Provide preventive, diagnostic, inpatient and/or outpatient treatment and rehabilitation services for people who have targeted types of psychiatric disorders or for other special populations experiencing mental or emotional problems.

Assists adults diagnosed with mental illness and co-occurring disorders to reach and maintain goals of their choice. Interventions are designed to assist individuals to acquire the skills necessary for community living. A structured program of activities focuses on increasing participants' level of social competency and developing skills that are needed to able to function with the least amount of professional intervention as is possible.

Psychiatric rehabilitation is based on recovery. It is the process of helping an individual who has a psychiatric disability.

Coordinates and connects mental health, intellectual disability and early intervention consumers with appropriate agencies.

Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners work with participants in groups and individually focusing on recovery and rehabilitation. Each individual is assisted in choosing personal goals and developing an Individual Rehabilitation Plan (IRP) that will aid in achieving the goals. Individual Rehabilitation Plans are updated quarterly, and participants self-evaluate each group session. Groups vary in topic. Remote and mobile services are also available according to individual situations.

Treatments strategies that involve psychiatry, occupational therapy and psychiatric case management.

Psychiatric rehabilitation center

Rehabilitation Services consists of interdisciplinary team of professionals focusing on the individual resident's needs in a state of the art therapy room. The goal of our Rehab program is to help residents reach their maximum potential and return home to a more independent lifestyle. We have a newly renovated Therapy Gym with new state of the art equipment. Licensed physical, occupational, and speech therapists are dedicated to helping residents progress toward recovery.

Transition Age Services address the educational, vocational, and community living needs of 18-22 year olds. Young adults who experience mental illness often find themselves caught between systems of care that aren't designed to meet their needs. Our flexible array of psychosocial rehabilitation services including residential services, care management, and family outreach can make it possible for people to reach their goals for stable, satisfying community living.

Provides job coaching, counseling, development and placement to persons with disabilities. Services are individualized and often take place at the employment site/home of the consumer.

Focuses on restoration of community functioning and well-being of an individual who has a psychiatric disability. Rehabilitation work undertaken by psych rehab specialists, psychiatrists, social workers and other mental health professionals seeks to effect changes in a person's environment and in a person's ability to deal with his/her environment, so as to facilitate improvement in their symptoms or personal distress.

Non-clinical adult program designed to promote recovery for people with psychiatric disabilities and encourage them to live more independently. The program offers groups in the domains of living, learning, social, vocational, and educational.

Adult Services: Drug and Alcohol, Outpatient, Drug and Alcohol Certified Recovery, Developmental Disabilities Unit, Partial Hospitalization Program, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Psychiatric Services Department, Case Management.

Child/ Adolescent Services: Drug and Alcohol, Outpatient, Developmental Disabilities Unit, Child/Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program, Family Based, Early Intervention Program, Psychiatric Services Department, Case Management

Adult Services: Drug and Alcohol, Outpatient, Drug and Alcohol Certified Recovery, Developmental Disabilities Unit, Partial Hospitalization Program, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Psychiatric Services Department, Case Management.

Child/ Adolescent Services: Drug and Alcohol, Outpatient, Developmental Disabilities Unit, Child/Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program, Family Based, Early Intervention Program, Psychiatric Services Department, Case Management.

Adult Services: Drug and Alcohol, Outpatient, Drug and Alcohol Certified Recovery, Developmental Disabilities Unit, Partial Hospitalization Program, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Psychiatric Services Department, Case Management.

Child/ Adolescent Services: Drug and Alcohol, Outpatient, Developmental Disabilities Unit, Child/Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program, Family Based, Early Intervention Program, Psychiatric Services Department, Case Management

Adult Services: Drug and Alcohol, Outpatient, Drug and Alcohol Certified Recovery, Developmental Disabilities Unit, Partial Hospitalization Program, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Psychiatric Services Department, Case Management.

Child/ Adolescent Services: Drug and Alcohol, Outpatient, Developmental Disabilities Unit, Child/Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program, Family Based, Early Intervention Program, Psychiatric Services Department, Case Management.

Provides support for people with serious mental illness who are living independently in the community. Staff work one-on-one with participants to develop a personalized service plan to provide the support a person needs to maintain independent living. Areas of support include medication management, therapeutic services, social interaction, service coordination and linkages, assistance maintaining a healthy and safe home environment, transportation, meal preparation and nutrition education.

A vocational and psychiatric rehabilitation program for adults with mental illness. Learn skills that are useful in finding and maintaining employment within a supportive environment. Offers transitional, supported and independent employment.

A licensed program that promotes recovery, full community integration and improved quality of life for persons who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness that seriously impairs their ability to lead meaningful lives.

- Mobile Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program
- Site Based Psychiatric Rehabilitation

A vocational and psychiatric rehabilitation program for adults with mental illness. Learn skills that are useful in finding and maintaining employment within a supportive environment. Offers transitional, supported and independent employment.

A licensed program that promotes recovery, full community integration and improved quality of life for persons who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition that seriously impairs their ability to lead meaningful lives.

CSG provides vocational programs for adults whose mental illness has impeded their emotional, social, economic and vocational development. Programs aid individuals in searching for jobs, refining interviewing skills and transitioning into a new job. They focus on working with each person in the setting most comfortable for the individual.
The Commerce Park Clubhouse offers a variety of employment opportunities such as Transitional Employment Positions (TEP), Supported Employment and also provides in-house support for those in Independent Employment. TEP’s and Supported Employment also receive Job Coaching, funded through OVR. Commerce Park Clubhouse has a wide variety of opportunities for members to get involved in everything from cooking to how to use a computer throughout the work day.
The Tower Cafe is a vocational training restaurant operated by Community Services Group.

A licensed program that promotes recovery, full community integration and improved quality of life for persons who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition that seriously impairs their ability to lead meaningful lives.

Promote recovery, full community integration and improved quality of life for persons who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition that seriously impairs their ability to lead meaningful lives.

- Mobile Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program
- Site-Based Psychiatric Rehabilitation

A licensed program that promotes recovery, full community integration and improved quality of life for persons who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness that seriously impairs their ability to lead meaningful lives.

A licensed program that promotes recovery, full community integration and improved quality of life for persons who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness that seriously impairs their ability to lead meaningful lives.

A vocational psychiatric rehabilitation program for adults with a mental illness. Services include:
- Clubhouse work-ordered day
- Pre-vocational activities
- Job placement
- Supportive employment
- Job loss prevention

A vocational and psychiatric rehabilitation program for adults with mental illness. Learn skills that are useful in finding and maintaining employment within a supportive environment. Offers transitional, supported and independent employment.

Offers a combination of psychiatric rehabilitation services, peer support services and outpatient treatment services. Services are consumer driven, emphasizing four pillars: Community Integration, Family Inclusion & Leadership, Peer Culture/Peer Support/Peer Leadership and Recovery Planning. The Consortium is also encouraging a holistic approach to care, so we will also be including an emphasis on the Wellness of individuals. Services can be delivered either on site or off site in the community. This offers our members many more opportunities to learn to further integrate and find natural supports in the community. Also will continue to support the many individuals in program who are already working, pursuing their education and/or in vocational programs, while encouraging and supporting those individuals just beginning their quest to do so.

Provides one-on-one support. Consumers learn and develop skills to achieve recovery goals and regain valued roles. Developing healthy mental and physical health wellness tools is also a focus.

Pre-vocational psychiatric rehabilitation program following Clubhouse model and international standards.

Voluntary program in 3 units; business affairs, community affairs and peer support.

Members are encouraged to help run the Clubhouse in every aspect including administration, policy making, newsletter development and lunch preparation.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation seeks to help people determine the living, working, learning, and social roles they wish to achieve. Partnering with staff and/or other supports if desired, they identify what skills they have and what skills they need to develop. Determine what supports/resources they have and the ones that they need to achieve their goals. They then make a plan for their recovery and are helped by staff and peers to develop the needed skills and supports/resources that are unique to achieving their goals.

Groups and activities throughout the day that are facilitated by both staff and PRIDE members. The groups and activities are all focused toward recovery, and PRIDE members reaching their goals.

Provide mental health consumers choice within an array of services designed to assist them in enhancing levels of functioning in specific life areas including living, working, playing and learning in their place of choice with the least amount of professional intervention.

Behavioral Health Services offers recovery-oriented services for adults and resiliency-oriented services for children.

Services provided include:
- Residential services for adults and children
- Specialized senior services
- Specialized services for children
- Outpatient services for adults and children
- Psychiatric rehabilitation programs
- Case management services for adults and children
- Welcome House
- Deaf Services
- Family support services
- Treatment foster care

The PRRC offers education, skills training, and support to Veterans in the form of groups in an intensive outpatient setting.

Mental health clinic that provides: Psychiatric Evaluations, Psychiatric Medication Management, Psychological Evaluations, Individual, Group and Family Counseling, Peer Support Services, Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS), Mobile Mental Health Services

Offers a highly structured, staff secure, psychiatric program for youth who are moderately to severely behaviorally and/or emotionally disturbed. Operates from the multi-disciplinary treatment team approach.

Assists adults who are recovering from serious mental illness to obtain the skills and supports they need to achieve greater independence.

A site-based psychiatric rehabilitation program that focuses on empowerment and recovery for adults diagnosed with varying mental illnesses. The program is designed to encourage, teach and empower each individual participant to live life to its fullest. The services offered build upon the assets and strengths of the individual and help that person maintain a sense of identity, self-esteem and dignity.

Outpatient community mental health clinic.
Services include:
- outpatient therapy
- mental health evaluations
- therapy support groups
- medication management
- psychiatrists and nurse practitioners
- psychiatric rehabilitation services (on-site)
- mobile psychiatric rehabilitation services (in home)

Participants choose goals in their living, learning, working, and social environments. The focus is on individual functional skill development, enhancement, retention, and transference to real life tasks and settings. Services are provided on an individual and group basis.

Participants choose a specific goal in one of the life domains (living, learning, working, social), this goal then becomes the cornerstone of his or her recovery-focused service. Participants take part in classes, individual practitioner meetings, and community exploration related to his/her recovery goal (a commitment of 5 hours per week). Class sizes are limited to allow for focused work among participants.

Participants choose goals in their living, learning, working, and social environments. The focus is on individual functional skill development, enhancement, retention, and transference to real life tasks and settings. Services are provided on an individual and group basis.

A recovery-oriented service that works with individuals to increase their success and satisfaction in their preferred living, learning, working and social environments through a "choose, get, keep" approach to attain their established goals. MPR staff will work 1:1 with program participants in areas such as determining rehabilitation readiness, skill development, and in establishing an Overall Rehabilitation Goal (ORG). MPR staff will participate in further activities that assist program participants in achieving that goal. MPR activities are designed to provide the program participant with the opportunity to: become informed about their illness; participate with staff, significant others and/or independently to identify existing strengths, resources, skills and abilities needed to recover; and plan for a program of services and activities that will assist the participant in developing skills to achieve and maintain recovery. MPR is designed to be a short term intervention based on an individual's goals. Services can be provided up to 6 hours per week.

Transitions is a strength-based program that assists persons, 18 and older, with functional disabilities resulting from mental illness to achieve psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal adjustment and independent living skills so that they can experience more success in thier lives. The program prepares individuals to acieve self-determeind goals in employment, health and wellness, social and daily living skills.

Clubhouse is a recovery oriented program for adults designed to give members the opportunity to learn to manage their illness and develop the skills needed to achieve recovery. The program is based on a work-ordered day and provides vocational training in the areas of clerical/computers, kitchen, education, and maintenance.

A psychiatric rehabilitative program where members and staff work together to create and maintain a supportive community for adults living with mental illness. Through active participation, members are given opportunities to rejoin the worlds of friendships, meaningful work, employment, education and to access the services and supports they may individually need.

Around-the-clock support in clustered apartments or townhouses, full-care services help people develop daily living skills so they may live more independently as participating members of the community.

The partial-care service, provided in a boarding-home setting, offers daily support to individuals who wish to live in a less structured program while developing the skills necessary to live independently in the community.

Transitional Outpatient Services offers a multi-modal, multi-disciplinary structure for a variety of programs. The program has a variable length of treatment and offers flexibility in scheduling as symptoms are alleviated and the individual is able to resume their typical activities. Transitional Outpatient Services is more intensive than traditional outpatient and is designed to achieve stabilization and resolution of psychiatric and chemical dependency conditions. This level of care is specifically available for those adult clients who do not require the intense level of psychiatric care provided by inpatient or partial hospitalization programs.

Programs available include:
- Individual Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Psycho Education
- Medication Consultation
- Discharge Planning

For treatment of a wide range of psychological disorders -- including anxiety, depression, stress-related illnesses and organic disorders -- Bryn Mawr Rehab Psychology Associates can help. Our team of professionals includes licensed psychologists, clinical social workers, and cognitive remediation therapists who specialize in neuropsychology, biofeedback, and psychophysiological assessment and individual, group and family psychotherapy. Staff members possess extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of psychological disorders including anxiety, depression, stress-related physical illnesses, organic disorders, and chronic illness.

Mobile services to assist persons with severe mental illness to achieve goals in living, learning, working or socializing domains. Helping people identify goals, Helping persons plan strategies and acquire necessary skills to reach and maintain desired goals, Helping persons develop the necessary supports to maintain those goals.

The MCES Inpatient Program provides crisis intervention, comprehensive assessment, short-term intensive psychiatric treatment, medical assessment, and discharge planning services to individuals and their family members.

Treatment Team

MCES uses a multidisciplinary treatment team approach for all its clients. The team is composed of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychiatric nurses, social workers, allied therapists, and psychiatric technicians. All staff is trained and has experience in treating adolescents, adults, and geriatrics with emotional and substance abuse problems.

Program Goals

The goals of the MCES Inpatient Program are:

- To provide intensive and comprehensive psychiatric services to all in need in our community.
- To maintain and advocate for clients' rights and individual dignity.
- To educate and assist clients and their families.
- To promote continuity of care that leads to clients' successful integration in the community.
- To promote recovery and long-term stability in the community.

Program Services

- Assessment: Every client receives a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and physical examination upon admission to determine level of care and specific treatment needs.
- Medication Management/Education: Each client is evaluated for the necessity of medication and educated on the benefits and side effects of these medications.
- Group Therapy: Therapy is provided by the Psychology Department to assist clients in identifying their stressors and improving their coping skills.
- Dual Diagnosis Program: Educational/problem solving groups and individual counseling is offered. AA is also provided.
- Individual Psychotherapy/Counseling: Sessions are held daily with a psychiatrist, psychologist and/or nursing staff.
- Family/Couples Therapy: Therapy is provided by the Psychology and Psychiatry Departments when indicated.
- Educational Groups: The groups are run by the clinical disciplines with an emphasis on relapse prevention, wellness and recovery.
- Allied Therapy: This work involves comprehensive programming utilizing creative arts, recreational and educational groups. It also includes individual therapy, including My Action Plan (MAP), a comprehensive relapse prevention program that can be completed in five days.
- Discharge Planning/Case Management: This assists individuals in determining appropriate resources in the community or other inpatient facility, if appropriate.
- Community Liaison: Liaison work provides assessment of services needed, interfaces with programs in Montgomery County and stimulates interagency collaboration.

The Department of Psychiatry consists of board certified/board eligible Psychiatrists under the leadership of the Chief Medical Officer. They provide:

- Comprehensive evaluation utilizing state of the art diagnostic tools including referrals to specialty consultants.
- Leadership to the multidisciplinary treatment teams in the formulation of the individual treatment plan.
- Treatment through prescribing and monitoring the effectiveness of the full range of available psychotropic medication.
- Participation in the development of the Community Support Plan (CSP) and monitoring the implementation of the recommendations to prepare patients for community living.
- Education to patients, their families, hospital and community staff regarding the advances in the diagnosis of treatment of mental illness.

The Department of Medicine consists of Family Practice/Internal Medicine and Specialty Consultant Physicians under the leadership of the Chief of Medicine. They provide:
- Comprehensive preventive health care services.
- Diagnosis of the acute or chronic medical conditions which, at times, may be the cause of the psychiatric symptoms.
- Close collaboration with the team members.
- Education to patients, families, hospital and community staff about complex medical conditions.
- Specialty clinics at Norristown State Hospital campus, including Neurology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Pulmonary and Urology.
-Continuity of care when patients require inpatient medical treatment at Mercy Suburban Hospital.

The Pharmacy Department consists of licensed Pharmacists, under the leadership of the Pharmacy Director, provide pharmaceutical services to all patients.
- Maintain individual patient medication profiles
- Screen for all drug interactions, duplicate medications and drug allergies
- Review every medication order
- Ensure patients’ safety by distributing a 7 day supply of medication in unit-dose packaging
- Work closely with the multidisciplinary treatment team
- Participate in individualized or group medication counseling at Kaleidoscope

Provides recovery oriented site-based and community based psychiatric rehabilitation programming in conjunction with outpatient mental health treatment.

Services assist individuals, 18 years of age or older with functional impairments as a result of an emotional disorder. The program is designed to develop, enhance, and retain: Psychiatric stability, Social competencies, Independence of living, Personal adjustment, Vocational/education adjustment, Occupational Competence.
The overall goal is for the consumer to experience more success and satisfactions within the community through:
-Establishing rehabilitation readiness - the confidence, hope and motivation necessary to actively participate in the change process.
-Establishing and identifying goals related to specific living, learning, working or socializing.
-Planning strategies and acquiring the necessary skills and resources to reach and maintain these desired goals.
-Support individuals' choices in developing the necessary supports to maintain those goals and valued roles.

Services assist individuals, 18 years of age or older with functional impairments as a result of an emotional disorder. The program is designed to develop, enhance, and retain: Psychiatric stability, Social competencies, Independence of living, Personal adjustment, Vocational/education adjustment, Occupational Competence. The overall goal is for the consumer to experience more success and satisfactions within the community through:
-Establishing rehabilitation readiness - the confidence, hope and motivation necessary to actively participate in the change process.
-Establishing and identifying goals related to specific living, learning, working or socializing.
-Planning strategies and acquiring the necessary skills and resources to reach and maintain these desired goals.
-Support individuals' choices in developing the necessary supports to maintain those goals and valued roles.

The staff will help you identify areas of need through an assessment period and will help you set, achieve, and maintain a goal. Staff will provide ongoing knowledge and awareness, support and skills training; but you are the one in control of your own recovery journey.

The goal of the Wellness Center is for the participant to be successful and satisfied in the role or environment of their choice. The Wellness Center is a program based on recovery, hope, personal growth and consumer choice.
The staff at the Wellness Center will help a participant identify areas of need through an assessment period, and help you set, achieve and maintain a goal. Staff will provide ongoing knowledge and awareness, skills training and support, but the participant is in control of their recovery journey.

The Work Ordered Day Program consists of six work units: Clerical, Food Service, Education, Administrative, and Transitional Employment. New members may choose to experience each unit during an orientation period in order to determine which area is of greatest interest to them.

The Clerical Unit’s duties involve receptionist work, scheduling of appointments, outreach, and member intakes and orientation. Computers are available for training in word processing, database development, preparation of monthly newsletters, and research. Additional responsibilities include Database Management, Network Management, Internet Services, Web site Administration and Computer User Technical Support. Finally, this unit is also responsible for the ordering of supplies, photocopying and filing.

The vanAmerigen Food Service Unit’s responsibilities include meal preparation, grocery shopping, menu planning, outreach, cashiering, bank deposits, financial procedures, and operation of food service equipment and maintenance of food service areas. This unit maintains the grounds and garden. The vanAmerigen Food Service Unit also manages the Blue Dove Café. The snack bar offers snacks and beverages to members and staff throughout the day.

Our Education Unit assists members in basics reading, writing, science, current events and math. Some members and staff have been trained as tutors through the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy. Members are currently offered the opportunity to also learn from state of the art adult literacy and GED preparation software. A support dinner is held once a week for individuals who want to improve their educational skills.

The Transitional Employment Unit obtains entry-level, paid employment opportunities in our local business community for Chestnut Place members. Placements are part-time and last approximately six to eight months. T.E. is available to all members and T.E. participants are encouraged to experience more than one placement. Weekly employment dinners are held for all working members. The T.E. Unit provides forums for members to discuss barriers and incentives to work. Members who work in the T.E. Unit assist with the preparation of the material for the discussions at the T.E. dinners, the employment record keeping and statistics and clerical duties within the unit.

The Administrative Unit, in collaboration with other units, coordinates development activities, billing, fundraising, record keeping, statistics, budget development and management.

The Work Ordered Day Program consists of six work units: Clerical, Food Service, Education, Administrative, and Transitional Employment. New members may choose to experience each unit during an orientation period in order to determine which area is of greatest interest to them.

The Clerical Unit’s duties involve receptionist work, scheduling of appointments, outreach, and member intakes and orientation. Computers are available for training in word processing, database development, preparation of monthly newsletters, and research. Additional responsibilities include Database Management, Network Management, Internet Services, Web site Administration and Computer User Technical Support. Finally, this unit is also responsible for the ordering of supplies, photocopying and filing.

The vanAmerigen Food Service Unit’s responsibilities include meal preparation, grocery shopping, menu planning, outreach, cashiering, bank deposits, financial procedures, and operation of food service equipment and maintenance of food service areas. This unit maintains the grounds and garden. The vanAmerigen Food Service Unit also manages the Blue Dove Café. The snack bar offers snacks and beverages to members and staff throughout the day.

Our Education Unit assists members in basics reading, writing, science, current events and math. Some members and staff have been trained as tutors through the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy. Members are currently offered the opportunity to also learn from state of the art adult literacy and GED preparation software. A support dinner is held once a week for individuals who want to improve their educational skills.

The Transitional Employment Unit obtains entry-level, paid employment opportunities in our local business community for Chestnut Place members. Placements are part-time and last approximately six to eight months. T.E. is available to all members and T.E. participants are encouraged to experience more than one placement. Weekly employment dinners are held for all working members. The T.E. Unit provides forums for members to discuss barriers and incentives to work. Members who work in the T.E. Unit assist with the preparation of the material for the discussions at the T.E. dinners, the employment record keeping and statistics and clerical duties within the unit.

The Administrative Unit, in collaboration with other units, coordinates development activities, billing, fundraising, record keeping, statistics, budget development and management.

The Work Ordered Day Program consists of six work units: Clerical, Food Service, Education, Administrative, and Transitional Employment. New members may choose to experience each unit during an orientation period in order to determine which area is of greatest interest to them.

The Clerical Unit’s duties involve receptionist work, scheduling of appointments, outreach, and member intakes and orientation. Computers are available for training in word processing, database development, preparation of monthly newsletters, and research. Additional responsibilities include Database Management, Network Management, Internet Services, Web site Administration and Computer User Technical Support. Finally, this unit is also responsible for the ordering of supplies, photocopying and filing.

The vanAmerigen Food Service Unit’s responsibilities include meal preparation, grocery shopping, menu planning, outreach, cashiering, bank deposits, financial procedures, and operation of food service equipment and maintenance of food service areas. This unit maintains the grounds and garden. The vanAmerigen Food Service Unit also manages the Blue Dove Café. The snack bar offers snacks and beverages to members and staff throughout the day.

Our Education Unit assists members in basics reading, writing, science, current events and math. Some members and staff have been trained as tutors through the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy. Members are currently offered the opportunity to also learn from state of the art adult literacy and GED preparation software. A support dinner is held once a week for individuals who want to improve their educational skills.

The Transitional Employment Unit obtains entry-level, paid employment opportunities in our local business community for Chestnut Place members. Placements are part-time and last approximately six to eight months. T.E. is available to all members and T.E. participants are encouraged to experience more than one placement. Weekly employment dinners are held for all working members. The T.E. Unit provides forums for members to discuss barriers and incentives to work. Members who work in the T.E. Unit assist with the preparation of the material for the discussions at the T.E. dinners, the employment record keeping and statistics and clerical duties within the unit.

The Administrative Unit, in collaboration with other units, coordinates development activities, billing, fundraising, record keeping, statistics, budget development and management.

The Work Ordered Day Program consists of six work units: Clerical, Food Service, Education, Administrative, and Transitional Employment. New members may choose to experience each unit during an orientation period in order to determine which area is of greatest interest to them.

The Clerical Unit’s duties involve receptionist work, scheduling of appointments, outreach, and member intakes and orientation. Computers are available for training in word processing, database development, preparation of monthly newsletters, and research. Additional responsibilities include Database Management, Network Management, Internet Services, Web site Administration and Computer User Technical Support. Finally, this unit is also responsible for the ordering of supplies, photocopying and filing.

The vanAmerigen Food Service Unit’s responsibilities include meal preparation, grocery shopping, menu planning, outreach, cashiering, bank deposits, financial procedures, and operation of food service equipment and maintenance of food service areas. This unit maintains the grounds and garden. The vanAmerigen Food Service Unit also manages the Blue Dove Café. The snack bar offers snacks and beverages to members and staff throughout the day.

Our Education Unit assists members in basics reading, writing, science, current events and math. Some members and staff have been trained as tutors through the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy. Members are currently offered the opportunity to also learn from state of the art adult literacy and GED preparation software. A support dinner is held once a week for individuals who want to improve their educational skills.

The Transitional Employment Unit obtains entry-level, paid employment opportunities in our local business community for Chestnut Place members. Placements are part-time and last approximately six to eight months. T.E. is available to all members and T.E. participants are encouraged to experience more than one placement. Weekly employment dinners are held for all working members. The T.E. Unit provides forums for members to discuss barriers and incentives to work. Members who work in the T.E. Unit assist with the preparation of the material for the discussions at the T.E. dinners, the employment record keeping and statistics and clerical duties within the unit.

The Administrative Unit, in collaboration with other units, coordinates development activities, billing, fundraising, record keeping, statistics, budget development and management.

The Work Ordered Day Program consists of six work units: Clerical, Food Service, Education, Administrative, and Transitional Employment. New members may choose to experience each unit during an orientation period in order to determine which area is of greatest interest to them.

The Clerical Unit’s duties involve receptionist work, scheduling of appointments, outreach, and member intakes and orientation. Computers are available for training in word processing, database development, preparation of monthly newsletters, and research. Additional responsibilities include Database Management, Network Management, Internet Services, Web site Administration and Computer User Technical Support. Finally, this unit is also responsible for the ordering of supplies, photocopying and filing.

The vanAmerigen Food Service Unit’s responsibilities include meal preparation, grocery shopping, menu planning, outreach, cashiering, bank deposits, financial procedures, and operation of food service equipment and maintenance of food service areas. This unit maintains the grounds and garden. The vanAmerigen Food Service Unit also manages the Blue Dove Café. The snack bar offers snacks and beverages to members and staff throughout the day.

Our Education Unit assists members in basics reading, writing, science, current events and math. Some members and staff have been trained as tutors through the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy. Members are currently offered the opportunity to also learn from state of the art adult literacy and GED preparation software. A support dinner is held once a week for individuals who want to improve their educational skills.

The Transitional Employment Unit obtains entry-level, paid employment opportunities in our local business community for Chestnut Place members. Placements are part-time and last approximately six to eight months. T.E. is available to all members and T.E. participants are encouraged to experience more than one placement. Weekly employment dinners are held for all working members. The T.E. Unit provides forums for members to discuss barriers and incentives to work. Members who work in the T.E. Unit assist with the preparation of the material for the discussions at the T.E. dinners, the employment record keeping and statistics and clerical duties within the unit.

The Administrative Unit, in collaboration with other units, coordinates development activities, billing, fundraising, record keeping, statistics, budget development and management.

You will meet privately with a psychiatrist. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in helping individuals with mental health problems. You will discuss, with your psychiatrist, your concerns and review the difficulties you are experiencing. You will receive a comprehensive evaluation to determine if medications could help to alleviate some of the symptoms you are experiencing. If medication is recommended, you are free to accept or decline the psychiatrist’s recommendation. If you decide to take medications, the psychiatrist becomes a member of your treatment team and will meet with you on a regular basis to monitor your progress and facilitate your recovery. You may also meet with a nurse who will work closely with the psychiatrist to monitor your progress. You will continue to receive other PATH services that are recommended by your treatment team.

You will meet privately with a professionally credentialed clinician who speaks Russian and will listen to your concerns.
The clinician will help you identify areas in your life that you would like to change and help you develop a plan to make these changes.
You will meet regularly and be supported by the clinician as you take actions to bring about these changes.
The clinician will arrange for you to see a PATH psychiatrist, if indicated.
You will meet with a psychiatrist who will complete an evaluation and may prescribe medication for you.
If you meet with a psychiatrist who does not speak Russian, your clinician will also attend the appointment and act as your translator.
You may continue to see both the psychiatrist for medication appointments and see the clinician for therapy.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) provides community-based psychiatric treatment, outreach, rehabilitation, and support to individuals with severe mental illness who may have co-occurring problems and who may have had multiple psychiatric and substance abuse hospitalizations. This program aims to fulfill needs and achieve goals that have not been met through traditional office-based treatment and rehabilitation services.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) provides community-based psychiatric treatment, outreach, rehabilitation, and support to individuals with severe mental illness who may have co-occurring problems and who may have had multiple psychiatric and substance abuse hospitalizations. This program aims to fulfill needs and achieve goals that have not been met through traditional office-based treatment and rehabilitation services.

Wellspring Clubhouse is a voluntary rehabilitation program designed to promote recovery and instill hope among adults with mental health and/or co-occurring substance use challenges. Members work side-by-side with staff as colleagues to run the program, to learn or teach skills, and to offer support and resources needed to achieve a satisfying and improved quality of life in the community. Members work in one of three units: Member Services, Career Development, or Health and Wellness.

Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation (IPR) program assist individuals with mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse disorders in setting and achieving personal goals in their living, learning, working, and social environments.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) provides community-based psychiatric treatment, outreach, rehabilitation, and support to individuals with severe mental illness who may have co-occurring problems and who may have had multiple psychiatric and substance abuse hospitalizations. This program aims to fulfill needs and achieve goals that have not been met through traditional office-based treatment and rehabilitation services.

Provides comprehensive psychosocial rehabilitation programming for adults with disabilities resulting from serious mental illness. Peoples Oakland provides a variety of social and vocational opportunities for its members.

An Adult Training Facility offering vocational, communication, functional and socialization training in individual and group format to enhance their skills. Individuals are offered paid work and volunteer opportunities in the community. A Senior Citizens program for individuals age 50 or older who are diagnosed with an intellectual disability and express the desire for a slower paced day program. Individuals benefit from a less demanding schedule and meaningful support.

This program features a "work-ordered day" designed to promote social and vocational skills and readiness. Also offers transitional employment placements as well as support and assistance toward obtaining independent, competitive employment.

Mental Health Services: Adult Treatment: outpatient family therapy, marriage and divorce counseling, psychological testing, crisis management, and medication clinic. Support Treatment: post-hospital care, counseling, medication clinic, crisis management, home visits; and training and social rehabilitation services. Day Treatment Programs: for adults in crisis who wish to avoid or need an alternative to hospitalization. Adolescent and Children's Services: individual, group, and play therapies for emotional and behavioral difficulties; treatment planned on an individual basis. Community Residential Rehabilitation: supervised housing providing guidance and counseling in daily living skills for mentally ill adults. In-Patient Psychiatric Care: provided by Mercy Providence Hospital and Mercy Hospital. Intellectual disability services: facility-based vocational training and competitive supported employment. Combined services: psychiatric evaluation, psychological testing, case management, crisis intervention, mobile crisis intervention, and information and referral.

Mental Health Services: Adult Treatment: Outpatient family therapy, marriage and divorce counseling, psychological testing, crisis management, and medication clinic. Support Treatment: Post-hospital care, counseling, medication clinic, crisis management, and home visits; and training and social rehabilitation services. Day Treatment Programs: for adults in crisis (special programming provided for senior citizens and intellectually disabled substance abusers) who wish to avoid or need an alternative to hospitalization. Geriatric Partial Hospitalization Program: Day treatment program for adults aged 60 and older who are chronically and persistently have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Group and individual therapy is provided as well as psychiatric services. MISA Partial Hospitalization Program: Partial hospital treatment program for mentally ill substance abusers (MISA) ages 18 and older who have been dually diagnosed. Program consists of group, individual, and experiential therapies. In-Patient Psychiatric Care: Provided by Mercy Providence Hospital and Mercy Hospital . Vocational rehabilitation: classroom training and individual counseling related to goal planning, self assessment, communication, stress management, job preparation and job development skills for adults diagnosed with mental illness and / or drug and alcohol addictions. Psychiatric Rehabilitation : for adults diagnosed with mental health issues and or drug and alcohol addictions, assist consumers with identifying and taking responsibility for their social, education, prevocational and/ or daily living skills.

Providing mental health care to adults, young adults, and children. Provides personalized counseling and psychiatric services.

Provides counseling services. Full Psychiatric services from psychiatrist, CRNP and RN's. Individual therapy both Outpatient and in the community. Community program is Mobile Mental Health Treatment (MMHT) - also provided in care homes.
Specific group therapy - Intensive Outpatient (IOP), LGBTQ+, Intellectually Disabled, Transitional age (18 - 25 year olds), etc. Family and couples Counseling, Transitions Program (18-25 years), Mobile Psych Rehab (MPR), Child and Adolescent Acute Partial Hospitalization Program (7 - 18 years), In-school Outpatient therapy, Mobile Medication management (MMM) Hoarding Recovery and Maintenance Program (HRMP). Full range of community, home and office based services available for all age groups.

Provides psychiatric rehabilitation services to adults with severe and persistent mental health challenges in Carbon and Schuylkill County.

Provides behavioral health services and supports to individuals with mental illness, behavioral issues and/or emotional disturbances.

Adult services available in the Lehigh Valley include partial hospitalization, case management, clubhouse style work programs and crisis residences.

Children and family services available in the Lehigh Valley include behavioral health rehabilitation, family based mental health services and case management.

Services for adults and children with hearing loss and mental health issues in the Lehigh Valley include case management and an outreach program that provides training in sign language and deaf culture for groups and families. Other deaf services are available through the Glenside office (215-884-9770).

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program
Rehabilitation activities which focus on discovering and developing a person's strengths. Rehabilitation assists persons to improve functioning to gain desired roles in their community. Psychiatric Rehabilitation believes that people with mental illness can recover. They have personal strengths and the ability to make choices in their lives, achieve self-reliance and community integration, and develop skills and have access to appropriate resources.
Program is designed to assist individuals with mental illness to choose, get, keep personal goals in a living, learning, working and/or social environment of their choice.

Programs that integrate treatment strategies associated with psychiatry, occupational therapy and psychiatric case management to help severely mentally ill individuals stabilize their clinical status, increase their ability to function within their environment with as little ongoing professional intervention as possible, and improve their overall quality of life, with focus of identifying a valued member of the community of achieving this goal.

Programs that itegrate treatment strategies asscoiated with psychiatry, occupational therapy and psychiatric case management to help severely mentally ill individuals stabilize their clinical status, increase their ability to function within their environment with as little ongoing professional intervention as possible, and improve their overall quality of life.

Helps people living with mental illness develop skills and self-confidence to achieve personal goals and experience a greater sense of well-being and life satisfaction. Staff work with people in their homes, community, or on-site to develop skills for success in living, wellness, learning, working, and socializing domains. Services are personalized for each member and are offered both individually and in groups.

Helps young people living with mental illness or emotional/behavioral health challenges transition into adult roles that bring them satisfaction, success, and a sense of well-being. PRS staff work together with young people in their homes, community, and on-site to help them develop skills and self-confidence to achieve personal goals in living, well, learning, working, and socializing domains. Services offered individually and in activity-oriented groups.

A multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals work closely with the client to stabilize and educate about medication, to support and strengthen interpersonal relationships, to find and maintain meaningful employment, to develop day-to-day skills such as money management, housekeeping, grocery shopping, meal preparations, laundry, using public transportation and utilizing community-based services such as dentists and PCP's.

Assists persons with mental health care needs at any stage of life in their recovery by providing comprehensive rehabilitation, treatment and supports essential for living, working, learning and participating fully in the community.

A recovery-focused residential, step-down program with 14 beds and an average stay of six months. Treatment focuses on developing social skills and increasing mental and physical health stability.

Individualized recovery-focused supports that promote wellness and enhanced quality of life. Services are planned collaboratively with participants and includes individualized coaching/group- psycho-educational classes as well as social and recreational activities.

Provides support to 16-25 year olds struggling with a mental health diagnosis. Some of the clubhouse's opportunities include:
- Skill building and resource development (for housing, education, employment, and social)
- Provides support in returning to educational settings
- Assists in experience building and application process for employment. On-the-job support is provided, as needed, with the supported employment program
- Offers social opportunities in the clubhouse and in the community

Psychiatric rehabilitation services including transitional employment opportunities, educational supports, social opportunities, etc.

Our telepsychiatry utilizes cutting-edge technology to deliver collaborative psychiatric assessment and medication management services to youth and adult participants. This service is designed to increase access to expert care. Services are delivered in our Fulton County outpatient office where individuals meet with our expert psychiatrists by means of telemedicine through a secured connection.

Provides inpatient mental health care for persons who are considered to be a danger to self and/or others. A multi-disciplinary team, under the direction of a psychiatrist, provides individualized goal directed treatment. Offers a wide variety of treatment, rehabilitation, and educational programs.