Our Partial Care program offers an array of services to assist a person on their path to wellness. Admission to our program requires a psychiatric diagnosis and history of crisis intervention and/or higher level of care (i.e. psychiatric hospitalization or psychiatric emergency contact).
Our services include:
- Psychosocial/Psychoeducational Groups
- Individual Counseling
- Medication Education
- Psychiatric rehabilitation planning
- Community integration and social skills development
Our members work collaboratively with their counselors to develop a Behavioral Health Care Plan that empowers them to ultimately transition to outpatient services and be successfully integrated into their community.
Group Counseling
Our Group counseling program has a broad clinical and daily-living focus aimed at emphasizing the goals of the whole person towards achieving and maintaining overall wellness:
Symptom management and coping skills
- Identifying triggers, warning signs, and early symptoms
- Developing coping and self-soothing strategies
- Emotion regulation and distress tolerance
- Anger management
- Relapse prevention planning
Psychoeducation on mental health and wellness
- Understanding one's diagnosis and symptoms
- Medication education, adherence, and communicating with prescribers
- Understanding the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
- Stress management and relaxation techniques
Daily living and independent functioning
- Personal hygiene and self-care routines
- Nutrition, meal planning, and healthy habits
- Money management and budgeting
- Household and organizational skills
- Time management and structuring the day
Social and interpersonal skills
- Communication and assertiveness training
- Building and maintaining healthy relationships
- Boundary-setting
- Conflict resolution and problem-solving
- Reducing social isolation
Community integration and resources
- Using community resources and supports
- Transportation and navigation skills
- Accessing benefits and entitlements
- Safety planning and crisis resources
Recovery and personal growth
- Goal setting and motivation
- Building self-esteem and self-advocacy
- Leisure, recreation, and healthy use of time
- Spirituality/meaning (as appropriate)
Goals commonly targeted
- Stabilize symptoms and reduce hospitalization/crisis episodes
- Increase independence in daily living and self-management
- Improve social functioning and reduce isolation
- Strengthen coping skills and resilience
- Support recovery, community integration, and quality of life
- Develop and work toward individualized recovery goals
Our program is offered Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Open the Partial Care referral form
For additional information about our referral process, please contact:
Colleen Kelly
Documentation & Scheduling Coordinator
Email: ckelly@njfriendshiphouse.org
Phone: (201) 488-2121, ext. 300