Your child will engage in a meeting with all other program participants to check in, welcome new participants, create goals for their day, and acknowledge the progress of peers who are graduating from the program. This meeting also provides an opportunity for participants to adjust to the plan for the day.

Group Therapy

While in the PHP program, your child will participate in group therapy daily with a licensed clinician. These therapeutic groups will allow your child to learn new coping skills and strategies for managing their emotions and responses to stress. New skills and strategies will be presented in an engaging and dynamic manner. Group therapy provides a supportive and therapeutic opportunity for participants to learn skills and promote healing while providing encouragement toward each participant’s progress towards goal attainment.

School

Each participant in our partial hospitalization program will have a daily school session where they will check-in with Plena’s in-house teacher and complete homework provided by the participant’s primary school (while their school is in session). Plena’s Master’s Level certified-teacher will coordinate with families and schools to obtain assignments and assess any additional learning needs participants may have within the school environment.

Participants will learn skills to help organize his or her homework, make a plan for the day and complete homework assignments. We also facilitate a school re-entry plan to ensure a smooth transition back to school.

Expressive Therapy

The American Psychological Association describes Expressive Therapy as “part of a whole-person approach to therapy.” This approach coincides with Plena’s mission to embrace each child’s unique abilities and preferred methods of learning to promote breakthroughs in treatment and enjoyment in therapy. Expressive Therapy has emerged in the past several decades as an innovative approach toward health in our contemporary society. Incorporating music, art, poetry, movement and drama in mental health treatment can help to explore challenges and create new healthy life patterns. Plena’s Expressive Therapy groups offer unique strengths-based opportunities for participants to let their guards down, build therapeutic rapport and express their most authentic selves in a non-threatening environment.

Treatments Includes:

IOP Community Meeting

Your child will engage in a 30-minute meeting with all other program participants to check in, welcome new participants, create goals for their evening, and acknowledge the progress of peers who are graduating from the program. This meeting also provides an opportunity for participants to transition from their school day to the afternoon treatment programming.

Group Therapy

Your child will participate in one hour of group therapy per afternoon with a licensed clinician. This therapeutic group will allow your child to learn new coping skills and strategies for managing their emotions and responses to stress. New skills and strategies will be presented in an engaging and dynamic manner using evidence-based treatments. Group therapy provides a supportive and therapeutic opportunity for participants to open up about their individual struggles and allows members to provide encouragement toward each participant’s progress towards goal attainment.

Expressive Therapy

The American Psychological Association describes Expressive Therapy as “part of a whole-person approach to therapy”. This approach coincides with Plena’s mission to embrace each child’s unique abilities and preferred methods of learning to promote breakthroughs in treatment and enjoyment in therapy. Expressive Therapy has emerged in the past several decades as an innovative approach toward health in our contemporary society. Incorporating music, art, poetry, movement and drama in mental health treatment can help to explore challenges and create new healthy life patterns. Plena’s Expressive Therapy groups offer unique strengths-based opportunities for participants to let their guards down, build therapeutic rapport and express their most authentic selves in a non-threatening environment.