A Guide to Your Treatment Plan

A Guide to Your Treatment Plan (PDF)

A Guide to Your Treatment Plan (Large Print, PDF)

... how to get services and supports from a behavioral health center

• There are many centers throughout West Virginia
• Each center serves a certain area of the state
• For help in finding a center, call Bureau of Behavioral Health and Health Facilities at (304) 558-0627 or WVA at 1 (800) 950-5250
• Call your local center and request an intake appointment

... what to expect

• The center should make an appointment with their staff member who will take information from you to determine what services you need and are eligible for
• You should be assigned a case manager who is responsible for your services
• You should then be scheduled a treatment team meeting to develop a plan that lists your need for supports and services

... when will my treatment plan be written / implemented / reviewed

• Your first plan should be written within 7 days of your intake appointment
• Your final plan, which includes all service needs, should be written within 30 days of your intake appointment
• The center should hold a meeting to review your plan every 3 months or, at the very lease, every 6 months or at crisis points
• When your service or the responsible staff are transferred or changed
• Upon a planned discharge from the center

... what is in a treatment plan (also known as an IDT)

• Goals, objectives and methods to deliver your services and supports
• Description of services, activities and programs planned for you
• The team member that is responsible for providing each services, activity or program
• Your signature as well as signatures and titles of those who are participating in the team meeting
• You should always get a copy of your treatment plan

... who should be involved in your treatment team planning

• YOU
• Your family, guardian or your choice of others
• Your assigned case manager
• A representative from each department and / or other agency who provides your services and supports

... what to do if you have a problem with the process

• File a complaint with the center (they should provide you with their grievance policy upon admission or ask for it)
• Call West Virginia Advocates at 1 (800) 950-5250
• Call the office of Ombudsman for Behavioral Health at 1 (304) 558-2159

For Assistance:

If you need legal or advocacy assistance, please call and ask for our Intake Department

Funding

Funding for this resource is provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities; Social Security Administration.