QCI Behavioral Health


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Mobile Treatment Services

 

MTS MODEL 
Mobile Treatment Services is a team treatment approach designed to provide comprehensive, community-based psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation, and support to persons with serious and persistent mental illness such as schizophrenia.

Treatment Approach and Methodology
• maximize access to services;
• motivate consumers to seek and continue treatment;
• minimize resistance and denial;
• confront dependency and helplessness;
• provide a framework for prevention and health maintenance;
• operate in the context of the “real world”; and
• assure comprehensiveness in addressing the whole person within treatment.


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• QCI targets treatment, prevention, wellness and productivity for Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill (SPMI) persons in the community.

• Foremost in our mission is to serve “difficult to serve” populations, providing them with quality treatment that is effective and thorough yet cost effective.

• QCI’s charge is to help SPMI consumers elevate themselves to higher levels of competence and productivity in their personal and work lives.

• Operating in Prince George’s County and Washington County, Maryland, QCI Behavioral Health is dedicated to improving the quality of life of individuals who are challenged by mental illness and low income, especially those individuals who are traditionally considered the most difficult to serve. Our interdisciplinary team provides clinic and community-based services including psychiatry, psychotherapy, case management, and psychiatric and vocational rehabilitation. We are committed to a work atmosphere that is respectful and nurturing for staff and clients a like, and the provision of services in a highly flexible and client centered manner to best meet the unique needs of those we serve.

Description of MTS Services

MEDICATION SUPPORT
Order medications from pharmacy
Deliver medications to clients
Educate about medication
Monitor medication compliance and side effects

REHABILITATlVE APPROACH TO DAILY IIVING SKILLS
Grocery shopping and cooking
Purchase and care of clothing
Use of transportation
Social and family relationships
Education about legal rights

HEALTH PROMOTION
Preventive health education
Medical screening
Schedule maintenance visits
Liaison for acute medical care
Reproductive counseling and sex education

HOUSING ASSISTANCE
Find suitable shelter
Secure leases and pay rent
Purchase and repair household items
Develop relationships with landlords
Improve housekeeping skills

FAMILY INVOLVEMENT
Crisis management
Counseling and psychoeducation with family and extended family
Coordination with family service agencies

WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Support in finding volunteer and vocational opportunities
Liaison with and education of employers
Serve as job coach for clients

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Plan budget
Troubleshoot financial problems
e.g., disability payments
Assist with bills
Increase independence in money
management

ENTITLEMENTS
Assist with documentation
Accompany clients to entitlement offices t Manage food stamps
Assist with re-determination of benefits

COUNSELING
Problem-oriented approach
Integrated into continuous work
Goals addressed by all team members
Communication skills development
Part of comprehensive rehabilitative approach