The Chestnut Health Systems-Bloomington Adolescent Outpatient (OP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Treatment Model is designed for youth between the ages of 12 and 18 who meet the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s criteria for Level I or Level II treatment placement. The Bloomington model incorporates OP and IOP programs and is based on a blended therapeutic approach, drawing on four theoretical frameworks (Rogerian, behavioral, cognitive, and reality) for behavioral and emotional change. The program emphasizes an individualized treatment plan that includes the family unit as well as the adolescent.
The two primary treatment approaches in this model are skill-building and counseling groups:
Skill-building is offered in a group format and covers 14 different topics weekly. Topics include relapse prevention, life skills, self-esteem, family issues, recovery lifestyle, and recreation/leisure. Assignment to the number and type of skill-building groups is based on an individualized master treatment plan for each adolescent. Each type of group is composed of at least 12 different presentations that are 35-40 minutes long and repeat in a continuous cycle.
Group counseling sessions provide an opportunity for adolescents to discuss personal issues in a group format. Adolescents are encouraged to focus on how they can effectively deal with problems and issues in their lives, with peers providing feedback and relating the issues discussed to their own personal experiences. Group counseling sessions occur weekly and are 35-40 minutes long.