Mental health skill building services are provided for individuals 18 years and older who suffer from serious mental illness, such as bipolar disorder, depression, substance abuse issues, and other psychotic disorders.
DO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS APPLY TO YOU?
- Are you frustrated managing your health alone?
- Do you lack knowledge about what resources are available in your community?
- Do your mental health symptoms prevent you from excelling in life?
- Do you need help organizing your life and managing your responsibilities?
IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, BMOS MAY BE ABLE TO HELP.
THE BMOS APPROACH
Create Consistency
- Develop Life Skills
- Home Management
- Promote Independence
Increase Self-Improvement
- Meal Planning
- Nutrition
- Personal Hygiene
Maintain Accountability
- Communicate with Daily Health Professionals
- Daily Living Activities
- Specialized Diets
Offer Support
- Attending Appointments
- Health Care Engagement
- Personal Budgeting
Mental Health Skill-Building services are designed to help an individual learn how to navigate the community. Training can occur in many forms including in-home activities, in the community, or with other service providers. It is a structured approach to teaching and training individuals to adhere to medical directives, follow through the daily tasks, and build support systems. Skill-building services are not long term solutions to serve deficits in functioning. Furthermore, skill-building is a time-limited service that provides individuals with a personalized approach to recovery and functioning.
SERVICE GOALS
- Access community resources for the client (housing, health, food, educational, vocational and recreational resources).
- Assist with medical and psychiatric management and coordination.
- Instill independent living skills – taking care of the home, belongings and personal hygiene.
- Provide coping skills for mental illness diagnosis.
- Provide financial management skills.
PLEASE NOTE: Individuals that satisfy any of the following below are not appropriate for mental health skill-building services:
- individuals with medical conditions which require hospital care;
- individuals with a primary diagnosis of substance use disorder; or
- individuals posing as an imminent danger to self or others.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Additionally, individuals must meet the following criteria:
- Have a serious mental illness;
- Have a history including psychiatric hospitalization, residential crisis stabilization, Intensive Community Treatment (ICT) or Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT), placement in a psychiatric residential facility or Temporary Detention Order;
- Have a prescription for anti-psychotic, mood stabilizing, or antidepressant medications within the 12 months prior to assessment; and
- Require individualized training to acquire basic living skills, which could include symptom management, adherence to medication regimen, development and appropriate use of social skills and personal support system, personal hygiene, food preparation, or money management.
HOW YOU CAN GET STARTED
If you feel that our services can benefit you or someone you know, please click the button below to complete the referral form.
CONTACT US
Give us a call at (804) 716-0005 or complete our online referral form if you have any questions, concerns, or just want to know what we can do to help you.
