ViaQuest Behavioral Health offers a wide range of treatments, services and facilities including:
Behavioral Health Treatment Services
ViaQuest is accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) to provide outpatient treatment. The Ohio Department of Mental Health has certified ViaQuest as a provider of assessment, case management, and treatment services. In addition, ViaQuest is certified by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities as an Individual Options Waiver provider. These certifications and accreditation allow Medicaid to reimburse ViaQuest for counseling (individual and group), assessment, CPST, and medication management services.
Assessment
Assessment is the most crucial part of any services provided. A thorough review of the person’s history, accompanied by a list of their strengths and individual goals, helps to assure treatment that is effective. ViaQuest utilizes a variety of assessment tools that may include the PTSD Adolescent Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Scale, the ERASOR and J-SOAP II sexual risk assessments, the YLS/CMI for delinquent behavior, and the SOQIC general diagnostic assessment.
Residential Services
For youth that also require a residential provider, ViaQuest has Group Homes licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities certifies ViaQuest to provide Supported Living and I/O Waiver services to adults. Placement is coordinated with local Boards of Developmental Disabilities and PCSA’s. The treatment we provide is specific to these unique settings. These treatment strategies may include token economy (reinforcement specifically), thinking error groups, peer culture, trauma informed model of care, psycho-educational groups, and level systems. At each Individual Service Plan meeting, clinicians and CPST staff provide updates regarding issues that are becoming evident in treatment. In addition, they provide training to direct care staff in order for them to work more effectively with the individuals we serve. Medication effects are also coordinated with staff to assure that proper medication and dosage are prescribed and side effects minimized.
Outpatient Services
The treatment methodologies often used for individual and group therapy include Cognitive Behavioral Treatment and Systems Theory with recognition of likely trauma experiences. In addition we offer Biofeedback as a tool to address excessive somatic responses to stimulus. We presently offer groups to address issues such as anger management, sex offending, self concept, and physical or sexual victimization. We have the capacity to develop additional groups as needs become clearer through the assessment process. ViaQuest’s treatment services are supervised by our Clinical Director, Colin B. Fowler, MS, PCC-S. Our Medical Director, John Johnson MD, coordinates psychopharmacology services.
Treatment Outcomes
Outcomes are continually measured and actively used in the treatment planning of individuals. The Ohio Scales provide a valid outcome measurement tool that allows ViaQuest to measure and analyze target behaviors. In addition, we measure and analyze daily living skill completion, significant incidents, diagnosis specific symptoms and in some cases Thinking Error cognitive distortions.
