For those clients and families who require an in-depth, vigorous,
wide-reaching and often urgent treatment program, the Family
Institute of Virginia provides an all-encompassing course of
assessment and therapy.
The 360 Services Program addresses each particular need an
individual or family may have from a comprehensive perspective
recognizing the interrelated nature of both requirements and
solutions. Individual
and family mental health and emotional well-being, needs and
treatment options cannot be effectively incorporated into a
comprehensive treatment program without taking into consideration
physical well-being, financial stability, family dynamics and legal
soundness.
Our therapists work in concert with a network of seasoned, skilled
professionals in every pertinent field to develop and implement a
treatment plan that places patients in FIV 360 Services on a path
toward wellbeing.
The program’s flexibility
and interdisciplinary approach means that it can be tailored to the
specific needs of individuals,
families, men, women, children, adolescents, young adults and the
elderly.
When an individual family member has moderate to severe mental
health issues that prevent them from independent living, impinges
upon their ability to interact with others, or otherwise impacts
their day-to-day lives, it often
affects other family members.
Similarly, the insights provided by involving and
understanding the family as a whole can be instructive in
identifying the underlying issues and appropriate treatment options.
This is why we include the
family as part of the treatment and assessment protocol.
Treatment under this comprehensive and rigorous program involves
several stages including as appropriate:
Initial Assessment:
An in-depth, multiple-session evaluation with a team of FIV
therapists
A thorough psychiatric assessment and diagnosis
Interviews with all
immediate family members and possible extended family, as well as
other friends who occupy an important role in the family or with
the client on a case-by-case
basis
treatment recommendations
The duration of the initial stage varies, from two days to two
weeks, based upon the severity of the problem and the needs of the
client or client family.
Clients and their families as well as significant others will
leave this extensive evaluation with a complete diagnostic
assessment.
Continued Care
Families from as far as
Residential Treatment:
From a few months to several years’ duration as needed to help the
client attain independent and safe productive living
Follow-Up:
The
follow-up care is customized to the client’s needs.
FIV will choose the life coaches/caretakers and medical
professional to best address the client’s mental health issues,
which may be compounded or triggered by such concerns as substance
abuse, medical problems, developmental crises and/or family
stressors. In the past
this care and support has included basic living/independent skills
and relapse intervention.
If the client needs to learn to live within a community with more
independence, we have developed a customized living situation to
achieve this objective.
Some of the components include living in an apartment in
When the FIV Staff identifies a need for additional resources beyond
those we provide directly, our experience and contacts provide the
patient access to a network of competent professionals with whom we
have longstanding relationships and about whom we have
in-depth knowledge in order
to further meet the needs of our clients and their families.
These relationships allow us to direct the patient and family
to appropriate and trusted service providers to address specific
needs such as legal needs related to family law, providing support
to adult children of elderly clients who need specialized/medical
assistance, providing assistance in finding the appropriate facility
for a client’s care such as assisted living or
educational/vocational placements.
In each instance FIV can help coordinate and collaborate with
these experienced
consultants and professionals to ensure that the overall goals of
the treatment plan are being met.
The FIV 360 services Program is unique in both its dedication
providing a comprehensive treatment program to individuals and
families and in its willingness and ability to pull together and
coordinate the resources to ensure the successful implementation of
the program.
Collaboration with other professionals both inside and outside FIV
is one of our strong suits and is part of why we are successful.
No one professional or group could possibly know what an
individual or family needs under all circumstances and then have
expertise to address all those needs in the best possible manner.
Whether a particular circumstance requires a nutritional or
physical coach, vocational training; helping a client commence or
re-enter an academic program; helping secure employment or volunteer
opportunities or putting in place specialized medical care we can
guide you to the correct and trusted resource and help you establish
a relationship in coordination with the overall treatment plan
Bottom line – we at FIV know we don’t know everything which is why
we have made it our business
to establish a group of professionals in many disciplines
to give us access to the
best resources available to aid our
clients and their families.
It is our recognition of the value of this collaborative
process and our willingness to draw together and coordinate those
resources, whether our own or others, that makes us unique and that
drives the success of the 360 Services Program approach where the
clients interests and needs are always at the forefront.
The specialized service of the 360◦ Program is one of a kind, and
Family Institute of Virginia has the ability to offer this extensive
treatment because each member of our group has more than two decades
of experience.