| Biopsychosocial Rehabilitation Program (BPSR) Purpose and Rational Loveland Academy’s CARF Accredited Biopsychosocial Rehabilitation Program (BPSR) has been under constant development and revision since its inception to align its clinical Model with the Theoretical Model from which it was derived. It has emerged as a comprehensive program, capable of addressing all children's mental health treatment objectives, regardless of age, diagnosis or ability. Goals Throughout its many revisions, it has retained the original three goals targeting the development of skills in the areas of socialization, communication and play in children who have learning disabilities, neuro-developmental disorders, social anxieties and phobias and autistic spectrum disorders. Design The program is designed to meet as many of the children's IEP goals as possible. Children's BPSR goals are extracted from both the Mental Health Treatment Plan and from the mental health goals written into the child's IEP. The program is part of the array of services provided by DOH/CAMHD and is referred to by code as 16301. The services must be written into the child's IEP, along with bus transportation to and from the program as needed. The program is designed to build skills in natural and appropriate contexts so that children will be able to generalize those skills to home, school and community. Consequently, children participate in their activities as if they were "clubs" reflecting a variety of special interests. Activities take place in classrooms and also during field trips into the community on a weekly basis. The program is designed for children between the ages of three and eighteen years. For some activities, children are grouped by age, for other activities, they are grouped by ability and/or interests. |
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Transportation is available through DAGS for children from their DOE school to Loveland and from
Loveland to their homes. After 4:30PM, children ride the Handi-van home from Loveland. This is
arranged through DAGS. Bus transportation is arranged through the child's home school.
Children begin their afternoon in home base groups that are referred to as "teams." Each team has a
leader, trained to implement the child's mental health treatment goals, and trained Teachers Aides
(T.A.'s). Loveland therapists (occupational, speech and mental health) also participate in the afternoon
program. Occupational therapists, certified therapy assistants, speech pathologists, special education
teacher and mental health staff all participate in the biopsychosocial rehabilitation on a daily basis. Each
child's Mental Health Treatment Plan and IEP mental health goals are followed so that BPSR is
coordinated with other pertinent services.
To ensure that BPSR is part of a "seamless" service delivery, treatment team planning hours are
accessed monthly (or as frequently as the team decides) so that all therapists work together towards
common goals in collaboration with families.
Favorite areas of concentration are:
· Weight training
· Ceramics
· Physical education
· Art
· Music
· Culture
· Food preparation / cooking
Loveland to their homes. After 4:30PM, children ride the Handi-van home from Loveland. This is
arranged through DAGS. Bus transportation is arranged through the child's home school.
Children begin their afternoon in home base groups that are referred to as "teams." Each team has a
leader, trained to implement the child's mental health treatment goals, and trained Teachers Aides
(T.A.'s). Loveland therapists (occupational, speech and mental health) also participate in the afternoon
program. Occupational therapists, certified therapy assistants, speech pathologists, special education
teacher and mental health staff all participate in the biopsychosocial rehabilitation on a daily basis. Each
child's Mental Health Treatment Plan and IEP mental health goals are followed so that BPSR is
coordinated with other pertinent services.
To ensure that BPSR is part of a "seamless" service delivery, treatment team planning hours are
accessed monthly (or as frequently as the team decides) so that all therapists work together towards
common goals in collaboration with families.
Favorite areas of concentration are:
· Weight training
· Ceramics
· Physical education
· Art
· Music
· Culture
· Food preparation / cooking
