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Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

The goal of IOP is to increase the individual’s toolbox to learn to overcome obstacles and continue a safe level of functioning at school and at home. This program aims to stabilize unhealthy behaviors before they require, Partial hospitalization, inpatient acute, or residential psychiatric care.

The program’s multidisciplinary staff includes program assistants, master-level clinicians, and registered nurses. Treatment plans are developed and regularly evaluated. This program encourages positive behavior, and offers therapeutic evaluation, a fun and safe environment, life skills groups, processing groups, and psycho-education with peers and staff.

Intensive Outpatient Program Goals

  • Increase social skills
  • Learn coping mechanisms
  • Improve frustration tolerance
  • Improve communication skills
  • Enhance self-esteem
  • Improve impulse control
  • Decrease aggression
  • Provide crisis management
  • Assist families in managing their child’s behavior most effectively

The program operates 4 days per week, for 3 hours each day. To get your adolescent assessed and enrolled in the program, call 601-936-7886 to schedule a no-cost assessment.