Compass Young Adult Program

Program description
The Compass program serves young adults, age 18 to 30, who are having difficulty making the transition from adolescence to adulthood. This specialty hospital program is designed for persons who struggle with psychiatric or co-occurring disorders which have impaired their ability to successfully negotiate college, employment and other developmental stages that are associated with becoming an adult.

Compass staff provide a supportive and structured environment to address the specific needs of these young adults. The fundamental goal on Compass is to make a difference. That means that individuals and their families should:

• Better understand their problems
• Develop a belief that, with their collaborative participation, a plan for significant improvement can be developed and implemented
• Have confidence that they can achieve relief from symptoms; greater skills in being able to manage developmental demands, solve problems and cope with difficulties; improved self-esteem; greater empowerment and self-confidence; and a view or map of the future that enables them to move on with renewed hope.
  

Compass provides direction
Each young adult receives thorough psychiatric, medical, emotional, developmental and social evaluations, along with substance abuse and other specialized consultations as needed. This evaluation process helps the treatment team develop an integrated blend of therapeutic interventions to meet the individual needs of the patient.

Individualized treatment planning and treatment are essential to the program, and the plan is developed through the collaboration of an interdisciplinary team, the patient and family members. Establishing clarity regarding the core issues, the central problems that need attention and have been resistant to previous treatment, is central to treatment planning.

Program Elements
Common program aspects that are integrated into the individualized treatment program include:

Regular meetings with the core team that includes the psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, primary nurse, rehabilitation therapist and others. These meetings usually focus on review of overall treatment including assessment of medication effectiveness

• Individual psychotherapy
• Group psychotherapy
• Specialized skill-building groups
• Psychoeducational groups
• Coordinated family sessions with the social worker
• Substance abuse and other addictions treatment including program-based groups and community-based support groups where appropriate
• Therapeutic activities and recreation
• Milieu-based activities and focus on the development of supportive and healthy peer relationships

Family involvement
We recognize it can be very stressful to have a family member experiencing psychiatric illness and not know how to help. In working with families, we provide education about diagnoses and treatment options.

It is important for the treatment team to understand the patient in the context of his/her family and its history. The patient’s social worker strives to understand family issues from the standpoint of both the patient and family members.

In addition, the social worker keeps in touch with the family about the patient’s progress and discharge planning to ensure as smooth a transition as possible for the patient’s return to family life.

Menninger offers families additional support and education through regular Family Workshops.

For help & information
Please call our Admissions staff. They offer assistance with admission, insurance benefits and payment for services.

• 800-351-9058 and 713-275-5000