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(1)__Assertive community treatment, which is provided by | | multidisciplinary teams 24 hours per day, 7 days a week | | to individuals for whom other treatment approaches have | | been unsuccessful.__Using an integrated service approach | | and a staff-member ratio of not more than one to 10, | | assertive community treatment merges clinical and | | rehabilitative staff expertise to assist members with | | symptom stability, relapse prevention, housing, | | establishment of social support networks, minimizing | | involvement with the criminal justice system and | | acquiring services to enable the person to function at a | | work site; |
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| | | (2)__Family psychoeducation treatment services, which | | are provided in multifamily and single family sessions.__ | | Clinical program elements include engagement sessions, | | psychoeducation workshops and ongoing cofacilitated | | supportive sessions focused on solving problems that | | interfere with treatment and rehabilitation.__ | | Supportive sessions continue for at least 2 years for | | individuals with schizophrenic disorders and at least | | one year for other individuals.__Supportive sessions | | are initially provided bi-weekly and become monthly as | | patients become clinically stable and the therapeutic | | focus shifts to rehabilitation; |
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| | | (3)__A wellness recovery action plan, which is a | | cofacilitated curriculum-based recovery group that | | explores foundational concepts of recovery and wellness | | and uses the development of tools for a personal plan | | that promotes an improved quality of life while | | decreasing the incidence of severe symptoms.__The group | | meets for a maximum of 12 sessions of 2 hours each; |
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| | | (4)__Trauma recovery and empowerment groups, which use | | skills-based group treatment approach to address issues | | of sexual, physical and emotional abuse.__The | | cofacilitated groups meet for a maximum of 33 weeks.__ | | Sessions focus on empowerment and trauma recovery.__ | | Each session is 75 minutes long and includes a | | combination of discussion and experiential exercises; |
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| | | (5)__Dialectical behavioral therapy, which is a skills | | training group conducted in a psychoeducational format.__ | | Skills training consists of 4 modules: mindfulness, | | distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness in | | conflict situations and emotional regulation.__Groups | | meet weekly for sessions of 2 to 2 1/2 hours for up to | | one year; and |
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