Active treatment focuses on:
- An assessment is initiated within 48 hours of referral
- Services providing 3 to 12 hours of contact per week, per individualReducing psychiatric symptoms
- Educational intervention aimed at understanding the course of psychiatric illness and prevention and management of the acute phases of the condition
- Identifying individual's behavioral assets and strengths
- Providing services according to individualized needs:
- Referrals are accepted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Family therapy
- Individual therapy
- Therapeutic Behavioral Services
- Psychological assessments and evaluations
- Medication management and psychiatric evaluations
- Case Management
- 24hr Emergency Response
- Communication skills
- Substance abuse counseling
- Anger management
- Parenting education
- Crisis Treatment
- Life Skills
- Coordinate with other community based resources
- Educational assessment and support
- Home finance management
- Appropriate clinical documentation in the care record:
- Maintain progress notes
- Individual/Family assessments
- Maintain individualized treatment plan
- Discharge planning
- Maintaining small caseloads (max 5 cases per counselor)