Inpatient Treatment Services
Saint John Vianney Center presently offers ten service tiers for its residential services. Some are a reworking of former programs and others are newly developed or in the process of being developed. Each tier will be described separately.
This assessment and evaluation service offers a comprehensive examination of an individual's psychological, behavioral, spiritual, and physical functioning within a 30 day or less timeframe.
A Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Residential Program for those who find that a significant aspect of their life is out of balance. Specifically, it is based upon helping an individual with maladaptive behaviors to learn control, how to deal more effectively with the maladaptive behavior, and improve their relational style.
In Chapter VI of his pastoral exhortation, Pastores dabo vobis, John Paul II emphasizes the need for the ongoing formation of priests - a continuing journey of personal growth on what he calls "the constant path toward maturity." Such a process is essential not only for priests, but also for vowed religious and other members of the clergy who have been called to serve the Church and/or live in Community.
Additionally, John Paul II states there are certain "privileged" moments for ongoing formation to occur. When a priest or religious enters the Therapeutic Residential Service, there is the opportunity for one of those moments. With its holistic focus and emphasis on the integration of the four aspects of formation - human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral - this program offers priests and religious a unique opportunity not only for healing, but for growth in the understanding of who they truly are.
This program is designed to help an individual who may be overwhelmed with a stabilization behavioral disturbance to find symptom relief and improved functioning for a return to ministry.
This program consists of three (3) types of psychiatric rehabilitation services: rehabilitative, restorative, and sustaining.
Rehabilitative services are for individuals who experience a serious and persistent mental illness. The focus of care is to promote self-management skills and determine a fit for active ministry.
Restorative services are for individuals who a devastated by mental illness. The focus of care is to increase functioning, reduce symptoms, and promote a recovery attitude of self management of illness.
Sustaining services utilize a behavioral health assisted living structure to help an individual improve feelings of well being and uses supports to maintain mental health. Services include assistance with activities of daily living, medication management, and therapeutic recreational activities.
The Intensive Residential Service is an active, focused, individualized and intensive psychiatric intervention service. It is designed to protect an individual from harm who may be dealing with suicidal thoughts, to stabilize an out-of-control individual, or to reduce the symptoms associated with an acute psychiatric condition that is interfering with a person's ability to function effectively in life. While the service deals with persons who are experiencing severe deterioration in their ability to manage their life, it is not designed for individuals who might need restraints, locked units, seclusion, continuous monitoring to keep them from harming themselves, or are at a high risk for elopement.
The goal of Intensive Residential treatment is to stabilize and return the individual to their community/ diocese and outpatient treatment or to engage the person in further treatment at a lesser level of care.
This is a co-occurring disorders service for individuals who are trying to cope with both an addiction and a mental health problem. Combined clinical resources provide opportunities for a unique blend of treatment.
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This tier allows the individual to prepare for independent life style changes from ministry to community living.
The Transitions Tier is a residential community within the Saint John Vianney Center that provides a safe, religious, and supportive residence for individuals facing a significant life transition. Common transitional situations may be adjusting to life without ministry, returning from a foreign mission, leaving active ministry or changing to a new ministry or mission.
This is a variation upon Tier 8 in that the individual is preparing for limited ministry and community living.
Intensive short terms stay with the focus upon a comprehensive psychological evaluation and consultation, medication evaluation and stabilization, and assistance with development of a plan to live well.
For more information, please contact the admissions department via the Contact Us page.
