Psychiatric Evaluation and Management Program

The Psychiatric Evaluation and Management Program at Suburban include the following features:

1. Assessment & Evaluation of client’s needs.
2. Create plan of care from needs of client.
3. Manage & evaluate how plan is working.
4. Evaluate & instruct medication compliance.
5. Evaluate for signs & symptoms of de-compensation.
6. Foster Milieu therapy.
7. Instruction of disease process, coping skills & problem solving.
8. Provide supportive counseling & behavior modification with an emphasis on independence.
9. Intervene & resolve social & emotional issues.
10. Administer Risperdal (Consta) Clozaril injections & blood draws to monitor drug level & liver function etc.