Information for Professionals

 

Client Profile

 

The Personal Development Centre is an adult, out-patient, psychological service that provides holistic, short term, solution focused intervention to self-motivated individuals who could benefit from this approach. Intervention strategies include assessment, psychometric evaluation, treatment planning, individual counselling and psycho educational programs.

 

Admission Criteria

 

  • Requires early intervention/prevention strategies, assessment, out-patient mental health counselling, skill development, rehabilitation and support services
  • Has the capacity to engage/benefit in a talk therapy approach in an educational setting
  • Has the capacity to establish therapeutic goals and objectives and to be responsive to brief solution focused intervention
  • Has lifestyle/adjustment issues
  • Has compromised coping strategies

 

Exclusionary Criteria

 

  • Imminent risk of harm to self or others
  • Primary presenting problem could best be served by a more appropriate agency or program
  • Ongoing mental health symptoms are of very high severity or are disabling in nature (i.e. may require crisis intervention)
  • Where marital/family intervention is primarily required
  • Where the client primarily requires general or intensive case management services/supports

 

Discharge Criteria

 

  • Client has accomplished therapeutic goals and objectives
  • Service is no longer required as determined by client and/or therapist
  • Level/type of service provision does not meet client needs
  • Client is not attending and/or we have not had telephone contact with client for a period of three months

 

Download our Referral Form here: SMSC_Joint_Referral_Form.pdf

 
 
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