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Our multidisciplinary staff offers:
- Age-appropriate care for adolesents aged 11 - 17 and adults 18 years and older
- Group therapy
- Wellness education, healthy communication skills, and goal-setting strategies
- Levels of care between inpatient and traditional outpatient therapy
- Treatment in less-restrictive environment
- Symptom-awareness education and early intervention
- Medication monitoring
- Minimal disruption of school, work, activity or family schedules
- Supportive structures to prevent/reduce inpatient days
| Acuity Level: |
Medium: Impairment at home, school, work, socially, due to illness |
| Patient Participation: |
Voluntary |
| Treatment focus: |
Medication management, psycho-educational, and therapy groups |
| Average hours per day/week: |
3 hours, 3-5 times per week |
| Length of treatment: |
Average 1 to 2 weeks |
| Private Insurance: |
Most |
| Medicare benefits: |
No |
| Medicaid benefits: |
No, Comcare is preferred provider |
| Private Pay: |
Yes |
Patients may benefit from outpatient programs if they have:
- A primary psychiatric diagnosis (Axis I) other than substance abuse/dependence
- Adequate cognitive ability to benefit from educational and therapeutic offerings
- Evening and weekend support
- Access to transportation
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