Outpatient Program

Location:  Volunteers of America of Minnesota Mental Health Clinics

Fees: Fees for mental health services are reimbursable by Medical Assistance, third party insurance payers and contractual agreements with counties.

 

Program Phone, Appointments & Referrals: 

Anoka Office: 763-753-7310

Golden Valley Office: 763-225-4052

The Volunteers of America of Minnesota Mental Health Clinics’ Outpatient Program offers diverse, culturally competent, quality mental health services to children and adolescents who are emotionally disturbed (ED) or severely emotionally disturbed (SED), and their families.  Typical emotional and behavioral problems may include anxiety, depression, attention problems, abuse and trauma, parent-child conflict, aggressive and acting out behavior, grief and loss, and school problems and learning.  Services take place in the clinic office and are individualized to meet the unique needs of each child and their family.   Our comprehensive mental health services help children and adolescents learn effective ways to manage their behaviors and emotions to be successful at home, at school and in the community. Additionally, our services help parents learn how to understand their children’s problems and learn more effective ways to manage their children’s behavior.   Areas of Specialty and Quality Services: Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Family Therapy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Mental Health Services (Link to program page) DBT Intensive Outpatient Therapy Program for Adolescents  (Link to program page) Mental health services to children and adolescents in foster care  Assisting children and adolescents with the transition from out-of-home placement back to home and community Home-based and community based mental health services to children and adolescents at their schools and in their homes School-based and home-based mental health services to children and adolescents who participate in other Volunteers of America of Minnesota programs The Volunteers of America of Minnesota Mental Health Clinics’ multidisciplinary team of professional staff includes child and adolescent psychiatrists, licensed psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, mental health practitioners, American Sign Language Therapists and a psychiatric nurse specialist. Psychological Assessment and Testing Our Mental Health Clinic is a Minnesota Department of Human Services licensed Rule 29 Mental Health Clinic and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation.  Additionally, we are a DHS certified provider of Children’s Therapeutic Services and Support (CTSS) with local certification in several counties including Anoka, Benton, Hennepin, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Ramsey, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright.    For more information about our Mental Health Clinics or our services, please call our program office at 763-225-4052.

Mental Health Services ·        Psychiatric Assessment, Evaluation and Services:  A face-to-face interview with a psychiatrist for the purpose of assessing and diagnosing a person’s current life situation, sources of stress, current functioning, current symptoms, history of mental health problems, and recommendations for the treatment.  Ongoing services involve meeting with a psychiatrist for the purpose of improving the person’s current condition through medication treatment and/or psychotherapy. ·         Medication Management:  Appointments with a psychiatrist around the effectiveness of medication treatment. ·         Psychological Assessment and Psychological Testing:  The use of tests or other psychometric instruments to determine the status of a person’s mental, intellectual and emotional functioning.  A face-to-face interview with the psychologist is a component of any testing or assessment to validate the findings of any psychometric instrument. ·         Individual Psychotherapy:  Psychotherapy designed for one individual with a mental health professional or by a mental health practitioner who is supervised by a mental health professional. ·         Family Psychotherapy:  Psychotherapy that is designed for a couple or family group with a mental health professional or a mental health practitioner. ·         Group Psychotherapy:  Psychotherapy provided by a mental health professional for more three persons or more who because of the nature of their emotional, behavioral, or social problems can derive mutual benefit from interaction in a group setting. ·         Group Counseling:  Counseling provided by a mental health practitioner for three or more persons who have common problems and can benefit from a group setting. ·         Family and Parent Programs:  Psycho educational groups facilitated by a mental health practitioner for the purpose enriching parenting skills or family relationships. ·         Home-Based Services:  Intensive mental health services provided to emotionally disturbed (ED) or severely emotionally disturbed (SED) children, who are at risk of out-of-home placement or who are returning to the community from out-of-home placement, and their families conducted in their home environment. This intensive mental health service package includes skills sessions for the individual, family skills sessions, individual therapy and family psychotherapy. The selection of the components and the frequency of services are determined by a diagnostic assessment and individualized treatment plan. ·         DBT Intensive Outpatient Services:  Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Services for the multi-diagnostic, difficult to treat, significant emotional/behavioral dysregulation patterned adolescent participant who may have borderline or other Axis II traits, or an emerging personality disorder.  Weekly services include DBT Individual Therapy with phone coaching and Multi-Family Skills Group.  Services are provided by DBT qualified, trained and experienced mental health professionals and practitioners.    Services To Children and Adolescents of Other Volunteers of America of Minnesota Programs   Bar None Residential Treatment Center ·         Evaluation: Psychological testing and evaluation, psychiatric assessment and medication management, and family/developmental history (host-county contract). ·         Mental Health Services: Individual and family therapy, psychological testing and evaluation, psychiatric assessment and medication management and consultation. ·         Psychiatric Consultation: Psychiatrists meet with unit leaders, therapist and unit team to discuss the progress of unit residents and to consult around the mental health issues of each resident. ·         Therapy Groups: A variety of groups to specific units such as, group therapy, drug issues group, anger management group, sexuality group, social skills group. ·         Clinical Consultation to Units: Therapists meet regularly with unit supervisor and unit team to provide education, and consultation related to the mental health issues of the unit residents. ·         Parent Education: A seven-week parent education program (STEP: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting)  to parents of Bar None residents. ·         Home-Based Services: A package of frequent and intense services to discharged residents and their families in their home to support a successful reintegration to home, school and community.  These services include, individual skill sessions, individual therapy, family skills sessions, family therapy and travel to home or school.   Children’s Residential Treatment Center (CRTC) ·         Psychiatric Services ·         Parent Education   Children of Family Treatment Program and Foster Care ·         Outpatient Mental Health Services:  Comprehensive mental health services at two locations, Anoka and Golden Valley ·         Parent Education   Children in Volunteers of America of Minnesota Schools ·         School-based, home-based and outpatient services ·         Services are co-located at each school so that students can easily access mental health therapy ·         Parent Education