.org
Webmaster: webmaster@upperbay.org
NOTE: Please use email only for
general information or comments about the website. To contact a
physician or therapist about a case, please call that person directly.
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