St Lawrence Psychiatric Center

Details

Name :

St Lawrence Psychiatric Center

Address  :

1 Chimney Point Drive

Town  :

Ogdensburg

State  :

New York

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

13669

Phone  :

315 541 2001

Fax  :

315 541 2013

Web URL  :

St Lawrence Psychiatric Center

Description

About St Lawrence Psychiatric Center
There are three residential programs located on the facility grounds Adult Services a Sex Offender Treatment Program SOTP and ChildrenYouth Services

All residential programs offer a comprehensive range of services including individual and group counseling diagnostic evaluation psychological testing crisis intervention psychopharmacology medical evaluation vocational assessment education socialization task and skill training physical therapy structured learning therapy occupational therapy and recreational therapy In addition weight rooms a recipient resource center a snack bar and community programs are available

Outpatient Clinics offering diagnostic assessment individualgroup treatment medication therapy case management crisis services are available to both adults and childrenyouth in major population centers within St Lawrence County Ogdensburg Massena Gouverneur Day Treatment programs for ChildrenYouth in collaboration with BOCES are also offered to St Lawrence County residents in Ogdensburg and Potsdam and to Jefferson County ChildrenYouth in Watertown

Outpatient residential programs are also operated by the psychiatric center through the ongrounds Community Residence Northwood Manor and the Family Care Program a network of certified private homes located in St Lawrence Jefferson and Clinton counties

In addition to its inpatient and outpatient programs SLPC has a new state of the art Sex Offender Treatment Program SOTP that will expand to an 80 bed capacity by the end of 2008 The SOTPs mission is to balance individual treatment needs and community safety The treatment model promotes positive changes for individuals participating in the program in an effort to reduce the risk of future sexual reoffense

SelfHelp and Advocacy services are provided through a local consumerrun organization quotSTEP by STEP Incquot A Bridger program provides link to STEP by STEP for adult recipients
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