Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)

The Intensive Outpatient Program is a group therapy program for people with persistent or recurrent co-occurring disorders that require a more intensive level of care due to symptoms. This could be due to an acute phase of the disorder and/or crisis or transition from an inpatient facility to a community setting. The program is tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual, especially those with co-occurring challenges (behavioral health issues and substance use/abuse history). In an effort to target the various needs of our diverse population of individuals, we have developed several IOP tracks. These tracks are General Adult Population, Life Skills Enhancement, and Co-occurring IOP and includes group therapy topics that were developed to help those individuals move closer towards their identified goals. A consumer can choose to attend one group per week or attend a three hour session several times per week, based on one’s current needs. The goal of the IOP is to empower participants to support their own recovery, cope more effectively, prevent relapse and strengthen social relationships through group therapy.

Our program offers a wide array of group therapy topics such as Trauma groups, Co-Occurring groups, Music Therapy, Creative Expressions, and Wellness groups. We provide a “Women’s Group” and a “Men’s group” for individuals who may have a preference to work through more difficult, sensitive issues with peers of the same gender. In addition, we offer a Grief and Loss Group, Emotional Regulation Group, Personal Issues Group, Understanding Mental Health Group, Relapse Prevention Group, Women’s Empowerment Group, Stress Management Group, DBT Skills Group and Self-care Group.

Referrals

Individuals  (18 years of age and older) living in central and eastern Montgomery County who are interested in joining the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and attending one or more of the groups they have available can call to schedule an intake at our Outpatient department. Contact an intake worker at our Outpatient & Intake Services building. If the individual is currently receiving other services from Central, you can schedule an IOP intake by calling Central’s Main Office.

Location

Central’s Main Office