IOP Program Details
Key Benefits
- The program is virtual, so patients are able to receive therapy at home while maintaining a work or school schedule.
- Treatments follow a schedule and routine, so patients know what to expect.
- Patients can practice skills at home that they are learning in treatment.
- Since patients live at home, they are encouraged to strengthen their network of friends and family members who will support them as they recover.
Treatment Modalities
- Virtual therapeutic services
- Length of Services: 6wks - 3days - 3hours
- Interventions: Group therapy, individual and/or family therapy and medication management.
- Modalities: CBT, DBT, and ACT
What to Expect
- Psychoeducation: topics covered include psychiatric medications, psychiatric diagnoses, building social supports, preventing relapse of symptoms and how to build resiliency, to name a few.
- Skills Building: includes distress tolerance, behavior activation, emotional regulation, mindfulness, self-compassion, grounding and others
- Processing: focus is on group dynamics and the shared experience
Schedule
- The young adult group meets from 9a-12p on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays.
- The adolescent group meets from 2p-5p on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Week 1: Snapshot: focus on understanding how they view themselves (thoughts, core beliefs, and values)
Week 2: True or False: focus on who the environment impacts the way they think and perceive the world (mindfulness, grounding, cognitions)
Week 3: My People: focus on interpersonal effectiveness and communication skills (GIVE, FAST, DEAR MAN, style of communication)
Week 4: The Elephant in the Room: focus on emotional regulation (self efficacy and resiliency. Window of tolerance)
Week 5: Rollercoaster: overcoming life changing experiences (acceptance, behavioral activation, crisis survival, and distress tolerance)
Week 6: Tool Box (Adol) or Adulting (YA): focus on routines, problem solving, self-care, goal setting and myths of happiness
Insurance
- We accept NCBCBS, SHP and other commercial plans as long as the service is covered.
- UNC Financial Assistance is available for those who are uninsured and unable to pay for the service.
- Self-pay is also an option.
- To make a referral in Epic, select “AMB REFERRAL TO PSYCH” and “UNC PSYCHIATRY IOP CHAPEL HILL” as the location.
- Referrals can be faxed to (919-957-6613)
The Team
