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“Telecare La Casa Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) is a 16-bed facility that provides acute psychiatric treatment to adults in Los Angeles County.
The PHF is adjacent to La Casa Mental Health Rehabilitation Center. This configuration of services facilitates rapid accessibility to appropriate levels of inpatient care within Los Angeles County's system of care.
Treatment Practice and Philosophy
The treatment philosophy at La Casa PHF is based on the premise that even during the acute phase of illness all individuals have the potential to rehabilitate and to make choices about their environments for living, learning, working, and socializing. Treatment concentrates on symptom reduction and preparation for discharge to, and linkage with, community resources. Nursing and support staff join with the medical and social work staff to plan clients' treatment and assure transition to lower levels of service as quickly as clinically appropriate.
Program Structure
Telecare's approach to providing services to the mentally ill is based on the belief that individuals, regardless of their level of psychological impairment, can achieve an improved level of functioning. It is only through accurate evaluation, active treatment and focused rehabilitation that each individual's recovery goals can be achieved.
The program is based on crisis intervention models addressing the immediate needs of the individual, maintaining the individual's safety and stabilizing any distressing or life-threatening symptoms.”- from the website.
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