Outpatient Services
Outpatient Services
Comprehensive mental health care
Tennova Healthcare offers a full range of outpatient mental health and chemical dependency services, including partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. These are programs designed for adults with mental health, alcohol, or drug-abuse issues who can manage effectively in an outpatient setting. Treatment programs include:
- Assessment and evaluation
- Medication stabilization and management
- Individual, group, and family therapy
- Patient education
- Relapse prevention and 12-step work are offered to those with substance abuse
- Aftercare services, based upon individual needs
Treatment approaches
Our outpatient treatment programs incorporate evidence-based approaches, including:
- Dialectical behavioral therapy – Teaches mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance skills.
- Chemical dependency 12-step model – Helps individuals obtain sobriety with support from others, and provides a foundation for establishing a recovery lifestyle.
- Psychosocial treatment – Through supportive group work, individuals learn about their disease, and gain coping skills and an understanding of their potential.
Admissions
Referrals may be made by doctors, social workers, mental health professionals, social service agencies, family members, and friends. The decision regarding outpatient admission is made by the psychiatrist. Admissions are accepted Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call (865) 545-7220.
