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A CONTINUUM OF CARE Assessment Services are offered through one of our outreach assessment and referral centers or an assessor at Parkwood. Following an assessment, a treatment option is recommended to best meet the emotional and physical needs of the patient, with financial considerations made for the family. Acute Inpatient Care offers a safe, structured environment with treatment administered by a multi-disciplinary team of mental health professionals. Therapeutic components may include individual, group and family therapy, and activity therapy (offered for children, adolescents and adults). Partial Hospitalization provides traditional models of inpatient care during the day, with patients returning home in the evening. This program is less restrictive, giving patients more opportunity to use the tools of recovery as they are learning them (offered for children, adolescents and adults). Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is designed to meet the needs of adults, 18 years and older, who are experiencing problems with addictive disease and/or psychiatric symptoms, but are not in acute situations. The program provides intensive treatment while adults maintain their jobs and family obligations. Residential Treatment Program (Adolescents only) is provided when an adolescent needs a longer, more stable environment than provided by inpatient care. This option provides a safe living environment for adolescents ages 12-17 so they can receive professional behavioral healthcare in a caring group setting. Adult Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Program Children and Adolescent Program Aftercare Program is offered following inpatient or partial hospitalization at no cost to the patient. These groups meet weekly at Parkwood. Schooling is always a concern when placing a child in treatment. Here at Parkwood we offer tutorial assistance to those patients in our acute inpatient setting. Children in our residential program attend Park Academy, which is fully accredited by the Mississippi Accrediting Commission. In addition to meeting the schooling needs of our patients, Parkwood also has a therapeutic day school program which works in conjunction with various school systems to meet their special education needs. THE FAMILY PLAYS A BIG PART At Parkwood, family involvement is a vital part of our treatment process. Because the patient returns home frequently, it is important that family members become actively involved in the therapeutic process. Our counselors and staff educate family members on the patient's treatment goals and needs. Just as importantly, our counselors assist family members in working through their own feelings about the process. ARRANGING ADMISSION Individuals may be referred to any of these programs by a general practitioner, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health professional either in private practice or associates with other hospitals. Inquiries may also be made by family members or patients themselves by calling 1-800-477-3422. Following an assessment, admission to one of the above programs will be recommended, if appropriate. The programs are offered on various schedules, such as days, evenings, weekends and combinations of these. The programs are of varying duration, and because some are used as a transitional step between an initial crisis and/or re-entry into daily living activities, a patient may be phased into a more brief duration of treatment than normal, depending on needs.
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