PSYCHOTHERAPY

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Psychotherapy (also referred to as talk therapy and/or counseling) is the use of clinical methods to help a person change unwanted or negative behaviors, increase happiness, process thoughts and feelings and it is used to overcome problems. Psychotherapy aims to improve an individual's well-being and mental health. It helps to resolve or reduce the symptoms of troublesome behaviors, conflict resolution, troublesome  beliefs, compulsions, emotions, thoughts, or emotions, and it helps to improve relationships and social skills.

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We offer individual, group, family therapy and virtual therapy (Telehealth). A list of types of therapy are as follows but not limited to psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, play therapy, solution focused therapy, and mindfulness based cognitive therapy. 

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY (Medication Management)

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Psychopharmacology is to the use of psychotropic medication in treating mental health conditions. Medications can be a vital aspect in improving most mental health conditions. Some individuals are treated with medication alone, while others are treated in combination with therapy. NCF prescribes the five main types of psychotropic medications: antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, stimulants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers. 

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The goal of psychiatric pharmacology is to treat mental disorders effectively with medication that is in the best interest of the client. Psychopharmacology is to assist in eliminating the return of mental health problems and their symptoms. Psychiatric medications influence the brain chemicals that regulate emotions and thought patterns to improve functioning in all areas of life. 

CASE MANAGEMENT

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Case management services are services through which we assist an individual and/or family in receiving knowledge in reference to medical, social, educational, and other supportive services. Nevada's Children & Family completes an evaluation on clients to determine their level of need(s), create an individual care plan, refer to various organizations, monitor progress, and follow up with individuals to assure that they are receiving appropriate services. 

BASIC SKILLS TRAINING

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BST services are RMH interventions designed to reduce cognitive and behavioral impairments and restore recipients to their highest level of functioning. BST services are provided to recipients with age and developmentally inappropriate cognitive and behavioral skills. BST services help recipients learn constructive cognitive and behavioral skills through positive reinforcement, modeling, operant conditioning and other training techniques. BST services teach recipients a variety of life skills. BST services may include the following interventions: 

 

• Basic living and self-care skills: Recipients learn how to manage their daily lives, recipients learn safe and appropriate behaviors

 

• Social skills: Recipients learn how to identify and comprehend the physical, emotional and interpersonal needs of others—recipients learn how to interact with others

 

• Communication skills: Recipients learn how to communicate their physical, emotional and interpersonal needs to others—recipients learn how to listen and identify the needs of others

 

• Parental training: Parental training teaches the recipient’s parent(s) and/or legal guardian(s) BST techniques. The objective is to help parents continue the recipient’s RMH care in home and community settings. Parental training must target the restoration of the recipient’s cognitive and behavioral mental health impairment needs. Parental training must be recipient centered

 

• Organization and time management skills: Recipients learn how to manage and prioritize their daily activities.

 

• Transitional living skills: Recipients learn necessary skills to begin partially- independent and/or fully independent lives. 

PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION

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Scope of Service: PSR services are RMH interventions designed to reduce psychosocial dysfunction (i.e., interpersonal cognitive, behavioral development, etc.) and restore recipients to their highest level of functioning. PSR services target psychological functioning within a variety of social settings. PSR services may include any combination of the following interventions:

 

• Behavior management: Recipients learn how to manage their interpersonal, emotional, cognitive and behavioral responses to various situations. They learn how to positively reflect anger, manage conflicts and express their frustrations verbally. They learn the dynamic relationship between actions and consequences

 

• Social competency: Recipients learn interpersonal-social boundaries and gain confidence in their interpersonal-social skills

 

• Problem identification and resolution: Recipients learn problem resolution techniques and gain confidence in their problem-solving skills

 

• Effective communication: Recipients learn how to genuinely listen to others and make their personal, interpersonal, emotional, and physical needs known

 

• Moral reasoning: Recipients learn culturally relevant moral guidelines and judgment

 

• Identity and emotional intimacy: Recipients learn personal and interpersonal acceptance. They learn healthy (appropriate) strategies to become emotionally and interpersonally intimate with others

 

• Self-sufficiency: Recipients learn to build self-trust, self-confidence, and/or self-reliance

 

• Life goals: Recipients learn how to set and achieve observable specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-limited life goals

 

• Sense of humor: Recipients develop humorous perspectives regarding life’s challenges