Intensive Outpatient Program
The Mission of East End Intensive Outpatient adolescent program is to provide a structured, therapeutic and community based program for at risk youth who are in need of more intensive levels of treatment.
Program Purpose
East End IOP is a time limited, active treatment service that provides intermediate care that aims to decrease symptoms, improve functioning and avoid the need for more intensive levels of treatment. The program is designed for the treatment of adolescents who are still able to function in their school environment. East End IOP will promote and support positive changes while helping to maintain the integrity of the family unit through preventative, diagnostic and therapeutic intervention.
Program Objectives
- Provide a multi-disciplinary range of mental health services to enable the client to function successfully within the family unit, thereby reducing the need for inpatient psychiatric, residential/group home or foster care placement
- Provide a therapeutic environment designed to help clients within the community avoid psychiatric hospitalization, residential placements
- Provide a range of therapeutic intervention and activities in a safe, structured and supportive environment
- Develop service plans that give the client and family the opportunity to make healthy choices
- Provide a competent team of mental health professional to administer client services and collaborate with community, referral and agency resources
Population Overview
- Limited to 20 clients, ages 13-18
- Client exhibits moderate or disabling symptoms relating to an acute psychiatric condition or an exacerbation of a severe and persistent mental disorder with ongoing and unremitting impairment in functioning
- Client is not in immediate crisis (the crisis has been stabilized and the client is ready for active treatment)
- Client exhibits moderate or disabling symptoms related to active chemical dependency associated with an addictive disorder or severe replacement relapse following a period of sobriety
- The client is not judged to be in imminent danger of withdrawal or has not recently undergone medical detoxification