Specialized Treatment Teams

Mental Health Outpatient Programs

Provides a vocational rehabilitation services for clients of the St. Joseph's care Group to assist them in attaining their full vocational and educational potential.
Provides vocational assessment, assistance with obtaining employment or enrolling in school and support with returning to former places of employment.

Reviews all referrals for services to determine if you meet the admission criteria for MHOP.
Completes initial intake interview and any additional assessments that may be required.
Refers you to appropriate MHOP treatment team.

Interdisciplinary teams are composed of many health care disciplines.
Teams work collaboratively to complete assessments, develop shared treatment goals and determine how team members can best work together with you.
Information is shared and treatment plans are revised regularly along with strategies for reaching the treatment goals.
The interdisciplinary team's collaborative approach to treatment planning and service provision can generate more creative interventions that specifically address your treatment goals.

Persons engaged with another mental health program, family physician or other health care program that clearly require only one clinician/service will be provided services under the single service group.
Referral will by pass the intake assessment process and be sent directly to the specific service or clinician required.
Individual specialized assessment or intervention will be provided by one of the multidisciplinary staff that may not be available to other programs/teams in the community.
Once the service has been provided clients will be discharged to the care of the referring mental health program, family physician or other health care program.

TIDES (Treating Individuals with Dysregulated Emotional States) is a specialized outpatient treatment program for clients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
The TIDES II Team provides Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), which research has shown to be effective treatment for people with BPD.
Components include weekly individual therapy, weekly skills training class, and skills coaching by telephone.
Following confirmation of a diagnosis of BPD, each potential TIDES client is placed on a waiting list. As space in TIDES becomes available, orientation sessions will be provided to determine whether there is a good match between the TIDES program and the potential client.