Treatment The hospital provides five residential programs consisting of several units each. Programs and units are structured around providing treatment to particular commitment categories. Patients are assigned to particular units within a particular program according to their commitment type and resultant dispositional needs. Although subject to ongoing change, programs and units are organized as follows: Program I Incompetent to Stand Program III Mentally Disordered Offender Program V Mentally Ill Inmate Program Vl Mentally Disordered Offender, Medical Program VlI Mentally Disordered Offender (all programs may have some patients held as Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity) Over the past several years, Department of State Hospitals-Atascadero has made a transition from a medical model to the model of treatment to best meet the myriad of “Recovery” treatment needs of patients. The Recovery Model is a stage model of intentional behavior change introduced in the early 1980s, and the major tenet of the model is focused on viewing behavior change as a series of predictable stages, independent of any particular model or theory. This model is considered a wellness model, thus it interprets an patient’s lack of willingness to change not as resistance or denial, but a lack of readiness and/or motivation. Also, this model considers treatment setbacks not as failures but as a normal part of recovery and opportunities for learning. This model focuses on assisting patients in generating energy for change. new to the area of forensic hospital treatment, Recovery does have a longstanding history of success within the substance abuse treatment area. It focuses on collaborative work between patients and hospital staff to identify target behaviors for change and strategies to achieve the desired change results. The following treatment are common for all patients served: Actively teach and support adaptive behavior and coping skills relevant to the requirements of the post-hospital setting. Promote individual self-esteem, self-actualization, independence, and self-care to maximize the patient’s chances for successful adaptation to his expected discharge setting. Eliminate or reduce maladaptive behaviors which serve as barriers to discharge or impediments to successful post-discharge adaptation. Multidisciplinary Treatment teams staff units. In all phases of treatment, psychologists assist in coordinating the professional efforts of psychiatric technicians, registered nurses,
Treatment The hospital provides five residential programs consisting of several units each. Programs and units are structured around providing treatment to particular commitment categories. Patients are assigned to particular units within a particular program according to their commitment type and resultant dispositional needs. Although subject to ongoing change, programs and units are organized as follows: Program I Incompetent to Stand Program III Mentally Disordered Offender Program V Mentally Ill Inmate Program Vl Mentally Disordered Offender, Medical Program VlI Mentally Disordered Offender (all programs may have some patients held as Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity) Over the past several years, Department of State Hospitals-Atascadero has made a transition from a medical model to the “Recovery” model of treatment to best meet the myriad of treatment needs of patients. The Recovery Model is a stage model of intentional behavior change introduced in the early 1980s, and the major tenet of the model is focused on viewing behavior change as a series of predictable stages, independent of any particular model or theory. This model is considered a wellness model, thus it interprets an patient’s lack of willingness to change not as resistance or denial, but a lack of readiness and/or motivation. Also, this model considers treatment setbacks not as failures but as a normal part of recovery and opportunities for learning. This model focuses on assisting patients in generating energy for change. new to the area of forensic hospital treatment, Recovery does have a longstanding history of success within the substance abuse treatment area. It focuses on collaborative work between patients and hospital staff to identify target behaviors for change and strategies to achieve the desired change results. The following treatment are common for all patients served: Actively teach and support adaptive behavior and coping skills relevant to the requirements of the post-hospital setting. Promote individual self-esteem, self-actualization, independence, and self-care to maximize the patient’s chances for successful adaptation to his expected discharge setting. Eliminate or reduce maladaptive behaviors which serve as barriers to discharge or impediments to successful post-discharge adaptation. Multidisciplinary Treatment teams staff units. In all phases of treatment, psychologists assist in coordinating the professional efforts of psychiatric technicians, registered nurses,