Services Descriptions
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Psychotherapy and Medication Management
Adult Crisis Stabilization and Respite Care
Behavioral Health Consultation
CRISIS INTERVENTION MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE: Crisis Intervention Mental Health service is a response to an individual, family or system, which is experiencing a crisis or emergency situation. Crisis Intervention Mental Health services are designed to provide or assist the person in crisis and the referral source as appropriate (1) to obtain all services necessary to stabilize the crisis/emergency situation within a safe environment that affords the person respect and dignity, (2) to obtain consultation, (3) to locate other services and resources, and (4) to obtain follow-up services. Program goals and outcomes include:
De-escalating and/or
stabilizing the individual
Linking the individual
to the appropriate level of care and services including peer support
Assuring safety
Developing a crisis plan
Providing information as
appropriate to family/significant others
Resolving the emergency
situation.
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MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT: This is an intensive clinical evaluation of a person and may include the subsequent issuance of a formal report (i.e., Intake/Mental Health Assessment and Psychological Evaluation). The focus may be on determination of functional level, psychological state, formulation of a diagnostic impression, assessment of need, or assessment of physical health status. Special testing by psychologists is available by appointment and referral. TOP
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING and THERAPY: This is a face-to-face interaction, usually verbal, with a person served where the focus is on treatment of the person's mental illness or emotional disturbance. When the person served is a child or adolescent, the face-to-face interaction may also be with family members and/or parent, guardian and significant others when the intended outcome is improved functioning of the child or adolescent and when such interventions are part of the Individualized Service Plan/ISP. TOP
GROUP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING and THERAPY: This is a face-to-face interaction, usually verbal, with persons served where the focus is on treatment of the person's mental illness or emotional disturbance. When the person served is a child or adolescent, the face-to-face interaction may also be with family members and/or parent, guardian and significant others when the intended outcome is improved functioning of the child or adolescent and when such interventions are part of the Individualized Service Plan/ISP. TOP
CASE MANAGEMENT: Case Management Services shall consist of rehabilitation, recovery, environmental support, and targeted case management activities which are considered essential to assist the person served in gaining access to necessary services; and in the provision of rehabilitative services intended for maximum reduction of symptoms of psychiatric illness to restore the client to the best possible functional level; and which are identified in the ISP of the person served. Program goals include:
Reduce psychiatric
hospitalization
Assist the person to
function more effectively in the community
Assure that basic human
needs are met.
Reduce impairment of
mental illness.
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PSYCHOTHERAPY and MEDICATION MANAGEMENT: Woodland Centers offers pharmacologic Management services that are face-to-face medical interventions which may include, but not be limited to: physical examination, prescription or supervision of medication, medical education, consultation, referral and medical intervention that addresses the mental health needs of the person being served. TOP
ADULT RESIDENTIAL CRISIS STABILIZATION/RESPITE UNIT (Residential Treatment Facility): The Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) is an 11 bed unit which provides short-term crisis intervention, crisis residential and respite service for the severely mentally disabled population and others at risk of psychiatric hospitalization. CSU also provides short-term housing for homeless clients who have been identified as meeting the criteria for Severely Mentally Disabled and as a step-down unit for clients who have been psychiatrically hospitalized. TOP
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOTLINE: Behavioral Health Hotline service is available 24-hours per day, 7 days a week to all individuals, agencies and systems in the catchment area. This service can be accessed toll-free from Gallia, Jackson and Meigs Counties through 1-800 252-5554. Hearing impaired persons can access the system through the agency's Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) located in the Gallia Clinic. TOP
CONSULTATION SERVICE: This is a formal and systematic information exchange between Woodland Centers and a person other than a client, who is directed towards the development and improvement of individualized service plans and/or techniques involved in the delivery of mental health services. Consultation service can also be delivered to a system (e.g., school or workplace) in order to ameliorate conditions that adversely affect mental health. TOP
MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES: This service consists of formal educational presentations made to individuals or groups that are designed to increase community knowledge of and to change attitudes and behaviors associated with mental health problems, needs and services. One area of focus is through the work at each of the Head Start programs and early childhood mental health education. WCI has an opportunity to serve both staff and families through educational services. WCI actively participates in the Parent Summit held each year in our area. TOP
EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES: This service is provided to local head start programs with training and support offered to head start staff, parents, and community partners as early identification is a priority to improve the school success as student’s transition into the public school system. TOP
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL SERVICES: These services are provided to meet the needs of both long term and short term students in the school setting to provide supports to help with school success through group and individual therapy. TOPALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS: The Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services recognizes the following services that may be used in the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction:
Consultation
Referral and information
Intervention
Hotline
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