Upon admission each patient is assigned a psychiatrist and an individual therapist, who together with the patient develop an individualized course of care which is designed to assist the patient in obtaining maximum benefits. This treatment plan is reviewed weekly and is updated and revised as appropriate. The program schedule has been carefully designed to provide a combination of individual and group therapy services through both an educational and counseling approach. The patients progresses through the program via a variety of phases, each phase designed to assist the patient in becoming more aware of their strengths and weaknesses and how to incorporate these into their daily living skills.

Each patient is carefully monitored throughout treatment and will be transferred to a less intensive level of care when this is clinically appropriate.  Many patients will participate in the partial day treatment program as part of their treatment plan as they re-integrate into their families and their home community.  This step down program provides the same array of services, and individualized care as the residential program, while allowing the patient the freedom and flexibility of living at home.  As patients demonstrate increased ability to make positive self-care decisions, they may be requested to participate in the partial program less than 5 days per week, eventually transferring to the aftercare program as it has been recommended to them.

Individuals will learn skills to help them stay abstinent (not use alcohol or other drugs), and ways to cope with the symptoms of their mental illness - other goals may include:

1. Resolving family problems
2. Work and employment issues
3. Sorting out legal problems
4. Developing positive leisure and recreational activities