Eligibility Overview
Individuals qualifying for Mental Health Skill-building Services must demonstrate a clinical necessity for the service arising from a condition due to mental, behavioral, or emotional illness that results in significant functional impairments in major life activities. Services are provided to individuals who require individualized training to achieve or maintain stability and independence in the community.
- Adults who demonstrate significant concerns in major life activities as a result of mental, behavioral, or emotional illness and disability.
- Adults who need individualized training to help them obtain the skills they need to live independently. This involves symptom management, adherence to different medication schedules, development, appropriate use of social skills and personal support system, personal hygiene, food preparation, and money management.
Individuals age 21 and over shall meet all of the following criteria in order to be eligible to receive mental health skill-building services:
- The individual shall have one of the following as a primary Axis I DSM diagnosis:
- Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder as set out in the DSM
- Major Depressive Disorder – Recurrent
- Bipolar I; or Bipolar II
- Any other Axis I mental health disorder that a physician has documented specific to the identified individual within the past year.
- The individual shall require individualized training in acquiring basic living skills such as symptom management; adherence to psychiatric and medication treatment plans;
- development and appropriate use of social skills and personal support system; personal hygiene; food preparation; or money management.
- The individual shall have a prior history of psychiatric hospitalization.
- The individual shall have had a prescription for antipsychotic, mood stabilizing, or antidepressant medications within the 12 months prior to the assessment date.
Individuals ages 16-20 shall meet all of the following criteria in order to be eligible to receive mental health skill-building services:
- The individual shall be in an independent living situation or actively transitioning into an independent living situation.
- The individual shall have one of the following as a primary, Axis I DSM diagnosis:
- Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder as set out in the DSM
- Major Depressive Disorder – Recurrent
- Bipolar I; or Bipolar II
- Any other Axis I mental health disorder that a physician has documented specific to the identified individual within the past year.
- The individual shall require individualized training in acquiring basic living skills such as symptom management; adherence to psychiatric and medication treatment plans; development and appropriate use of social skills and personal support system; personal hygiene; food preparation; or money management.
- The individual shall have a prior history of psychiatric hospitalization.
- The individual shall have had a prescription for antipsychotic, mood stabilizing, or antidepressant medications within the 12 months prior to the assessment date.
What is Outpatient Services?
Outpatient Therapy provides intensive clinical therapeutic services to children adolescents, and adults with identified mental health or substance abuse diagnosis. This service is designed to meet the specific mental health needs of the identified client as they relate to their diagnosis . Outpatient therapy includes psycho-educational activities/interventions designed to assist the client of the reduction of dysfunction. Services are provided with client-centered and family-centered approaches and are delivered through intensive, time-limited, goal specific interventions.
Who may benefit from these services?
Outpatient counseling uses treatment and intervention to increase the strengths and resources of each individual served. Outpatient counseling serves individuals with mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders. The program empowers individuals to build skills needed to reach personal goals. Evidence-based practices are emphasized. Services based on person-centered planning and client-directed outcomes.
What services are provided in the Outpatient Counseling program?
Services in this program include:
- Biopsychosocial Assessment
- Treatment Planning
- Group, individual, family, and couples counseling
- Care coordination
- Collaboration
- Consultation
- Advocacy