Intensive Outpatient Programs

Child/School-Aged/Teen-Agers/Adults

An Intensive Outpatient Program is a higher level of care than psychotherapy. The programs are designed to treat problems that disturb personal or social functioning or which may be related to a general medical condition. Patients and families learn ways to cope and effectively manage pressures without resorting to undesirable and/or acting out behaviors. Age-appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques are core approaches in achieving successful outcomes. Family and group therapies are used to assist in developing healthy coping strategies in a supportive environment rather than a hospital setting.

Admission Criteria: Displays a disturbance in functioning in one or more areas of daily activities Identifiable risk of decline in capacity to exercise adequate control over behaviors Presence of adequate support to participate in an unrestricted setting Capacity to maintain active participation in the program of care Transportation and geographic location present no barriers to treatment Successful outcome more likely with a more intensive level of treatment