UpperBay.org - Mental Health Services, Adult Services

consists of a series of routine questions, including current concerns, family history, diagnostic impression, and treatment goals
licensed, experienced professionals complete assessments which are then reviewed by our multidisciplinary team to determine an appropriate course of action
court-ordered evaluations are also available

Counseling

Counseling assists individuals with understanding their problems, setting specific goals that help to resolve those problems, and to work towards those goals.

Individual counseling: the client works in confidence with just one other person, the therapist. Because this is an exclusive, one-to-one relationship, the therapist can tailor treatment to meet the client’s specific needs.

Family counseling: the therapist helps family members learn how to work together on family issues. Sometimes one family member is the client and other family members participate in order to learn how to help this individual.

Group counseling: clients who share similar problems work together to discover possible solutions and to encourage each other to change. The therapist facilitates the group by suggesting topics and by encouraging participation.

Medication Management

medication evaluation and management is provided through a Licensed Psychiatrist
at any time during treatment, the client may be referred to one of our staff psychiatrists to determine if a medication evaluation would be beneficial
all clients receiving medication through Upper Bay will be assigned to a therapist or case manager

SHARE-Adult Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program

SHARE community support services provides assistance to adults with chronic mental illness. The goal is to increase their ability to cope with their mental health symptoms and stressors while remaining in a community setting. Emphasis is placed on individualized treatment, and strengthening each person's ability to engage and integrate successfully into the community.

SHARE community support services is an Adult Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program. This program offers both on- and off-site supportive services to adults diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness. On-site services include a day program that operates five days a week.

SHARE stands for Self Help Awareness Reaching Everyone.

Services include:

group and individual support
mental health education and counseling
medication education
development of coping skills
building and improving social skills
opportunities for socialization
group work and group therapy for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
assistance with budgeting and money management
increasing nutrition and physical health awareness
leisure and recreational activities
supportive home visits
assistance with activities of daily living
linkage to needed resources and entitlements (housing, food, income, etc.)
individualized treatment plan
on-call system for client psychiatric emergencies, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
transportation to and from the day program is available

SunRise Residential Rehabilitation Program

provides housing with up to 24-hour supervision to adults with severe and persistent mental illness
promotes independence through life skills training
provides counseling and medication management
provides coordination of medical care by nursing professionals
provides case management
offers community based activities
emphasizing the use of community resources
transportation is available

Support Employment Program (SEP)

assists individuals with mental illness to become gainfully employed
provides vocational training
helps with job development, application and resume training, and interviewing skills
offers on- and off-site job coaching
assists clients with job preparedness skills