Mental Health Services Offered

Offered Services

At this time, we plan to offer the following mental health services to our clients in the D.C. area:

For Children

• Psychosocial assessments
• Psychological assessments
• Psychiatric evaluations
• Individual psychotherapy
• Family psychotherapy
• Psychopharmacological evaluation
• Ongoing medication management

For Adults

• Psychosocial assessments
• Psychiatric evaluations
• Individual psychotherapy
• Family psychotherapy
• Psychopharmacological evaluation
• Ongoing medication management

Over time, and depending on the needs of the community, we anticipate the possibility of offering these mental health services as well:

• Group psychotherapy
• Day treatment
• Psychiatric rehabilitation
• Case management

If you are interested in more information about any of the mental health services listed above, here are some brief descriptions of them:

Psychosocial Assessment
Psychosocial assessment consists of assessing a person’s emotional and social health by gathering information from many aspects of their past and current functioning. It focuses heavily on the person’s history of psychological and social functioning, arriving in the end at a diagnostic impression and treatment plan. Psychosocial assessment is usually performed by a social worker or similarly trained clinician.

Psychological Assessment
Psychological assessment consists of assessing a person’s behavioral and emotional health by gathering information from many aspects of their past and current functioning. Special attention is given to the objective results of testing by use of standardized evaluations of cognitive functioning, personality functioning, adaptive functioning, and other examinations. Psychological assessment is performed by a qualified psychologist.

Psychiatric Evaluation
A psychiatric evaluation consists of assessing a person’s emotional and behavioral health by gathering information from many aspects of their past and current functioning (biological or medical, psychological, and social. The goal is to arrive at a diagnostic impression and a plan for making interventions designed to improve the person’s mental health. A psychiatric evaluation is performed by a qualified psychiatrist.

Individual Psychotherapy
Individual psychotherapy involves using verbal and other non-pharmacologic psychological interventions in a one-to-one setting (clinician-to-client/patient) in order to address emotional and behavioral disturbances or to effect the examination of psychological issues that are relevant, as determined by the client/patient and the clinician. Individual psychotherapy is usually undertaken by a social worker or similarly trained clinician.

Family Psychotherapy
Family psychotherapy involves examining and modifying the relationships between family members in a controlled setting. Two or more family members participate, under the direction of a qualified clinician, to address issues in the family’s functioning as a whole, as well as the functioning of individuals in the family, to the degree that this is influenced by the relationships in the family. Family psychotherapy is usually undertaken by a social worker or similarly trained clinician.

Psychopharmacological Evaluation
A psychopharmacological evaluation is a psychiatric evaluation that focuses heavily on the past and present experiences of psychological symptoms. Its primary goal is to arrive at a psychiatric diagnostic impression that is amenable to treatment through psychotropic medication. A psychopharmacological evaluation is usually performed by a psychiatrist.

 Medication Management
Medication management is the ongoing monitoring and review of the progress of someone who is using medication in treatment for a condition. It includes adjusting, maintaining, and prescribing medication for the condition being treated. Medical management is usually performed by a psychiatrist.

Group psychotherapy
Group psychotherapy involves using verbal and other non-pharmacologic psychological interventions in a setting with multiple patients or clients in order to address emotional and behavioral disturbances or to effect the examination of psychological issues that are relevant, as determined by the clients/patients and the clinician. The relationships between the clients/patients and their shared experiences are usually emphasized.

Day Treatment
Day treatment encompasses several modes of intervention used to promote improved health, emotional functioning, social functioning and independence for individuals whose impairments are severe or widespread, such that their abilities to perform age-appropriate activities of daily living have been compromised. Day treatment is usually given in a setting with several moderately- to severely-impaired individuals for several hours each day, several days per week.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Psychiatric rehabilitation encompasses several modes of intervention used to improve the mental health of severely impaired individuals, assist them in returning to age-appropriate levels of functioning. It is usually given in a hospital-based setting, commonly in lieu of (or to prevent) actual hospitalization for the condition being treated.

Case Management
Case management involves using a variety of non-treatment interventions to assist clients/patients in accessing the resources they need in order to function adequately and make progress in several areas of life functioning.  These interventions often include teaching, referrals to specialized resources, advocacy, counseling, and various levels of assistance, as needed.