Outpatient Services
Alvarado Parkway Institute offers a variety of Outpatient Services designed to assist patients in functioning at the highest level. Full day outpatient treatment in the form of Partial Hospitalization services and half day Intensive Outpatient services are available. These programs emphasize symptom management, community integration, and prevention of hospitalization. The Addictive Diseases and Mental Health Outpatient Program (ADOP) provide programming for successful treatment of those with Addictive Diseases and Mood Disorders.
Benefits of the Outpatient Program:
- Long term stabilization and symptom management
- Medication Management
- Multidisciplinary Treatment Team Approach
- Relapse Prevention and Healthy Copying Skills
- Inpatient Hospitalization Prevention
Outpatient Programs
Alvarado Parkway Institute offers a full continuum of care for our patients. Our Partial Hospitalization (PHP) is the most comprehensive outpatient program available 5 days per week and consists of a full day of therapeutic interventions. Outpatient Services (OPS) is a less intensive program available up to seven days per week and consists of a three hour morning track or a three hour afternoon track. Value added services enhance the patient’s treatment experience. A patient store, special event celebrations, awards and recognitions, BBQs, and holiday themed activities promote wellness and social skills building. Assistance is available with insurance issues and social services needs.
Areas of focus:
- Cognitive Therapy
- Living Skills
- Anger Management
- Medication Management
- Relaxation
- Relapse Prevention/Recovery
- Stress Management
- Coping Skills
- Reality Orientation
- Goal Setting
- Understanding Mental Illness
- Art/Recreational Therapy
- Emotional Regulations
- Health and Wellness
Special Features:
PHP offers a full spectrum of mental health services including group therapy, individual therapy, family therapy, case management services, and therapeutic specialties groups such as art therapy and music therapy to help stabilize the patient and avoid hospitalization. The intensity and frequency of services provided in the six hour program day assists patients in maintaining a level of functioning which supports community integration. This level of care is often used as a step down from an inpatient hospitalization. Patients are seen weekly by their psychiatrist and have access to a general practitioner for medical needs. Mobile crisis assessment is also available. Transportation to and from the program, a continental breakfast and lunch are provided.
Outpatient Services’ unique approach to treatment is a less intensive level of care than PHP. Patients who have experienced a reduction in the level of symptoms experienced or who are better able to utilize a shorter program day benefit from this level of care. Monthly visits by a psychiatrist as well as group, individual, and family therapies are provided. Case management services with a carefully selected treatment coordinator is a key component in the provision of care. Access to a general medical practitioners can be arranged as needed. Transportation to and from the program is available. A continental breakfast and lunch are also provided. Mobile crisis assessment services are available as needed.
The Addictive Diseases and Mental Health Outpatient Program (ADOP) utilizes a bio-psycho-social model for successful treatment of those with addictive diseases and mood disorders. We integrate a combination of evidenced based therapeutic treatment modalities with a medically supervised approach to treatment in developing an individual and specific treatment plan for each patient seeking recovery. Motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), relational therapy (ACT) as well as emotional regulation (DBT) are conducted by highly trained therapists to provide information, education, support and coaching.
ADOP encourages participation in the community twelve-step recovery program to reinforce skills learned in treatment and to encourage participants to establish a community support network. Family inclusion is integral to the patient’s successful treatment path. The API team works collectively to help the patient navigate the treatment process by maximizing a patient’s existing support symptoms such as family, employer, and faith based organizations. Aftercare groups are provided for the first year following the completion of treatment to reinforce the skills learned while in treatment.
Special Features
- Disease Process
- Recovery Process
- Phases and Warning Signs of Relapse
- Pain Management Techniques
- Acceptance Commitment Therapy
- Family Education and Support
Additional, we offer a Family Education Group and an Alumni Support Group that each meet weekly in the evenings and are available to current and former Alumni of API’s Outpatient program.
For more information please call 1 (800) 766-4API (4274)
We offer services 7 days a week consisting of morning and afternoon tracks.
PHP – Monday thru Friday 9:00a.m. to 3:00pm.
OPS – Monday thru Friday 8:30a.m. to 2:15 pm.
Saturday and Sunday 8:30a.m. – 12:00pm (at the San Diego site)
Discovery Clubhouse – Saturday and Sunday 12:00pm – 4:00pm
The Discovery Clubhouse is a no cost, empowerment program whose elements are designed by consumers for consumers. In the Clubhouse, members are seen as individuals, not patients. Emphasis is on their skills and abilities, not limitations. Member driven opportunities for healthy recreation, social skill development, wellness and prevention, work re-entry and community re-integration are available.
Discovery Clubhouse members have developed their own mission statement. "Our mission is to work as a community of friends to help one another be productive and grow to our healthiest and greatest potential. The purpose of the Clubhouse is for members to focus on our strengths and skills, rather than our limitations; to feel a sense of belonging and appreciation for each other".