Services Description

"Interventions to stabilize a client in a psychiatric crisis to avoid more restrictive levels of treatment and that have the goal of immediate symptom reduction, stabilization and restoration to a previous level of role functioning. A crisis is defined as deterioration in the level of role functioning of the client within the past 7 days or an increase in acute symptomatology. For a child or adolescent, a crisis may include events that threaten safety or functioning of the client or extrusion from the family or the community. Crisis intervention services shall include an immediate preliminary assessment that includes written documentation in the clinical record of presenting symptoms and recommendations for remediation of the crisis. Crisis intervention services may also include, if appropriate, brief and immediate mental health services or referral, linkage and consultation with other mental health services."

"A formal process of gathering information regarding a client's mental and physical status and presenting problems through face-to-face, video conference or telephone contact with the client and collaterals, resulting in the identification of the client's mental health service needs and recommendations for service delivery."

"A process that results in a written ITP (Individual Treatment Plan), developed with the participation of the client and the client's parent/guardian, as applicable, and is based on the mental health assessment report and any additional evaluations."

"Services include assessment, planning, coordination and advocacy services for clients who need multiple services and require assistance in gaining access to and in using mental health, social, vocational, educational, housing, public income entitlements and other community services to assist the client in the community. Case management activities may also include identifying and investigating available resources, explaining options to the client and linking them with necessary resources."

"Individual client-specific professional communications among provider staff, or between provider staff and staff of other agencies who are involved with service provision to the client. The professional communication shall include offering or obtaining a professional opinion regarding the client's current functioning level or improving the client's functioning level, discussing the client's progress in treatment, adjusting the client's current treatment, or addressing the client's need for additional or alternative mental health services."

"Mental health rehabilitation services and supports for children, adolescents, families and adults necessary to assist clients in achieving rehabilitative, resiliency and recovery goals. The service consists of therapeutic interventions that facilitate illness self-management, skill building, identification and use of adaptive and compensatory strategies, identification and use of natural supports, and use of community resources. CS services help clients develop and practice skills in their home and community."

"Observation and evaluation of target symptom response, adverse effects, including tardive dyskinesia screens, and new target symptoms or medication. This may include discussing laboratory results with the client."

"Treatment modality that uses interventions based on psychotherapy theory and techniques to promote emotional, cognitive, behavioral or psychological changes as identified in the ITP."