Intensive Outpatient Program

IOP is more intensive than traditional outpatient and is designed to achieve short-term stabilization and resolution of immediate problem areas. The patient and family are offered services by a team of professionals. The patient is enrolled in a time-limited program with other patients working on similar issues. The treatment team may include licensed therapists, nurses, program specialists, and a doctor.

Fremont Hospital offers adult and adolescent intensive outpatient programs on three tracks including psychiatric, dual diagnosis (psychiatric diagnosis plus chemical dependency), and chemical dependency. The programs are offered Monday through Friday with a minimum of three hours per day. The actual schedule depends on the individual client's needs.

Advantages of IOP:

• Individual lives at home
• Sessions may be conducted while the individual continues to go to work or school.
• Individual therapy is augmented by group therapies specific to the patient's needs.
• Multiple professional disciplines work with the patient and family.
• Frequency of attendance is determined by the individual's specific needs.
• Specialty programs available