Adult Outpatient Program

MISSION:

OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO FACILITATE IMPROVEMENT IN THE CLIENT’S LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING IN THEIR DAILY LIVES BY PROVIDING EFFECTIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED REGARDLESS OF GENDER, SOCIO-ECONOMIC LEVEL, RELIGION, ETHNIC ORIGIN OR DISABILITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A DETERIORATION IN THEIR DAILY LIVES DUE TO MENTAL ILLNESS.

SERVICES PROVIDED:

• ASSESSMENT
• CRISIS INTERVENTION
• CASE MANAGEMENT
• INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP COUNSELING
• PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
• MEDICATION MONITORING
• CONSULTATION
• OUTREACH
• SKILLS TRAINING
• FOLLOW-UP

FOLLOW-UP:

FOLLOW-UP SERVICES ARE DONE AT 30 AND 90 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF TREATMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE GAINS MADE DURING TREATMENT ARE CONTINUING.

OUTCOME MEASURES (FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 12/31/05):

• 62% OF OBJECTIVES HAD BEEN MET BY CLIENT UPON DISCHARGE.
• ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5 WITH 1 BEING VERY SATISFIED AND 5 BEING VERY DISSATISFIED, CLIENTS RATED THEIR SERVICES AN AVERAGE OF 2.1.