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| Adolescent Services |
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Like adults, many adolescents suffer mental illnesses such as severe depression, personality disorders or other psychiatric problems. Some may become defiant, withdrawn, or even suicidal. Drug and alcohol addictions are becoming more common and serious among teenagers and can easily destroy young lives. Our program is directed towards helping adolescents increase self-esteem and take responsibility for their behaviors without turning to drugs or alcohol for help. |
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OUR PROGRAM CONTINUUM: |
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Peachford offers the following psychiatric and/or substance abuse care options for adolescents: |
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Adolescent Acute Inpatient |
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Adolescent inpatient care is specifically designed to meet the mental health and substance abuse problems of patients 13-18 and addresses their acute problems of a critical nature with highly structured programming. Individuals experiencing serious behavioral disturbance or an inability to function at home or school may be appropriate for treatment. The therapeutic environment is structured and facilitates a clinical understanding of the patient’s unique problems while attending important family issues. Every individual is provided with an opportunity to learn new skills and to achieve success. Our goal is to stabilize the immediate crisis and enable the patient to return to the community with skills to promote personal and emotional development, relationship building and independence. An emphasis is placed in comprehensive discharge planning that promote appropriate aftercare and relapse prevention.
Treatment consists primarily of group, family and individual therapies. Family therapy is an integral part of treatment and family members are encouraged to address problems that contributed to the current crisis. The program utilizes the peer group to bring about change, and places the focus of treatment on helping the adolescent develop a positive self-image, appropriate socialization skills and healthy communication. The treatment team emphasizes the importance of learning to accept responsibility for individual behavior and developing healthy modes of interaction with others. |
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ADOLESCENT SCHEDULE |
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Adolescent Partial Hospitalization |
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Our Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program, “Next Step” is a specially designed outpatient program that is intended to meet the unique needs of adolescent’s ages 13-18 that are experiencing psychiatric symptoms and/or substance abuse problems that impair their daily functioning. The program is offered 5 days a week from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and is based on the Level System of therapeutic progress. It encompasses group therapy, individual therapy, creative expressions therapy and school. The treatment team is comprised of Psychiatrists, Licensed Counselors, Social Workers and a Registered Nurse. Family involvement is a vital part of the treatment process and can assist in reducing relapse as the family members become actively involved in the therapeutic process. |
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Adolescent Intensive Outpatient |
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Our Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program, “Next Step” allows the adolescent to maintain his or her regular school schedule and live at home, while receiving complete treatment services for psychiatric and/or substance abuse problems. The program is offered 5 days a week from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and is based on the Level System of therapeutic progress. It encompasses group therapy, individual therapy, creative expressions therapy and school. The treatment team is comprised of Psychiatrists, Licensed Counselors, Social Workers and a Registered Nurse. Family involvement is a vital part of the treatment process and can assist in reducing relapse as the family members become actively involved in the therapeutic process. Upon successful completion of a course of treatment, a follow-up Aftercare Program is available at no charge to help the patient transition out of treatment. |
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NEXT STEP HANDBOOK |
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ADOLESCENT NEXT STEP SCHEDULE |
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Adolescent Outpatient by Referral |
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When Outpatient Therapy is deemed to be the most effective course of treatment, Peachford provides a variety of outpatient services as well as a referral network to area health professionals. |
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Parenting Classes |
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Peachford offers Parenting classes for families of patients enrolled at Peachford as well as families from the community. These classes are offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. and are based on the STEP program (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting), which has almost 30 years of research supporting its effectiveness in improving family relationships. |
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PARENTING CLASS BROCHURE |
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Adolescent Treatment Components |
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Treatment for each adolescent is administered by a multi-disciplinary team of mental health professionals led by a psychiatrist. Team members may include: |
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- Psychiatrists
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Psychologists
- Nurses
- Social Workers
- Case Managers
- Activity Therapists
- Teachers
- Substance Abuse Counselors
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The treatment process begins with a comprehensive evaluation to help diagnose any underlying medical or biochemical origins of disease. An individualized plan of care is written to meet the special needs of each patient. |
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Therapeutic components may include: |
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- Individual therapy
- Family therapy
- Group therapy
- Drug/alcohol education
- Accredited school program
- Recreational therapy
- Activity therapy
- Pet Therapy
- Medication education
- Pharmco therapy
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The treatment plan focuses on attainable short and long-term goals established with input from the teenager’s family and referring professional. Substance abuse treatment follows the 12-Step philosophy, and aftercare support groups and counseling provide continued support for the adolescent and his or her family. Family participation is a vital component of adolescent treatment at Peachford, and is designed to promote understanding and effective communication.
Because psychiatric problems may be complicated by a co-existing substance abuse problem, Peachford provides specialized treatment for adolescents with dual diagnosis issues |
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