Referrals for Psychiatric / Behavioral Health Program

COMTREA offers comprehensive treatment for behavioral health services. For those professionals wishing to refer individuals to COMTREA for continued engagement in care or collaborative services, the following is understood:

• We know these individuals come to us with many issues and in various stages of treatment with each issue
• Continued engagement and consumer choice is critical
• Recovery focus and strength-based treatment is our service model
• Quick access to care and treatment services are paramount
• Use of evidence-based practices is expected
• Multidisciplinary treatment team and service delivery yields stronger outcomes toward recovery

Our services are individualized and integrated to address those needs for:

• Mental Health
• Substance Use Treatment
• Trauma
• Domestic Violence
• Grief and Bereavement
• Skills Development
  
• Housing and Independent Living
  
• Family Dynamics and Parenting
  
• Social and Community Support Services
  
• Coordinating behavioral health needs with physical health care needs and much more
  

The modalities utilized are individual therapy, group therapy and psycho education, psychosocial rehabilitation, case management, community support services, and educational groups. We work collaboratively with NAMI, local physician groups, hospitals, social service providers, elder care providers, probation and parole and juvenile justice, court systems, school systems, and many others for a comprehensive recovery based network.

In doing so, the individual is served best with the team approach. The referring professional, if continuing to work with the individual, is encouraged to be an active member of the multidisciplinary treatment team (MDTT). If referring the individual for continued engagement in care, the following will need to be addressed to assure good transition into services:

• Authorization for release of records, assessments, treatment plan and progress notes
• Authorization for open communication for treatment recommendations and service transition

It is also encouraged that prior to the service transition, the individual and/or the professional make the referral to the agency. The intake at COMTREA will be completed by a clinician. It is preferred that the individual/guardian takes the active role in the referral process, but if this is not clinically indicated, the referring clinician can assist via individual authorization, in completing the referral.

Please see the steps below to facilitate the process and transfer the individual to care.