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- Mental
Health Assessment
Mental Health Assessment
services are designed, through face-to-face contact, to determine the
functional level, psychological state, and contributing medical
conditions, and to formulate a diagnostic impression through the use of
psychological testing and clinical interviewing for the purpose of
establishing the nature and extent of treatment, which is indicated for
a particular individual.
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Behavioral Health Counseling Therapy Service
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- This face-to-face verbal interaction is
designed to help reduce the impact of the individual's mental illness or
emotional disturbance on their day-to-day life.
Through counseling, individuals are aided in maximizing the quality of
their life through utilization of traditional therapeutic techniques
which aid the individual in interfacing with their environments.
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Pharmacological Management Service
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Pharmacological
Management Service (psychiatric) services
are designed as medical interventions, including physical examination,
prescription or supervision of medication, and medical interventions to
address the physical health needs of the person served. These services
are provided in a face-to-face fashion by a physician who is qualified
to provide psychiatric services.
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Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment Service
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Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment Service
provides an array of services delivered by a community based, mobile,
multidisciplinary team of professionals and paraprofessional.
Services are directed towards adults, children and adolescents and
will vary with respect to hours, type and intensity of services,
depending on the changing needs of each individual. These services
are expected to complement other services already in place for the
individual.
The purpose of services is to encourage the individual’s multi-system
involvement as appropriate and to ensure continuity and effectiveness
of delivery of services and/or systems to the individual.
Home-Based Therapy
Home-Based Therapy (HBT)
is a community based mental health intervention targeted for children and
families experiencing mental illness that impacts their functioning in the
natural environment. HBT may be utilized as an adjunct to psychotherapy
services or may be used as a primary treatment modality. The initial referral
for HBT and subsequent level of service intensity are based on the client’s
ability to effectively live in the community and maintain maximal autonomy
(independence).
- Forensic Services
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Forensic mental
health services are face-to-face evaluations conducted by order of the
local court to address the following types of issues involving persons
interacting with the legal system: competency to stand trial, sanity
at the time of the commission of an offense, post-NGRI (Not Guilty by
Reason of Insanity), presentence, mitigation of penalty, mitigation of
death penalty, domestic violence, competency to be a witness, adult
parole authority (parole revocation), psychological effect of an act
upon the victim, domestic relations (for custody and guardianship),
juvenile dependency (neglect or delinquency), bind-over, sexual
predator, or other specific issues directly related to the application
of the law with regard to a mental health condition.
Municipal
Court Services
Services are provided by Mid-Ohio
Psychological Services, Inc on-site at Fairfield County Municipal Court.
rev. 10/2007
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