Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Mental health conditions like bipolar disorder or depression can negatively impact your well-being with symptoms that make it difficult for you to go about your day.
However, mental health treatment is available at Blue Hills Recovery in Massachusetts. Through a continuum of care that includes a mental health intensive outpatient program (IOP), you can transition back to your daily routine relying on the support of professional and caring staff.
An IOP provides a level of care that includes such services as psychotherapy and psychiatry to help you apply the principles of mental health treatment to your daily life.
What Are IOPs for Mental Health?
An IOP is a step down from a partial hospitalization program (PHP) that continues the work of evidence-based treatments like outpatient therapy and alternative therapies like mindfulness meditation.
But as a step-down mental health treatment program, an IOP meets for a few hours a day for three to five days a week (in contrast to a PHP which meets for about eight hours a day, five days a week).
As such, an IOP allows you more free time to begin reacclimating to your daily routine, so you can ease your way back into school or work. This allows you a significant block of time dedicated to learning what is going well and what isn’t.
Our IOPs at Blue Hills Recovery are offered in both day and evening program formats to work around both your recovery and lifestyle needs.
Top Benefits of Mental Health IOPs
If you have mental health issues that you want to resolve through treatment, you can experience many benefits in an IOP. These benefits include the following:
- An outpatient treatment plan that helps you avoid the financial burden of inpatient care or residential treatment.
- Flexible living arrangements that allow you to continue living at home if that is a supportive environment for you. Or, if you feel you need the extra stability, Blue Hills Recovery offers off-site living arrangements.
- Outpatient services and interventions focused on mental health care, with an emphasis on applying what you learn as you transition to life beyond our treatment facility.
Access to general health services and behavioral health treatment as well as practical services like medication management.
Types of Services in Mental Health IOP Programs
At Blue Hills Recovery treatment center, our IOP programs give you access to the same services and therapies you experience at a higher level of care.
Your in-person treatment continues to help you understand mental illness and give you the tools you need to create new thought patterns and forge a path forward.
12-Step Support Groups
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Individual Therapy
Group Therapy
Family Therapy
Alternative Therapies
Dual Diagnosis Care
Is a Mental Health IOP Right for You?
There are many ways in which a mental health IOP could be right for you. If you have completed a mental health day program or PHP, an IOP may be the next step in your recovery journey.
An IOP at Blue Hills Recovery offers times during the day and the evening to accommodate your schedule, allowing you to choose a time that fits best with the progress of your treatment.
A mental health IOP may also be right for you if you are stepping down in dual diagnosis treatment. Treating co-occurring disorders begins with a PHP and sometimes even with a detox program to safely get toxins out of your system.
A mental health IOP is going to be the best way for you to transition from the intensive level of treatment in a PHP to the lowest level of treatment in our outpatient program (OP). A treatment continuum that includes an IOP is the best way to ease back into daily life.
Aftercare for Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Treatment
Aftercare is a critical part of any treatment plan and is essential to your success in managing a mental health condition.
Our aftercare or outpatient program at Blue Hills Recovery is one of the most practical levels of care we offer. It helps you readjust back into your life with services like case management helping you make that transition.
It is also a time when you develop a detailed relapse prevention plan that can apply to substance abuse or recurring triggers related to episodes of mental illness.
Mental Health IOPs Cost & Insurance
Mental Health IOPs can be expensive, so Blue Hills Recovery works with most insurance companies to ensure that we make treatment accessible to as many people as possible.
We work with a range of insurance companies. If you would like to know if we work with your insurance plan, you can call us and we can help you sort through the details.
Questions to Ask Before Starting an IOP for Mental Illness
A treatment plan that includes a mental health IOP is a very important step, and you want to be sure that you are as informed as possible about the treatment facility you are choosing. Being informed can also help ease anxiety about what the program involves.
Asking the following questions can help you be informed about your decision:
- Do you offer after-hours support if I am having trouble processing things that were brought up in treatment?
- What models of therapy do you use, and do you change approaches to meet a patient’s needs?
- What certifications, accreditations, and licenses does your program have?
- Do you create individual goals for patients based on the severity of their mental illness?
- Do you invite family members to attend counseling sessions or educational workshops on what mental illness is and how it affects people?
You can also use these questions as a basis to come up with your own. Your questions are always relevant, and you want to find a treatment center that respects your needs and values learning about the things that concern you.
Find IOPs for Mental Health Disorders at Blue Hills
If you or a loved one are facing a mental health disorder, you can find treatment today at Blue Hills Recovery.
The idea of beginning the treatment process may seem daunting, but with professional evidence-based care from a committed and supportive staff, you can overcome mental illness.
By going through a continuum of care that includes a mental health IOP, you can increase your understanding of how mental illness affects you and develop new thought patterns and healthy coping mechanisms.
Call us today to learn more about how you or a loved one can overcome mental illness.
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