Compass Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP) is designed to promote positive development of a youth's behavior, social skills and family relationships. The program is person-centered and therefore strives for the empowerment of the consumer, which leads to the attainment of personal goals and objectives.

PRP services are provided in the setting most conducive to enhancing each youth's own healthy participation in the community. This may include the youth's home, foster care home, job site, educational setting or other community sites. The intensity of services will vary depending upon the youth's individual needs and/or environment.

With the input of the consumer and family, the PRP establishes specific goals relating to the areas of personal care, time management, organization, social skills, and other skills that will lead the consumer and his or her family to a more positive future independent of agency support.

The PRP provides services utilizing various methods of interventions:

INDIVIDUAL: These services are targeted to the individual on a one-on-one basis to assist them in developing the skills indicated in their individual treatment plan. This can occur in the larger context of the family, school, etc.

PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL GROUPS: These groups afford the individual the opportunity to develop skills in a setting of their peers. Groups are generally designed to target certain problematic behaviors or issues related to age or gender.

THERAPEUTIC RECREATION: These activities encourage the participant to develop and enhance social and behavioral skills while developing leisure awareness and problem solving abilities.

Involvement in the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program is voluntary and family participation is necessary in nearly all cases. In addition, PRP services are coordinated with other professionals who are closely involved with the consumer.