Partial Hospitalization (PHP) with Housing and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) with Housing

The PHP with Housing level of care is often the recommended entry point to BrightQuest for many of our new clients.

As a program designed to teach independence, we want our clients to start learning these skill as soon as possible. This means guiding clients through managing chores around the house, cooking meals together and buying groceries based on the agreed to meal plans.

For clients needing support to complete these types of tasks, BrightQuest will provide a one-on-one support staff person whose job would be to help the client learn how to complete assigned tasks.

Clients will spend much of their time at BrightQuest in this level of care. Once they have demonstrated the ability to appropriately manage these life skills, we start the process of moving them into our IOP with Housing level of care. IOP with Housing builds on the skills learned during the PHP with Housing level of care. 

The cornerstones of PHP with Housing include:

• A private or shared room in one of our semi-independent living homes.
• Household management training (meals, budgeting, chores, etc.)
• Guidance for medication management and compliance
• Support in developing effective daily self-care skills
• Learning to live cooperatively

IOP with Housing builds on these skills and places an added emphasis on:

• Transitioning to independent living
• Entering or returning to work or school
• Family therapy concentrates on maintaining skills and adjusted familial roles with minimal clinical prompting and planning for the transition into independent living

• 10 hours per week of volunteer work, paid employment or educational classes
• Job/school/training placement assistance
• Resume and interview preparation
• Support in work/school conflict resolution
• Development of a strong work ethic and commitment

• 9 hours per week of client-coordinated, peer-to-peer social activities
• Optional weekly staff supervised activities
• Bi-Monthly all-community outings (Beach BBQ’s, client/staff athletic events, etc)
• Holiday get-togethers
  • New Years
  • Spring Celebration
  • Memorial Day
  • 4th of July
  • Labor Day
  • Halloween
  • Thanksgiving
  • Holiday Celebration
• Staff supervised weekly activity groups:
  • Board Games
  • Saturday Morning Outing in the City

Group therapy program 5 days per week (up to 15 group therapy hours/week) including:

• Trauma and Recovery
• Bioenergetics
• Community Meeting
• Art Therapy
• Work Development
• Music Therapy
• Treatment Group
• Peer Support Group
• Process Group
• Social Skills Training
• Breaking Old Patterns
• Anger Management
• Cognitive (CBT) Skills
• Dialectical Behavioral (DBT) Skills
• BrightQuest Culture Group
• Improv/Drama Group
• “Eco” Group
• Up to three weekly individual therapy sessions
• Regular meetings with our program Psychiatrist (monthly or more frequent if indicated)
• Weekly family therapy
• Bi-monthly Family Support Group events
• Clinical Coordination with additional care providers (hospitals, physicians, dentists, etc.)

Though no overnight, live-in manager is present at the PHP with Housing and IOP with Housing levels of care, BrightQuest staff regularly visits each throughout the day to verify medication compliance, chore completion and to confirm that the home is in good order. Any deviation from what we believe is appropriate and expected would be reported to the clinical team so the necessary therapeutic interventions can take place.

Each client participates in a weekly house meeting facilitated by a BrightQuest House Manager.

During this meeting chore rotations, cooking rotations and grocery shopping rotations are determined. In addition, the clients work together to plan meals for the upcoming week and also get support to resolve any conflicts that may need addressing.