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In IOP, patients are in treatment for 3 hours per day, 3 days per week for up to 11 hours per week. Programming includes nutritional counseling, individual therapy, family therapy, supported meals and more.
Experienced professionals employ a number of therapeutic interventions in IOP, including:
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Family-Centered Treatment
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment (CBT)
The program also incorporates core recovery principles, values, mindfulness, and connectedness.
The IOP can serve as a step-down level of care, helping to foster a positive transition into activities of daily living for children, adolescents, and adults upon discharging from our Residential or Partial Hospitalization programs. IOP can also be leveraged as a direct admit level of care for patients requiring a higher level of care from an outpatient setting — allowing them to remain engaged with their lives.
Child & Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program
Our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is a flexible eating disorder treatment program that allows patients to go to school during the day and sleep at home at night, practicing recovery skills in a real-world context. The IOP can serve as a step-down level of care, helping to foster a positive transition into activities of daily living for young patients upon discharging from higher levels of care. IOP can also be leveraged as a direct-admit level of care for patients requiring a higher level of care in an outpatient setting that allows them to remain engaged with their lives
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Intensive Outpatient Eating Disorder Treatment
Intensive Outpatient eating disorder programming empowers patients to take ownership of their recovery and become active participants in their lives. Programming incorporates Family-Centered Treatment, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment (CBT) as well as core recovery principles of values, mindsight, and connectedness. Intensive Outpatient programs meet up to three days per week and up to 9 hours per week. Programming includes nutritional counseling, individual therapy, family therapy, supported meals and more.