ADULT CLINIC SERVICES
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. TO 5:00 p.m.
Tuesdays until 6:00 p.m.
Appointments are also available outside of regular business hours
Adult Clinic Services are offered at the following locations:
David Ehardt Center: 217 E. Sanilac Avenue, Sandusky Michigan
Croswell Clinic: 110 North Howard Street, Croswell, Michigan
These services are usually provided in a clinic setting on a short-term basis. Outpatient services are aimed at helping people manage their illness and achieve their daily-life goals. The goal is to provide caring, personalized treatment and services that promote healthy families and individuals.
Services include the following:
Crisis Intervention: Crisis intervention is provided by a licensed Master Level clinician for individuals who are in acute psychiatric distressful situations and they will intervene for the purpose of working toward psychiatric stabilization. The purpose of crisis intervention is to prevent an individual from self harm, harm to others, to assist the individual with linking with/establishing further treatment if necessary and with meeting their own needs. Crisis intervention is provided in the community, at Sanilac CMH, in the hospital, in AFC homes and at the Sanilac County Jail.
Assessment and Service Planning: Initial and periodic assessment which may include a range of professional and psychological evaluations to determine appropriate diagnoses and eligibility for services, to recommend a course of treatment, and to develop a plan of service using the person centered planning approach.
Crisis Residential Services: A short-term alternative to inpatient psychiatric services for individuals experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis. The goal is to avert hospital admission or to shorten the length of an inpatient stay.
Hospitalization Services: Screening of, and admission to, community-based inpatient psychiatric units for individuals experiencing an acute psychiatric crisis.
Mental Health Therapy and Counseling: Therapy services are provided for individuals in the least restrictive outpatient environment. Best practice is to utilize sensitivity to the person's needs and implement a fluid approach to allow for transition during treatment. They may be offered in an individual or group setting.
Peer Support Services: Peer support specialist services provide individuals with opportunities to support, mentor, and assist beneficiaries to achieve community inclusion, participation, independence, recovery, resiliency, and/or productivity. Peers are individuals who have a unique background and skill level from their experience in utilizing services and supports to gain trust and respect of other beneficiaries based on shared experience and perspectives with disabilities, and with planning and negotiating human services systems. Peer support specialists work with individuals who have been diagnosed with a severe mental illness.
They provide opportunities to learn and share coping skills and strategies, move into more active assistance and away from passive roles, and build and/or enhance self-esteem and self-confidence.
Senior Services: Assistance for seniors regarding medical concerns, depression, stress management, mental wellness, legal/financial issues, living/placement options, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia. Staff provide education and consultation for individuals, families, Senior Centers, meal sites, churches, the legal community, and law enforcement.
Psychiatric Services and Medication Monitoring: Evaluation of mental status and diagnosis, including the need for medication treatment for mental health disorders. The primary goal is to monitor treatment effectiveness and decide if medication changes are needed.
Health Services: Linking and coordinating with an individual's Primary Care Physician for optimal coordination of care.
Psychology and Behavioral Services:
- Guardianship Testing
- Behavioral Monitoring
- Behavioral Treatment Committee
- Functional Assessments
Services for Persons with Substance Use Disorders: An assessment is conducted to determine the most appropriate substance abuse treatment program for the individual.