Inpatient Programs
Fort Lauderdale Hospital offers the following inpatient programs:
Adult Psychiatric Services I
The APS program provides an intensive level of care in the most highly supervised
milieu for individuals suffering from acute psychiatric disturbances. The priority
of care in the program is maintenance of safety and prevention of self-harm
due to suicidal or homicidal ideation or inability to care for one's self. Treatment
is delivered under the care of the attending psychiatrist, working with nurses,
therapists and technicians. The focus of care is on reality orientation and
sensory integration. Basic activity of daily living skills are provided and
taught.
APS I is the facility's most intensive level of care program. Patients are closely monitored and assisted as needed with their activities of daily living. Family members are invited to participate in support and educational sessions with the staff while their family member is in treatment.
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Adult Psychiatric Services II
Fort Lauderdale Hospital's APS II program provides treatment in a milieu/group
format for individuals with psychiatric conditions who are amenable to cognitive
therapy. Group work facilitates the patient expressing him/herself to peers
and staff to experience supportive feedback and recognition from the peer group.
The groups are dynamic and topic driven. In addition, the treatment team provides
a high level of education regarding disease process and interventions to maintain
healthy living.
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Adolescent Treatment Program
The Adolescent Treatment Program at Fort Lauderdale Hospital provides intensive
crisis stabilization treatment for adolescents ages 11-18. The interdisciplinary
treatment team includes nurses, Master's level therapists, technicians and an
Educational Coordinator working under the direction of the attending psychiatrist.
Patients in this level of care undergo extensive evaluation by each of the disciplines
with the primary goal of stabilization and reintegration into their "natural"
environment. The treatment program is well equipped to address issues of addictive,
psychiatric or behavioral nature. Treatment is provided utilizing an age appropriate
therapeutic milieu. There is a point level system in place designed to provide
positive reinforcement for socially acceptable behavior.
Fort Lauderdale Hospital Adolescent Treatment Program also has the capabilities
to provide treatment to children ages 5-10. This level of care is provided on
an individual case by case basis. The treatment for these patients is highly
individualized and structured.
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Adolescent Residential Treatment Program
The Adolescent Residential Treatment Program at Fort Lauderdale Hospital provides
medium to long term treatment, schooling, and social rehabilitation for adolescents
ages 11-18. Adolescents admitted to the Residential Program are those that have
consistently evidenced severe emotional disturbance and/or significant behavioral
dysfunction, resulting in an inability to flourish in typical settings. Therefore,
the mission of the Residential Program is to assist each resident in developing
the necessary skills to function successfully in home, school and community
life. The Residential Program provides a structural framework by which residential
students are assisted in achieving lasting change by way of facilitating consistent
pro-social behavior and an improved sense of self. The program is implemented
by all staff at all times. It is the program's belief that every residential
student is capable of great change and success, and that the experience of healthy
interpersonal relationships is a key in enabling such change.
The Residential Treatment Program at Fort Lauderdale Hospital offers a continuum
of services, allowing for the development of treatment models tailored to the
specific needs of each adolescent resident. Critical to the success of any adolescent's
treatment is the involvement of the family, and therefore treatment goals are
designed to address the needs of the individual adolescent within the broader
family context. Treatment endeavors are designed and carried out by ta team
of professionals, spanning disciplines that include academics, psychotherapy,
psychiatry, nursing, medical consultation, diet, and recreational therapy.
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Pride Institute
The Pride Institute at Fort Lauderdale Hospital is an integral part of the national
Pride Institute Programs, providing quality psychiatric and chemical dependency
treatment to members of the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender community. Treatment
is provided in a milieu that is highly affirmative to the community. The milieu
operates on a 12-step cognitive therapy base and provides education on disease
process and treatment interventions. In addition, the program offers didactic
sessions on the history of the community, the effects of heterosexism and homophobia,
and supportive resources within the community. Pride has established linkage
with Lambda South to afford a smooth transition to ongoing community-based recovery,
and offers opportunities for affirming spirituality in the recovery process.
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The Chemical Dependency Program
The Chemical Dependency Program provides both Detoxification and rehabilitation for the patient with substance abuse disorders. The program is also equipped to address dual diagnosis psychiatric issues that often accompany the disease of addictions.
Detoxification is carried out under the direct supervision of the attending
physician. The facility's medical staff utilize American Society of Addiction
Medicine (ASAM) and National Association of Private Psychiatric Health Systems
(NAPPHS) approved protocols to provide safe, comfortable detoxification from
alcohol and other drugs of abuse.
The Program recognizes and utilizes a 12-step model for treatment of addictions.
Patients in the program are given an introduction to 12-step and are provided
with an opportunity to begin their individual step journey as part of their
treatment. Multiple 12-step support groups use the facility as a meeting place,
thus affording patients to experience exposure to these venues while under the
supportive care of the treatment team.
The CD program realizes the impact that addiction has on the whole family system. As such, family sessions and education with family members is available and highly encouraged as part of the plan of care.
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