Geriatric Outpatient Services
Geriatric outpatient services provide less than 24-hour care by staff members who have been specially trained in geriatric psychiatry. Outpatient services range from very structured programs that meet all day every day to individual outpatient sessions that meet one hour per month.
Outpatient Service Providers
The following agencies provide support and therapy in group or individual settings. Their location by area within Philadelphia has been provided.
- Refer to list of all Outpatient Service Providers listed in this guide.
Explanation of Types of Outpatient Services
The following offers a brief explanation of these outpatient services.
Geriatric Partial Hospitalization
A geriatric Partial Hospitalization program is an intensive, short-term form of treatment for individuals with acute psychiatric problems. The goal of this program is to prevent psychiatric deterioration, relapse and hospitalization. Typically, a geriatric partial hospitalization program includes individual and group sessions with therapists and staff who are trained and experienced in helping older adults with mental health needs. The program lasts for up to six hours per day, four to five days per week. It serves persons with moderate to severe behavioral health concerns who require more structure, support, and treatment than can be provided by other services.
- Refer to list of Geriatric Partial Hospitalization resources.
Geriatric Intensive Outpatient
A geriatric Intensive Outpatient program meets less often than the geriatric partial hospitalization program, from one to three times per week, and provides more long-term or maintenance treatment to older adult consumers of mental health services. It includes individual and group meetings with a therapist and staff who are trained and experienced in helping older adults with mental health needs.
- Refer to list of Geriatric Intensive Outpatient resources.
Psychiatric Social Rehabilitation
Psychiatric social rehabilitation assists persons 18 years old or older with functional disabilities resulting from mental illness to develop, enhance, and/or retain psychiatric stability, social competencies, personal adjustment and/or independent living competencies so that they experience more success and satisfaction in the community and can function as independently as possible. These interventions should occur along with necessary clinical treatments and should begin as soon as clinically possible. A planned program of goal setting, functional assessment, identification of needed and preferred skills and supports, skill teaching and managing supports and resources is needed to produce the desired outcomes consistent with a person's cultural environment.
Outpatient Counseling
Outpatient Counseling services provide support and therapy in group or individual settings.
- Refer to list of Outpatient Counseling resources.